The Magic of System Engineering

SE, 2-Basics

Logarithmic Barrel Shifter
Logarithmic Barrel Shifter

Starting with a functionally trivial component, the transistor, we can create a multitude of components including

  • Memory
  • Boolean Logic (NAND, …)
  • Binary & Integer Math (+, -, *, «, &, !, …)
  • Floating Point Numbers
  • Other logic such as Multiplexers, etcetera

With no experience in hardware design I ‘invented’ this logarithmic barrel shifter. In fact, it was already invented, but the principle remains: ex Ex Principiis Omnia.

Section System Engineering (SE) offers an introduction from these trivial beginnings to the level of micro processors.