VHDL Hardware Description Language and Digital Logic Circuit Design: Essential Knowledge for Electronic Engineers (Revised)

Author: Hou Boheng
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book systematically introduces a hardware description language, VHDL, as a new method for designing digital logic circuits and digital systems. This is a revolutionary change in the methodology of electronic circuit design and essential knowledge that electronic engineers must master as they move into the 21st century. The book is divided into 12 chapters. Chapters 1-8 primarily introduce the basic knowledge of the VHDL language and the fundamental methods of designing simple logic circuits using VHDL. Chapters 9 and 10 take timers and interface circuit design as examples, detailing the steps and processes of designing complex circuits using VHDL. Chapter 11 briefly introduces the main differences between the VHDL 93 version and the 87 version. Chapter 12 provides instructions for using MAX+plus2. The book focuses on digital logic circuit design as the main thread, using a comparative approach to illustrate the correspondence between the electrical schematic diagrams of digital logic circuits and VHDL language programs, and includes numerous examples. Additionally, it explains relevant design techniques such as simulation and synthesis. The book is concise, easy to read, and understand. It can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a self-study reference for those engaged in electronic circuit design engineering.