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The Beginners Guide to VHDL 2nd Edition
Builds on the runaway success of the first edition, which sold more than 17,000 copies worldide!
In the last decade digital electronic systems have increased exponentially in their complexity and product lifetimes have dramatically shrunk, while reliability requirements have shot through the roof.
Our best-selling VHDL tutorial
and reference has been completely revised to reflect the new IEEE standards, VHDL-2001. Peter Ashenden, a member of the IEEE VHDL Standards committee, presents the entire description language and builds a modeling methodology based on successful software engineering techniques. The second edition updates the first, retaining the author's unique ability to teach this complex subject to a broad audience. The book is both a comprehensive tutorial for VHDL and an authoritative reference on its use in hardware design at all levels - from system to gates.
Details how the new standard allows for increased portability across tools.
Covers related standards, including the Numeric Synthesis Package and the Synthesis Operability Package, demonstrating how they can be used for digital systems design.
Presents four extensive case studies to demonstrate and combine features of the language taught across multiple chapters.
Packaged with a CD that accesses a VHDL Compiler and Simulator with Graphical Debugging from FTL Systems, and all the code for all the examples and case studies in the book.
Requires only a minimal background in programming, making it an excellent tutorial for anyone in computer architecture, digital systems engineering, or CAD.
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