Create a RISC-V CPU with modern open source circuit design tools, methodologies, and microarchitecture, all from your browser.

 

This course is designed for anyone with a technical inclination who is interested in learning more about hardware. Whether you are new to digital logic or are a seasoned veteran, students will take away new skills that can be applied immediately. No prior knowledge of digital logic design is required.

 

This is a crash course in digital logic design and basic CPU microarchitecture. Using the Makerchip online integrated development environment (IDE), you will implement everything from logic gates to a simple, but complete, RISC-V CPU core. You will be amazed by what you can do using freely-available online tools for open source development. You will familiarize yourself with a number of emerging technologies supporting an open-source hardware ecosystem, including RISC-V, Transaction-Level Verilog, and the online Makerchip IDE.

 

This course is a hands-on experience with RISC-V and modern circuit design tools. You will walk away with fundamental skills for a career in logic design, and you will position yourself on the forefront by learning to use the emerging Transaction-Level Verilog language extension (even if you don’t already know Verilog).

 

Course Outline
  • Welcome!
  • Chapter 1. Learning Platform
  • Chapter 2. Digital Logic
  • Chapter 3. The Role of RISC-V
  • Chapter 4. RISC-V-Subset CPU
  • Chapter 5. Completing Your RISC-V CPU
  • Final Exam (verified track only)

 

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