Module CS4720-KP06

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

every summer semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2019, module part, Additionally recognized elective module
• Master Computer Science 2019, optional subject, Elective

Classes and lectures:

• Energy Efficiency in Emebedded Systems (exercise, 2 SWS)
• Energy Efficiency in Emebedded Systems (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 70 hours in-classroom work
• 85 hours private studies and exercises
• 25 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

• Motivation and power dissipation on semiconductor level
• Power dissipation of digital circuits, inparticular CMOS
• Power Management in Hard- and Software (Sleep Modes, DVS, FS, Undervolting)
• Energy efficient system design (applications)
• Energy Harvesting and Transiently Powered Computing (TPC)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• students will have a deeper understanding of hardware and software mechanisms for evaluating and developing energy-efficient embedded systems
• They have a deeper understanding of the electrotechnical basics of power dissipation in digital systems
• They can analyze the power dissipation of systems at any level and apply appropriate methods to increase efficiency
• They can use a variety of standard techniques to achieve
• They can model and evaluate energy-autonomous systems

Grading through:

• Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mladen Berekovic

Teacher:

• Institute of Computer Engineering
• Dr. Ulf Kulau

Literature:

• Ulf Kulau : Course: Energy Efficiency in Embedded Systems–A System-Level Perspective for Computer Scientists EWME, 2018
• David Harris and N. Weste : CMOS VLSI Design ed. Pearson Education, 2010
• Jan Rabaey : Low Power Design Essentials (Integrated Circuits and Systems) Springer, 2009

Language:

• English, except in case of only German-speaking participants

Notes:

Last Updated:

26.10.2023