Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

386 / ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
ELEC 462
Microwave and Optical Communications
3 Semester Hours
Applications of electromagnetic theory. Topics include
transmission lines, waveguides, impedance transformations
and matching, passive devices, scatter parameters and their
applications in circuits, antennas and wave propagation,
fiber optics, and other communication links.
Lecture, 2 hours; Laboratory, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ELEC 361.
ELEC 472
Control Systems
3 Semester Hours
Analysis and design of feedback systems using root locus,
Bode, Nyquist, and state variable techniques; introduction
to discrete feedback control system analysis.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ELEC 371.
ELEC 481
Introduction to Computer Networks
3 Semester Hours
This course provides a basic introduction to computer
networking. The topics covered include: types and uses
of computer networks, data transmission, protocols and
protocol layering, packets, message transactions, layered
architecture, and a client-server introduction.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of instructor.
ELEC 498
Special Studies
1-4 Semester Hours
ELEC 499
Independent Studies
1-4 Semester Hours
ELEC 521
Introduction to Communication Systems
3 Semester Hours
The concept of signal formulation, modulation, transmission
and reception, and demodulation of signals in noise will be
discussed.
Prerequisites: ELEC 423 and 532, or equivalents.
ELEC 525
Digital Signal Processing
3 Semester Hours
The representation, analysis, and processing of discrete
signals are discussed. Topics include sampling,
quantization, Z-transform of signal, discrete Fourier and fast
Fourier transforms, analysis and design of digital filters, and
spectral estimation of random digital signals.
Prerequisite: ELEC 371.
ELEC 532
Probability and Random Processes
3 Semester Hours
Studies of probability, random variables, and stochastic
processes, correlation, power spectral density, and linear
mean-square estimation with emphasis on their application
to electrical engineering are included.
Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing.
ELEC 561
IC Fabrication Processes
3 Semester Hours
Overview of processes in manufacture of integrated
circuits. Topics include: single crystal growth, oxide growth,
photolithographic processes, ion implantation and impurity
diffusion, metal deposition, and passivation and packaging
of chips. Use is made of Unix workstations for modeling
and simulation.
Prerequisite: ELEC 353 or equivalent.
ELEC 562
Digital System Design with VHDL
3 Semester Hours
Computer aided design of digital VLSI (Very Large Scale
Integrated) systems using Very High Speed Integrated
Circuits (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (VHDL).
Prerequisites: ELEC 281 and 383, or equivalents.
ELEC 563
ASIC Design
3 Semester Hours
Topics include programmable logic devices and gate array
architectures, programmability of PLDs and gate arrays,
field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and applications of
FPGAs in digital system design. Course includes laboratory
experiments and extensive use of Computer Aided Design
tools.
Prerequisite: ELEC 383 and 562, or permission of
instructor.