Digital Design with RTL Design, VHDL, and Verilog WITH RTL DESIGN, VHDL, AND VERILOG

An eagerly anticipated, up-to-date guide to essential digital design fundamentals

Offering a modern, updated approach to digital design, this much-needed book reviews basic design fundamentals before diving into specific details of design optimization. You begin with an examination of the low-levels of design, noting a clear distinction between design and gate-level minimization. The author then progresses to the key uses of digital design today, and how it is used to build high-performance alternatives to software.
* Offers a fresh, up-to-date approach to digital design, whereas most literature available is sorely outdated
* Progresses though low levels of design, making a clear distinction between design and gate-level minimization
* Addresses the various uses of digital design today
* Enables you to gain a clearer understanding of applying digital design to your life

With this book by your side, you'll gain a better understanding of how to apply the material in the book to real-world scenarios.

Preface. To Students About To Study Digital Design. To Instructors of Digital Design. How to Use This Book. RTL-Focused Approach. Traditional Approach with Some Reordering. Traditional Approach. Acknowledgements. About the Cover. About the Author. Reviewers and Evaluators. CHAPTER 1 Introduction. 1.1 Digital Systems in the World Around Us. 1.2 The World of Digital Systems. 1.3 Implementing Digital Systems: Microprocessors versus Digital Circuits. 1.4 About this Book. 1.5 Exercises. CHAPTER 2 Combinational Logic Design. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Switches. 2.3 The CMOS Transistor. 2.4 Boolean Logic GatesBuilding Blocks for Digital Circuits. 2.5 Boolean Algebra. 2.6 Representations of Boolean Functions. 2.7 Combinational Logic Design Process. 2.8 More Gates. 2.9 Decoders and Muxes. 2.10 Additional Considerations. 2.11 Combinational Logic Optimizations and Tradeoffs (See Section 6.2). 2.12 Combinational Logic Description Using Hardware Description Languages (See Section 9.2). 2.13 Chapter Summary. 2.14 Exercises. CHAPTER 3 Sequential Logic Design: Controllers. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Storing One BitFlip-Flops. 3.3 Finite-State Machines (FSMs). 3.4 Controller Design. 3.5 More on Flip-Flops and Controllers. 3.6 Sequential Logic Optimizations and Tradeoffs (See Section 6.3). 3.7 Sequential Logic Description Using. 3.8 Product ProfilePacemaker. 3.9 Chapter Summary. 3.10 Exercises. CHAPTER 4 Datapath Components. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Registers. 4.3 Adders. 4.4 Comparators. 4.5 MultiplierArray-Style. 4.6 Subtractors and Signed Numbers. 4.7 Arithmetic-Logic UnitsALUs. 4.8 Shifters. 4.9 Counters and Timers. 4.10 Register Files. 4.11 Datapath Component Tradeoffs (See Section 6.4). 4.12 Datapath Component Description Using Hardware Description Languages (See Section 9.4). 4.13 Product Profile: An Ultrasound Machine. 4.14 Chapter Summary. 4.15 Exercises. CHAPTER 5 Register-Transfer Level (RTL) Design. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 High-Level State Machines. 5.3 RTL Design Process. 5.4 More RTL Design. 5.5 Determining Clock Frequency. 5.6 Behavioral-Level Design: C to Gates (Optional). 5.7 Memory Components. 5.8 Queues (FIFOs). 5.9 Multiple Processors. 5.10 HierarchyA Key Design Concept. 5.11 RTL Design Optimizations and Tradeoffs (See Section 6.5). 5.12 RTL Design Using Hardware Description Languages (See Section 9.5). 5.13 Product Profile: Cell Phone. 5.14 Chapter Summary. 5.15 Exercises. CHAPTER 6 Optimizations and Tradeoffs. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Combinational Logic Optimizations and Tradeoffs. 6.3 Sequential Logic Optimizations and Tradeoffs. 6.4 Datapath Component Tradeoffs. 6.5 RTL Design Optimizations and Tradeoffs. 6.6 More on Optimizations and Tradeoffs. 6.7 Product Profile: Digital Video Player/Recorder. 6.8 Chapter Summary. 6.9 Exercises. CHAPTER 7 Physical Implementation on ICs. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Manufactured IC Types. Full-Custom Integrated Circuits. Semicustom (Application-Specific) Integrated CircuitsASICs. 7.3 Off-the-Shelf Programmable IC TypeFPGA. 7.4 Other Off-the-Shelf IC Types. 7.5 IC Tradeoffs, Trends, and Comparisons. 7.6 Product Profile: Giant LED-Based Video. 7.7 Chapter Summary. 7.8 Exercises. CHAPTER 8 Programmable Processors. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Basic Architecture. 8.3 A Three-Instruction Programmable Processor. 8.4 A Six-Instruction Programmable Processor. Extending the Instruction Set. Extending the Control Unit and Datapath. 8.5 Example Assembly and Machine Programs 8.6 Further Extensions to the Programmable Processor. 8.7 Chapter Summary. 8.8 Exercises. CHAPTER 9 Hardware Description Languages. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Combinational Logic Description Using Hardware Description Languages. 9.3 Sequential Logic Description Using Hardware Description Languages. 9.4 Datapath Component Description. 9.5 RTL Design Using Hardware Description Languages. 9.6 Chapter Summary. 9.7 Exercises. APPENDIX A Boolean Algebras. A.1 Boolean Algebra. A.2 Switching Algebra. A.3 Important Theorems in Boolean Algebra. A.4 Other Examples of Boolean Algebras. A.5 Further Readings. APPENDIX B Additional Topics in Binary Number Systems. B.1 Introduction. B.2 Real Number Representation. B.3 Fixed Point Arithmetic. B.4 Floating Point Representation. The IEEE 754-1985 Standard. B.5 Exercises. APPENDIX C Extended RTL Design Example. C.1 Introduction. C.2 Designing the Soda Dispenser Controller. C.3 Understanding the Behavior of the Soda Dispenser Controller and Datapath.