Description Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design teaches the basic design techniques for logic circuits. It emphasizes the synthesis of circuits and explains how circuits are implemented in real chips. Fundamental concepts are illustrated by using small examples, which are easy to understand. Then, a modular approach is used to show how larger circuits are designed. VHDL is used to demonstrate how the basic building blocks and larger systems are defined in a hardware description language, producing designs that can be implemented with modern CAD tools.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Design Concepts
Chapter 2 Introduction to Logic Circuits
Chapter 3 Implementation Technology
Chapter 4 Optimized Implementation of Logic Functions
Chapter 5 Number Representation and Arithmetic Circuits
Chapter 6 Combinational-Circuit Building Blocks
Chapter 7 Flip-Flops, Registers, Counters, and a Simple Processor
Chapter 8 Synchronous Sequential Circuits
Chapter 9 Asynchronous Sequential Circuits
Chapter 10 Digital System Design
Chapter 11 Testing of Logic Circuits
Chapter 12 Computer Aided Design Tools
Appendix A VHDL Reference
Appendix B Tutorial 1—Introduction to Quartus II CAD Software
Appendix C Tutorial 2—Implementing Circuits in Altera Devices
Appendix D Tutorial 3—Using Quartus II Tools
Appendix E Commercial Devices
Stephen Brown, University of Toronto Zvonko Vranesic, University of Toronto