Lectures
Digital Circuit Theory (Digitaltechnik) - Bachelor Module (mandatory)
- Introduction
- Boolean Algebra
- Logic Minimization - Karnaugh-Veitch-Diagrams (KV-diagrams)
- Data Path Components (multiplexer, demultiplexer, priority encoders, code converters, adders, multipliers)
- Latches and Flipflops
- Shift Registers
- Finite State Machines
- Counters
- Number Systems (Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hexadecimal Systems) and number representations
- Introduction to VHDL
- Codes
- Integrated Circuit Technologies
Further Details:
Fundamentals of Transmission Technology (Grundlagen der Übertragungstechnik) - Bachelor module (mandatory)
- Information Theory
- Analogue Modulation Schemes (Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation)
- Baseband Transmission
- Digital Modulation Schemes (Pulse Code Modulation, Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK), Frequency Shift Keying (FSK), Phase Shift Keying (PSK), Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM))
- Introduction to Coding Schemes (Source Coding Schemes and Channel Coding Schemes)
- Transmission Media and channels (twisted pair, optical fire, wireless transmission)
Further module information:
https://lms.fh-kiel.de/course/view.php?id=6972
- Simulation Environments (a free student version of the AWR simulation environment, which is very suitable for simulating microwave systems can be found at and downloaded from):
https://www.awr.com/awr-software/products/awr-design-environment
BK107 - ASIC-Design / VHDL - Bachelor module (optional)
- Synthesis of simple combinatorial logic using VHDL
- Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and Xilinx' Integrated Software Environment (ISE)
- Design of digital functions and function elements in VHDL using processes
- Modelling of tri-state-elements and don't care states using VHDL
- Design of finite state machines and synchronous counters in VHDL
- Structured VHDL designs using main and sub modules
Further information:
- Further module information:
- FPGA technology:
https://www.latticesemi.com/
https://www.latticesemi.com/Products.aspx#_D5A173024E414501B36997F26E842A31
- FPGA and System-on-Chip (SoC)-boards:
https://digilent.com/shop/boards-and-components/system-boards/fpga-boards/
https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/de/Produkte/Xilinx/
https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/de/Produkte/Programmierbare-Logik/
BK119 - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (Satellitennavigationssysteme) - Bachelor module (optional)
- Fundamentals on Satellite based Positioning and Navigation
- Coordinate Systems
- Fundamentals on satellite movement (Kepler's laws)
- Global Positioning System (GPS) - Architecture and Technology
- Galileo - The European Satellite Navigation System
- GPS Extensions and Applications
- GPS Hardware and Interfaces
- Further module information:
- most up-to-date news on Galileo, the European Satellite Navigation System:
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Navigation/Galileo
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Navigation/Galileo/What_is_Galileo
Bioinformatics (BK124) - Bachelor module (optional)
- Introduction to bioinformatics
- Statistical Analysis of DNA-Sequences
- Practical Bioinformatics
- Fundamentals on sequence alignment
- Needleman-Wunsch Algorithm and Smith-Waterman-Algorithm
- Information Theory and statistical properties of genes
- Nanopore Sequencing
MK105 - Advanced Cryptography - Master module (optional)
- Introduction: historic ciphers and general principles of modern symmetric crypto systems
- Number Theory, Galois Fields, Extensions
- Symmetric Crypto Systems (Data Encryption Standard (DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES))
- Introduction to public key crypto systems
- The RSA System
- Crypto Systems based on the Discrete Logarithm Problem (DLP)
- Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)
- Cryptographic Protocols (RSA Digital Signature, Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA))
- Hash Functions
- Further module information:
https://lms.fh-kiel.de/course/view.php?id=5473
- Interesting Links for further study:
Cryptool-homepage (project of the University of Siegen, Germany, initiated by Prof. Dr. Berhard Esslinger) https://www.cryptool.org
Internet of the book by Prof. Dr. Christof Paar and Jan Pelzl: "Understanding Cryptography": http://www.crypto-textbook.com/
MK114: FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples - Master module (optional)
- Gate-level combinational circuits
- Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and Xilinx Development Environment Vivado
- Register Transfer Level (RT-level) combinational circuits
- Regular Sequential circuits
- Finite State Machines (FSM)
- Finite State Machines with data path (FSMD)
- Further module information:
- FPGA and Systems-on-Chip:
https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/de/Produkte/Xilinx/
- ZED-Board information:
https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/products/avnet-boards/
MK117: Modern Mobile Communication Systems - Master module (optional)
- Introduction to 5G - Motivation, Standardization, Spectrum
- 5G New Radio (NR) - System Overview
- Radio Interface Architecture
- Overall Transmission Scheme
- Downlink Transmission
- Uplink Transmission
- LTE / NR -Interworking and Coexistence
- RF Characteristics
- Further module information:
- Interesting Links for further study: