Practical Hardware with FPGA — From Digital Clocks to Real-Time Camera Video

Many people have learned FPGA and Verilog but get stuck at the question, "So, how do I actually build an AI accelerator?" This course resolves that curiosity. Using just a single entry-level FPGA and free tools, you will start from a hand-designed 3×3 kernel, train a CNN yourself, quantize the trained weights to INT8 to load onto the hardware, and verify that the results are Bit-True—not deviating by even a single bit from the Python model. As a professor with 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, I teach only verified content as 'working circuits' on actual FPGAs. By gaining the experience of designing and proving it yourself rather than just learning theory, you will acquire practical skills that are recognized in the fabless design and AI semiconductor fields.

If Season 1 was about checking your skills and solidifying the basics, Season 2 is intensive practical training focused solely on 'passing and career transitions.' Beyond simple syntax or gate-level design, you will directly design top-tier, high-difficulty modules (CDC, Synchronous/Asynchronous FIFO, AMBA APB, SPI, I2C, FIR filters, etc.) that frequently appear in coding tests and actual workflows at major corporations and foreign companies. Do you need solid design capabilities that won't waver even under a recruiter's relentless follow-up questions? This course contains all the practical know-how and ultimate coding test problems from ETA, who successfully moved from a regional university to a global semiconductor firm. In this final season, complete your career transition free pass.

It's time to put your design skills to the test. The most important language in semiconductor circuit design is Verilog. Self-diagnose your Verilog proficiency by solving actual problems that have appeared in circuit design interviews both domestically and abroad. Verilog coding tests are no longer an option—they are a necessity. Don't miss out on practical tips from ETA, who started at a regional university and successfully landed a job at a foreign semiconductor company.

Let's gain experience in designing AMBA AXI4, the foundation of SoC Bus, and VIP verification using Verilog HDL with Design Self-Study!

Let's gain basic knowledge and experience in non-memory semiconductor design using Verilog HDL with industry professionals.

UART is the most basic and widely utilized serial communication method, making it a very suitable learning topic for beginners new to FPGA design. In this course, we will thoroughly understand the communication principles and frame structure of UART, and based on this, we will proceed with directly implementing transmit/receive logic through RTL (Register Transfer Level) design. By implementing UART on an FPGA, you can systematically develop your digital circuit design skills and gain experience verifying its operation at the actual hardware level through simulation and verification. Furthermore, by learning the method utilizing the MicroBlaze soft processor and Xilinx UART IP, you will gain a broad understanding of processor-based system design flow and interface configuration. This will enable you to acquire comprehensive development capabilities encompassing both logic design and processor design.

In this course, students will learn how to implement Verilog using the Zynq board.

This lecture implements DDR Memory Arbiter.

This lecture implements a DDR Memory Arbiter.