Digital Design: A Systems Approach

by William James Dally , R. Curtis Harting

• ISBN13: 9780521199506
• ISBN10: 0521199506
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-17
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This introductory textbook provides students with a system-level perspective and the tools they need to understand, analyze and design digital systems. Going beyond the design of simple combinational and sequential modules, it shows how such modules are used to build complete systems, reflecting real-world digital design. All the essential topics are covered, including design and analysis of combinational and sequential modules, as well as system timing and synchronization. It also teaches how to write Verilog HDL in a productive and maintainable style that enables CAD tools to do much of the tedious work. A complete introduction to digital design is given through clear explanations, extensive examples and online Verilog files. The teaching package is completed with lecture slides, labs and a solutions manual for instructors. Assuming no previous digital knowledge, this textbook is ideal for undergraduate digital design courses that will prepare students for modern digital practice.

Table of Contents

The digital abstraction

The practice of digital system design

Boolean algebra

CMOS logic circuits

Delay and power of CMOS circuits

Combinational logic design

Verilog descriptions of combinational logic

Combinational building blocks

Combinational examples

Arithmetic circuits

Fixed- and floating-point numbers

Fast arithmetic circuits

Arithmetic examples

Sequential logic

Timing constraints

Data path sequential logic

Factoring finite state machines

Microcode

Sequential examples

System-level design

Interface and system-level timing

Pipelines

Interconnect

Memory systems

Asynchronous sequential circuits

Flip flops

Metastability and synchronization failure

Synchronizer design

Appendix: Verilog coding style

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