Design of digital systems — A challenge towards new study programs

A new study program specialized in design of digital systems has been identified as a need. Therefore, a proposal for it was done in this paper. The most of the existing study programs are too focused on either analog circuits or software development. The proposed study program contains enough courses related to digital ASIC and FPGA development in order to meet the actual requirements of career position in this field. All important courses have been listed and described as well. One of the advantages of the proposed study program is the ability to reuse most of the courses from already existing study programs. Some courses of Electrical Engineering study programs and others of Computer Engineering or Computer Science can be effectively combined and reused. The proposed study program serves as a basic recommendation for better preparation of students who plan to start their career in the field of digital system design. Positions belonging to digital systems include, for example, ASIC Engineer, FPGA Engineer, Verification Engineer, ASIC/FPGA Test Engineer, System Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer or ASIC/FPGA Project Manager.