Name: Nicholas Panos Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering Phone: (619) 594-5718 Email: npanos@mail.sdsu.edu

Professor Nicholas Panos received his B.S.E.E. degree from Columbia University in 1964, and his M.S.E.E. degree from San Diego State University in 1966. He has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SDSU since 1966 and is currently serving as chair of the department. His areas of expertise include analog electronics, logic design, programmable logic devices, microcontrollers, and microprocessors. Professor Panos is co-holder of a patent entitled "Microprocessor Based Frequency Controller for Frequency Agile Radar," issued in 1986. In that same year Professor Panos designed the first accelerator board for the Commodore Amiga computer, based on the Motorola 68020 microprocessor and doubling the clock rate of the Amiga computer. This design, which was recognized at the time as the highest performance Amiga accelerator, earned "The Best of Hardware" award in 1986 and again in 1987 from Commodore magazine. Professor Panos has won numerous teaching awards, including the Excellence in Teaching Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching from TRW Corporation in 1987, the Outstanding Faculty Award in his department in May 1994, the Faculty of the Year plaque for 1993-94 from the SDSU chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the first annual Outstanding Teaching Award of the College of Engineering in May 1996.

COURSES TAUGHT

EE 330	Fundamentals of Engineering Electronics
CompE 470	Digital Circuits
CompE 470L	Digital Logic Laboratory
CompE475	Microprocessors
EE 675	Advanced Microprocessors

Design of Microprocessor-based Systems, Microcontrollers, Logic Design, Digital System Design

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View the PLDSynthesis II User's Guide (PDF 511KB)

View documentation for MINC PLDesigner-XL and PLSynthesis

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Other electronic design resources in the College of Engineering

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