Notice ”Basic digital circuit design and development for measurement and control systems AY2025”

1. Course objectives, Outline, etc.
This is a two-day seminar for students without experience in a practical training format aimed at acquiring the usage of development tools required for system development using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
In this course, participants will acquire a minimum of preliminary knowledge and practical FPGA usage methods that can be used in research through introductory lectures + hands-on practice with tutorials + explanations so that they can proceed with FPGA development on their own after attending the course.

2. Schedule and Venue
Dates: Thursday, September 4 – Friday, September 5, 2025 (2 days), 9:30-17:30
Venue: High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) Tsukuba Campus
Advanced Instrumentation Lab.(2) R208 Access to KEK、　Tsukuba Campus
Timetable:

Date and Time Contents
Sep 4 (Thu)
　9:30-17:30		 Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) Training Course
(Training Session) Day 1
– Overview and Review of preliminary study content
– Combination Circuit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Sep 5 (Fri)
　9:30-17:30		 Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) Training Course
(Training Session) Day 2
– Sequential circuit 1, 2, 3, 4
– Layered design, How to use IP
– Design exercises, Q&A

* For more information, click on:　 https://openit.kek.jp/training/2025/fpga/kek-english/fpga

 3. Instructor
Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Fusion Science　　Associate Professor　　NAKANISHI Hideya
Particle and Nuclear Physics　 Professor　　TANAKA Manobu
Particle and Nuclear Physics　 Associate Professor　　HONDA Ryotaro
Particle and Nuclear Physics Assistant Professor　　LAI Yun Tsung
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Institute for Molecular Science Technical staff　　TOYODA Tomonori

4. Participants
Graduate students (for all master’s and doctoral programs) from SOKENDAI and other universities. Only those who have been approved by SOKENDAI are eligible to participate.

5. Number of credits
1 credit
* For students of SOKENDAI who have already registered for this course or who wish to register for additional credits, please refer to “9. Attendance of SOKENDAI Students”
* For graduate students of other universities who wish to obtain credits, please refer to “10. Credit for Graduate Students of Other Universities”

6. Language
English

7. How to apply
Please register here  “Online form”
Application period：Monday, June 23 – Monday, August 4, 2025
　　　　（Applications will be closed when the capacity is reached.）
Contact： National Institute for Fusion Science, Research Support Division, Graduate Student Affairs Section
Tel: 0572-58-2042/2843

8. Accommodations
If you wish to stay overnight, including before or after this course, please make your own accommodation arrangements at the Institute’s accommodation facilities or private hotels in the vicinity, referring to the following information page.
KEK’s Accommodation page　https://krs.kek.jp/uskek/ui/UI_00000E.do

9. Attendance of SOKENDAI Students
(1)　Course Registration
Students who have already registered for courses should also register using the “Online Form”.
Students who wish to register for additional courses must obtain approval from their primary supervisor before registering on the “Online Form”. Additional course registration will be handled by the administrative office.
Students who do not wish to register for courses (for auditing purposes only, not for credit) should also register using the “Online Form”.

(2)　Student Travel Expense Subsidies
By registering for the course, students are eligible to receive travel expenses (Student Travel Expense Subsidies) for participation. Students who wish to apply for the Student Travel Expense Subsidies should refer to the following page and apply separately to the administrative section in charge of the graduate school of the program/department to which they are assigned.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/education/dispatch/trv_supp/

 10. Credit for Graduate Students of Other Universities
Graduate students from other universities who wish to obtain credits should notify the Educational Affairs Section, Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (kyomu(at)ml.soken.ac.jp) by July 4, 2025 (Fri.) [strictly enforced] by sending an e-mail. The Educational Affairs Section will inform you of the procedure.
If you do not contact the Educational Affairs Section by July 4, 2025 (Fri.), you will not be granted credits. Please note that credits may not be granted depending on the university to which you belong.
*Regardless of whether you wish to receive credits or not, please register for the seminar using the “Online Form” during the application period.

11. Personal information
The personal information in the application form will be used only for the purpose of conducting the lecture and preparing statistical materials, and will not be used for any other purposes. Any of your personal information will be protected against unauthorized access, loss, leakage, or other risks under a strict personal information handling practices, and will not be published with personally identifiable data.

【Contact information】
・About Details of this Course Conducted
Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Fusion Science　　Associate Professor　　NAKANISHI Hideya
E-mail：nakanishi.hideya(at)nifs.ac.jp
・About Application form
National Institute for Fusion Science, Research Support Division,
Graduate Student Affairs Section
E-mail: daigakuin(at)nifs.ac.jp Tel: 0572-58-2042/2843
・About Credit for Graduate Students of Other Universities
Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Educational Affairs Section
Tel: 046-858-1582 / E-Mail: kyomu(at)ml.soken.ac.jp <- Repalce (at) with ＠