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Using HDL Models and Architectures: A Comprehensive Guide to Verilog and VHDL

Jacques Bell

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This book provides a comprehensive guide to Verilog and VHDL, two of the most popular hardware description languages used in the design of digital systems. It covers all aspects of HDL modeling, from basic concepts to advanced techniques, and provides numerous examples and exercises to help readers master the material.

Digital System Test and Testable Design: Using HDL Models and Architectures

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Verilog
VHDL
HDL Modeling
Advanced HDL Techniques
Examples and Exercises

Hardware description languages (HDLs) are used to describe the behavior of digital systems at a high level of abstraction. They allow designers to create models of their systems that can be simulated and verified before being implemented in hardware.

Verilog and VHDL are two of the most popular HDLs in use today. Verilog is a text-based language that is similar to C, while VHDL is a graphical language that is based on Ada. Both languages are capable of describing the behavior of digital systems at a high level of abstraction, and they both have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Verilog

Verilog is a text-based HDL that is similar to C. It is a powerful language that can be used to describe the behavior of digital systems at a high level of abstraction. Verilog is widely used in the design of FPGAs and ASICs.

Verilog has a number of features that make it a good choice for describing the behavior of digital systems. These features include:

Strong support for hierarchical design
Powerful data types and operators
Support for multiple levels of abstraction

VHDL

VHDL is a graphical HDL that is based on Ada. It is a powerful language that can be used to describe the behavior of digital systems at a high level of abstraction. VHDL is widely used in the design of ASICs.

VHDL has a number of features that make it a good choice for describing the behavior of digital systems. These features include:

Strong support for concurrency
Powerful data types and operators
Support for multiple levels of abstraction

HDL Modeling

HDL modeling is the process of creating a model of a digital system using an HDL. HDL models can be used to represent the behavior of a system at different levels of abstraction, from the

Digital System Test and Testable Design: Using HDL Models and Architectures

by Zainalabedin Navabi

5 out of 5