This is the first book on embedded systems to offer a unified approach to hardware and software specification and design issues — and the first to outline a new specify-explore-refine paradigm that is presently being used in industry in an ad-hoc manner, but until now has not been formally described. The book addresses the system design methodology from conceptualization to manufacturing using this new paradigm, and shows how this methodology can result in 10x improvement in productivity. Addresses two of the most significant topics in the design of digital systems — executable system specification and a methodology for system partitioning and refinement into system-level components. Covers models and architectures; specification languages; a specification example; translation to VHDL; system partitioning; design quality estimation; specification refinement into synthesizable models; and system-design methodology and environment. Contains a complete specification of a model product (telephone answering machine), and demonstrates how to write the specification from an English description. For RISC design methodologists and VHDL methodologists; and CAD software developers.

Specification and Design of Embedded Systems

Computers & Technology

Vahid, Frank

Narayan, Sanjiv

Gong, Jie

Computer Science

Pearson College Div

While most popular digital design books present a perspective rooted in the 1970s and 1980s, Digital System Design takes the subject into the 21 century. It quickly moves through the low-levels of design, making a clear distinction between design and gate-level minimization. The book also emphasizes how one of the key uses of digital design today is to build high-performance alternatives to software in addition to glue logic. And it swiftly progresses to register-transfer-level (RTL) design since that is the level at which most digital design in practice today is performed.

Digital Design

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

* Ideal as either a standalone introductory guide or in tandem with Vahid's Digital Design to allow for greater language coverage, this is an accessible introductory guide to hardware description language 
* Verilog is a hardware description language used to model electronic systems (sometimes called Verilog HDL) and this book is helpful for anyone who is starting out and learning the language * Focuses on application and use of the language, rather than just teaching the basics of the language

Verilog for Digital Design

Lysecky, Roman

* Ideal as either a standalone introductory guide or in tandem with Vahid's Digital Design to allow for greater language coverage, this is an accessible introductory guide to hardware description language * VHDL is a hardware description language used to model electronic systems and this book is helpful for anyone who is starting out and learning the language * Features numerous examples and tips in the margins * Focuses on application and use of the language, rather than just teaching the basics of the language

VHDL for Digital Design

wiley

In-depth coverage of VHDL for HDL learning or as reference  Extensive examples and figures to illustrate concepts  Emphasizes the use of language for real design

VHDL for Digital Design (Set)

WileyPlus Stand Alone Digital Design

Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardward/Software Introduction with VHDL Digital Design Set

Graphics & Design

"Thank you very much for this wonderful textbook. It is the best textbook I have ever seen. The students like it so much." --Mahamed G. H. Omran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Gulf University for Science &amp; Technology, Kuwait Unique with its RTL-early organization, Vahid's text supports instructors wishing to develop strong design skills in their students. The emergence of parallel processing, multicore processors and FPGAs are blurring the lines between hardware and software and fundamentally altering the way digital design and design logic should be taught. Vahid's RTL-early approach better assists students in grasping the essential design fundamentals before digging into specific details of design optimization.

Digital Design 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. 
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<li>Offers a fresh, up-to-date approach to digital design, whereas most literature available is sorely outdated </li>
<li>Progresses though low levels of design, making a clear distinction between design and gate-level minimization</li>
<li>Addresses the various uses of digital design today</li>
<li>Enables you to gain a clearer understanding of applying digital design to your life</li>
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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.

Digital Design with RTL Design, Verilog and VHDL (Wiley Custom Select)

This book introduces a modern approach to embedded system design, presenting software design and hardware design in a unified manner. It covers trends and challenges, introduces the design and use of single-purpose processors ("hardware") and general-purpose processors ("software"), describes memories and buses, illustrates hardware/software tradeoffs using a digital camera example, and discusses advanced computation models, controls systems, chip technologies, and modern design tools. For courses found in EE, CS and other engineering departments.

Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware / Software Introduction

Givargis, Tony D.

Programming

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