About the Book:
From the Publisher:
Choose the right programmable logic devices with this guide to the technologies and internal architectures of Field Programmable Gate Arrays FPGAs) and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs). This complete reference is written in easy-to-understand language intended for engineers who are planning a CPLD-based or FPGA-based design; managers who need to plan, schedule, and budget a CPLD-based or FPGA-based design; and board-level designers who need to design CPLDs or FPGAs into a product. Experienced designers will find well-structured guidelines for future projects. The author explains the entire procedure for designing these devices from specification through production.
Programmable logic devices are explained in an overview, leading up to a detailed description of CPLDs and FPGAs. The various architectures are examined thoroughly along with the tradeoffs - allowing you to decide which particular device is right for your design. Engineers learn about important design, verification, synthesis, and testing issues for producing an optimized and reliable design as well as the different Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools available. Engineering managers learn how to use the step-by-step Universal Design Methodology (UDM) to optimally allocate resources and to schedule and budget the development process accurately.
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About the Author:
Bob Zeidman is the president of The Chalkboard Network, an e-learning company for high-tech professionals. He is also president of Zeidman Consulting, a hardware and software contract development firm. Since 1983, he has designed CPLDs, FPGAs, ASICs. Bob has also designed PC boards for RISC-based parallel processor systems, laser printers, network switches and routers, and other real-time systems. His clients have included Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Ricoh Systems, and Texas Instruments. He is the author of Verilog Designer’s Library (one of the most popular Verilog textbooks), Introduction to Verilog, as well as a number of other industry papers. Bob is also a senior member of the IEEE, has own several engineering and writing awards, and has taught engineering and business courses at conferences throughout the world. Bob holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford university and bachelor’s degrees in EE and physics from Cornell University.
