SYSTEM ON CHIP DESIGN TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 Meeting of authorities in Niš On October 01, 2009. Overview of the status of the Niš part of the project

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 Participants to the project are Technical University of Madrid, Prof. Octavio Nieto Taladriz Garcia, Laboratory of Integrated Systems (LSI), Department of Electronic Engineering (DIE), School of Telecommunication Engineering (ETSIT), University of Southampton, Prof. Mark Zwolinski, Electronic Systems Design Group (ESD), School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS), University SS Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Prof. Aksenti Grnarov, Faculty of electrical engineering and information technologies, Department: Informatics and computer science, University of Niš, Prof. Vančo Litovski, LEDA, Elektronski Fakultet.

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 Overall parameters: Realization in two years (extended for six months) Budget of ca. 300,000.00 Euros.

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT: Improve Electronic integrated circuit design (system on chip) curricula at masters level by Updating/creating courses. Development of laboratory practices and introduction to integrated circuit fabrication and testing. Teacher-student ratio improvement. Textbook publishing.

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT Activities: Curriculum development Lab restructuring Teachers training Library, inter-partner sharing Pilot student exchange Sustainability Dissemination Quality control and monitoring Management of the project

1. Curriculum development TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 1. Curriculum development 1.1 Review of syllabi for all EE courses at all regional member institutions 1.2 Make a list of proposed courses and the course of study 1.3 Define syllabi for all (old and new) courses DONE Acreditation obtained!

1. Curriculum development TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 1. Curriculum development 1.4 Develop new teaching materials DONE Partly (Two books were published) 1.5 Publish developed teaching materials (lab manuals ) DONE, to be

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 PRESENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM OF UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ (English version) Year Sem Subject 0 Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5 1 Linear algebra Basic Electrisity 1 General Physics Introduction to computer science Society and social development 2 Mathematical analysis Basic Electrisity 2 Physical electronics Algorithms and programming Buisiness communications 3 Measurements in electronics Basic electronics Digital electronicscs Object programming Signals and systems 4 Simulation and optimization of electronic circuits Analog electronicscs Basic telecommunications Techniques of system design Digital signmal processing 5 English 1 Programmable electronics Basics of micro/nano technologies Digital integrated circuits Under choice 5.1 Under choice 5.2 6 Power supply IC design Microprocessors Under choice 6.1 Final examine

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 PRESENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM OF UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ Year Sem Subject 0 Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5 4 7 English 2 Design of RF systems Design of Digital integrated circuits Testing and dyagnosis of electronic circuits Sustainable design of electronic circuits Under choice 7.1 Numerical mathematics 8 Economics of sustainable production Design of integrated circuits VLSI design Under choice 8.1 Under choice 8.2 Modeling and simulation 5 9 Embedded systems Mixed signal circuits Under choice 9.1 Under choice 9.2 Under choice 9.3 Modeling of electronic circuits and systems 10 SoC design Design of electronic equipment Diploma work

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 2. Lab restructuring 2.1 Existing laboratory facilities investigated 2.2 Purchase of new laboratory equipment 2.3 Lab equipment installation and integration with existing equipment DONE

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 2. Lab restructuring 2.2 Purchase of new laboratory equipment - content a. Simulation machine / Beowulf cluster 64 new nodes (Master projects in simulation) b. Advanced measurement working place (Master projects in testing) c. Teaching laboratory for SoC design (laboratory work in several subjects). Virtual instrumentation and distance learning enabled.

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 2. Lab restructuring 2.4 Training of the laboratory technicians 2.5 Adaptation of labs to support all courses in 1.2 DONE Partly

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 3. Teacher's training 3.1(Re)training of professors and lecturers from the partner countries Prof. Litovski stayed at the University of Southampton for one month Prof. Litovski stayed at the University of Madrid for one month Prof. Damnjanović stayed at the University of Madrid for two weeks Prof. Jevtić stayed at the University of Madrid for two weeks Ass. Sokolović stayed at the University of Madrid for one month One more (one month) visit is planned. DONE Partly

4. Library inter-partner sharing TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 4. Library inter-partner sharing 4.1 Define a list of necessary books and periodicals 4.2 Purchase library PCs, books and periodicals DONE Partly (periodical purchased)

5. Pilot student exchange TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 5. Pilot student exchange (3.2 Training of best students) B. Jovanović stayed at the University of Southampton for 6 weeks M. Dimitrijević stayed at the University of Southampton for 6 weeks Three more student trips are planned. DONE Partly

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 6. Dissemination DONE Partly The following was done: Opinion of three experts were collected related to the content of the curriculum The curriculum was presented to the public via the Regional Chamber of Commerce The curriculum was presented to the public at the INDEL’08 (Banja Luka), TREND’09 (Kopaonik), ETRAN’09 (Vrnjačka Banja), and ETAI’09 (Ohrid) conferences Presentation accepted at the EE (Novi Sad) conference. Two more presentations are planned (The SSSS’10 –final dissemination event-and TREND’10) and a booklet about the project. DONE Partly

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 7. Sustainability The SoC curriculum was approved by the Serbian Accreditation body that guaranties sustainability. It is up to the business climate and the efforts of the staff for the students to recognize and to enroll. DONE

8. Quality control and monitoring TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 8. Quality control and monitoring DONE , to be

TEMPUS JEP_41107_2006 9. Project management 9.1 Future activities planning 9.2 Progress reviewed Consortium authorities meetings were held once in Southampton, once in Skopje, and twice in Niš. Two more are planned. One in Madrid and one in Niš. DONE Partly