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The reduction in hours in ECE 110 from 4 to 3 will be accomplished by removing some of the material overlapping with ECE 110 120 and ECE 120220.
The revised version of ECE 385 will hold two lectures per week, thus covering more depth and breadth for the topics important to digital systems design. This also makes the course pace slower than the current 385 and is adjusted to a level where students can absorb what they learn from lectures and translate that into practice effectively. Some relatively complicated concepts (such as the add-and-shift algorithm for multiplier design with 2's complement values) can be covered using two lectures for a better learning experience. The course also switches from VHDL used in 385 to SystemVerilog, which is more popular for modern circuit design. There will be a final exam that examines the concepts, design techniques, and general knowledge covered through the course.