VHDL Hardware Description Language and Digital Logic Circuit Design

Author: Hu Boheng, Gu Xin (editors)
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Publish Date: 1997-09-01
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 a specialized knowledge that electronic engineers must master as they move into the 21st century. The book is divided into 12 chapters. Chapters 1 to 8 primarily introduce the basic knowledge of the VHDL language and the fundamental methods of designing simple logic circuits using the VHDL language. Chapters 9 and 10 take timers and interface circuit design as examples, detailing the steps and processes of designing complex circuits using the VHDL language. Chapter 11 briefly introduces the main differences between the VHDL 93 version and the VHDL 87 version. Chapter 12 provides instructions for using MAX+Plus II. The book focuses on digital logic circuit design as the main theme, 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 easy to understand. It can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a self-study reference for general electronic circuit design engineers.