Chapter 1

SoC Architecture and Components

Evolution of SoC and typical SoC architecture

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Processor selection (ARM, RISC-V)

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On-chip memory (Cache, Scratchpad) integration

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Peripherals and I/O controllers overview

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Hardware/Software Co-design methodologies

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Chapter 2

On-chip Communication Architectures

Bus-based communication (AMBA AXI, AHB, APB)

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Arbiter design and arbitration policies

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Network-on-Chip (NoC) topologies (Mesh, Torus)

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Routing algorithms in NoC systems

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Quality of Service in NoCs

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Chapter 3

IP Design and Reuse

Types of IP blocks (Soft, Firm, Hard IPs)

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IP block authoring and integration guidelines

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Interface synthesis and wrappers creation

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Verification of IP blocks (VIPs)

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Open Source IP (OpenCores) adoption

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Chapter 4

SoC Verification and Validation

System-level modeling (SystemC, TLM)

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Hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping

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Co-simulation environments

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Post-silicon validation techniques

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Debug architectures (CoreSight)

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Chapter 5

Advanced SoC Topics

Power management in complex SoCs

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Multicore SoC implementations

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Security architectures (TrustZone, Secure Boot)

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3D IC integration and packaging

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Machine learning accelerators integration

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