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FPGA-Based System Design
ISBN-10: 0131424610
ISBN-13: 9780131424616
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 576 pp
Published: 06/15/2004
Status: Out of Stock
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Appropriate for all introductory-to-intermediate level courses in FPGAs, VLSI, and/or digital design.
Digital designs once built in custom silicon are increasingly implemented in field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), but effective FPGA system design requires a strong understanding of VLSI issues and constraints, as well as an understanding of new techniques developed for FPGAs. Writing specifically for FPGA designers, Princeton Universitys Wayne Wolf first introduces the essentials of VLSI: fabrication, circuits, interconnects, combinational and sequential logic design, system architectures, and more. He then shows how to reflect this VLSI knowledge in a state-of-the-art design methodology that leverages FPGAs most valuable characteristics while mitigating its limitations. Wolf surveys FPGA fabrics, introduces essential FPGA concepts, and compares multiple approaches to solving basic problems in programmable logic. He offers comprehensive coverage of combinational and sequential logic design, including methods for specifying and optimizing digital logic to address size, speed, and power consumption. Along the way, he introduces the basics of Verilog, VHDL, and leading tools for optimizing logic and sequential machine designs. Wolf then turns to the structure of large digital systems, introducing the sophisticated register-transfer design methodology and presenting a simple DSP case study that addresses a wide variety of design problems. The book concludes with a detailed look at large-scale systems built with FPGAs, including platform FPGAs and multi-FPGA systems. Includes selected content from Wolfs widely-acclaimed book Modern VLSI Design.
- FPGA-based logic design, in depth—Presents a comprehensive description of FPGA-based logic design, including a state-of-the-art register-transfer methodology for structuring digital designs.
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Helps students learn both the “how” and “why” of FPGA-based logic design.
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- Essential VLSI guidance for FPGA designers—Covers everything FPGA designers need to know about VLSI, including fabrication, circuits, interconnect characteristics, and more.
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Helps students leverage the full power of FPGAs while mitigating the limitations that VLSI imposes.
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- HDL-based logic design—Makes use of modern HDL design techniques with both Verilog and VHDL, and introduces contemporary tools for optimizing logic and sequential machine designs.
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Gives students exposure to the powerful tools they will use in real-world FPGA design.
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- Advanced FPGA coverage—Detailed introduction to platform-based and multi-FPGA systems.
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Helps students build the advanced FPGA systems that are rapidly becoming more widespread and popular.
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- Practical guidance on tradeoffs—Shows how to design to optimize speed, size, and/or power.
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Helps students manage the difficult tradeoffs they will encounter in designing real FPGA systems.
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- Detailed DSP case study—Includes a start-to-finish case study that touches on a wide range of design problems.
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Gives students hands-on practice with the types of design issues they will face.
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- Web-based faculty resources—Companion Web site provides overheads, lab exercises, and more.
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Students benefit from the well-tested and authoritative course materials that are available to their instructors.
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Preface.
1. FPGA-Based Systems.
2. VLSI Technology.
3. FPGA Fabrics.
4. Combinational Logic.
5. Sequential Machines.
6. Architecture.
7. Large-Scale Systems.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Appendix B: Hardware Description Languages.
References.
Index.
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WAYNE WOLF is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Associated Faculty in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University. His research interests include embedded computing, multimedia systems, VLSI and computer-aided design. He is the author of Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computer System Design and Modern VLSI Design, Third Edition. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and ACM, and an IEEE Computer Society Golden Core member. In 2003, he earned the ASEE/EED and HP Frederick E. Terman Award.
Everything FPGA designers need to know about FPGAs and VLSI
Digital designs once built in custom silicon are increasingly implemented in field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Effective FPGA system design requires a strong understanding of VLSI issues and constraints, and an understanding of the latest FPGA-specific techniques. In this book, Princeton University's Wayne Wolf covers everything FPGA designers need to know about all these topics: both the "how" and the "why."
Wolf begins by introducing the essentials of VLSI: fabrication, circuits, interconnects, combinational and sequential logic design, system architectures, and more. Next, he demonstrates how to reflect this VLSI knowledge in a state-of-the-art design methodology that leverages FPGA's most valuable characteristics while mitigating its limitations. Coverage includes:
- How VLSI characteristics affect FPGAs and FPGA-based logic design
- How classical logic design techniques relate to FPGA-based logic design
- Understanding FPGA fabrics: the basic programmable structures of FPGAs
- Specifying and optimizing logic to address size, speed, and power consumption
- Verilog, VHDL, and software tools for optimizing logic and designs
- The structure of large digital systems, including register-transfer design methodology
- Building large-scale platform and multi-FPGA systems
- A start-to-finish DSP case study addressing a wide range of design problems
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