Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

In this course you will learn about the design of advanced digital systems. This includes programmable logic circuits, a hardware design language and system-on-chip design (processor, memory and logic on a chip). Lab assignments provide practical experience in how real design can be made.

Learning outcome

After completion of the course you´ll:

  • understand important principles for design and testing of digital systems
  • understand the relationship between behavior and different construction criteria
  • be able to describe advanced digital systems at different levels of detail
  • be able to perform advanced simulation and synthesis of digital systems
  • be able to perform advanced implementation and analysis techniques

Admission to the course

Students at UiO register for courses and exams in Studentweb.

IN3160 and IN4160 will be assessed together in regards to the number of admissions, with priority given to bachelor's students in the study programme Informatics: Robotics and Intelligent System

Courses that will provide background in high level programming languages, boolean algebra and combinatorial and sequential circuits, electronics or mechatronics and computer architecture: For example IN1080 – Mechatronics, IN2060 – Digital Design and Computer Architecture and one beginner course in programming.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

Up to 4 hours of lectures each week. There are compulsory laboratory exercises, which may be more extensive than in the main courset. All compulsory laboratory exercises must be approved prior to the exam.

This course has an extended syllabus compared to IN3160 – Digital system design, which is the bachelor version of the course.

Examination

4 hours written digital exam. All mandatory assignments must be approved prior to the exam. The syllabus will be expanded in relation to IN3160 – Digital system design and this may be tested on the exam.

It will also be counted as one of your three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: IN3160 - Digital system design, INF3430 - Digital systemkonstruksjon (continued), INF4430 - Digital systemkonstruksjon (continued), INF4431 - Digital systemkonstruksjon (continued)

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester. Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.

More about examinations at UiO

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.

Last updated from FS (Felles studentsystem) Oct. 16, 2026 9:50:19 AM

Facts about this course

Level
Master
Credits
10
Teaching
Spring
Examination
Spring
Teaching language
Norwegian

Contact

Department of Informatics