Download or read book Digital Systems Design and Prototyping written by Zoran Salcic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-10-31 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book/CD-ROM covering digital systems design using two important technologies: field programmable logic devices (FPLDs) and hardware description languages (HDLs). These two technologies are combined to aid in the design, prototyping, and implementation of a range of digital systems. Presents VHDL and Verilog, widely used standard languages, and the proprietary Altera HDL. Chapters on these languages serve as tutorials and comparisons are made to highlight strengths and weaknesses of each language. The CD-ROM contains the Altera MAX+PLUS II development environment. Can be used as a reference or an advanced level text. Salcic is affiliated with the University of Auckland. Smailagic is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR