Synopsis For those with a basic understanding of digital design, this book teaches the essential skills to design digital integrated circuits using Verilog and the relevant extensions of SystemVerilog. In addition to covering the syntax of Verilog and SystemVerilog, the author provides an appreciation of design challenges and solutions for producing working circuits. The book covers not only the syntax and limitations of HDL coding, but deals extensively with design problems such as partitioning and synchronization, helping you to produce designs that are not only logically correct, but will actually work when turned into physical circuits. Throughout the book, many small examples are used to validate concepts and demonstrate how to apply design skills. This book takes readers who have already learned the fundamentals of digital design to the point where they can produce working circuits using modern design methodologies. It clearly explains what is useful for circuit design and what parts of the languages are only software, providing a non-theoretical, practical guide to robust, reliable and optimized hardware design and development. With this book, you will be able to: Use Verilog and SystemVerilog, the most popular and successful hardware description languages, to design any digital circuit Understand the key distinction between the synthesizable subset of the languages and constructs that are only for use in simulation and verification Know the rules of synchronous design and when to break them Design circuits that are not only logically correct, but will work reliably when real-world complexities are introduced Partition a design for optimal performance Modify a design to make it testable - a necessary step before an integrated circuit can be manufactured Create hardware models of design library cells Produce working hardware: Covers not only syntax, but also provides design know-how, addressing problems such as synchronization and partitioning to produce working solutions Usable examples: Numerous small examples throughout the book demonstrate concepts in an easy-to-grasp manner Essential knowledge: Covers the vital design topics of synchronization, essential for producing working silicon; asynchronous interfacing techniques; and design techniques for circuit optimization, including partitioning. Product Identifiers ISBN-10 0124080596 ISBN-13 9780124080591 Key Details Author Ronald W. Mehler Number Of Pages 448 pages Format Hardcover Publication Date 2014-09-30 Language English Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology Books Publication Year 2014 Dimensions Width 7.5 In. Length 9.2 In. Target Audience Group Scholarly & Professional