ECE 442: DIGITAL ELECTRNCS
California State University, Northridge
Prerequisites: ECE 220/L, ECE 340, ECE 350. Corequisite: ECE 442L. Models of electronic nonlinear devices and their analysis for digital circuit applications. The limitations of digital circuits. Design of logic gates, memory elements and registers at the device level. System considerations with reference to various technologies including CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), Pseudo-NMOS (N-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), ECL (Emitter-Coupled Logic), Pass Transistor, and dynamic logic circuits. Integrated circuit layout. Graduate students enrolled in the class will be required to develop computer simulation design programs that will produce results that meet a set of circuit specifications. Available for graduate credit. 3 hours lecture per week.
Average GPA: 2.69
Grade distribution records: 525 students across 15 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 79 | 15.0% |
| A- | 57 | 10.9% |
| B+ | 57 | 10.9% |
| B | 77 | 14.7% |
| B- | 54 | 10.3% |
| C+ | 45 | 8.6% |
| C | 52 | 9.9% |
| C- | 55 | 10.5% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.6% |
| D | 12 | 2.3% |
| D- | 5 | 1.0% |
| F | 29 | 5.5% |
Based on 525 student grade records across 15 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Jack Ou 221 students, Average GPA 2.84
- Bradley R Jackson 125 students, Average GPA 2.47
- Benjamin Mallard 117 students, Average GPA 2.80
- Ali A Zahid 34 students, Average GPA 2.44