A First Course in Digital Systems Design: An Integrated Approach - Hardcover

Uyemura, John P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534934129 ISBN 13: 9780534934125

Publisher: Nelson Engineering, 1999

Synopsis

This book provides a new paradigm for teaching digital systems design. It puts forth the view that modern digital logic consists of several interacting areas that combine in a cohesive fashion. This includes traditional subjects such as Boolean algebra, logic formalisms, Karnaugh maps, and other classical topics. However, it goes beyond these subject areas by including VHDL, CMOS, VLSI and RISC architectures to show what the field looks like to a modern logic designer. Modern digital design is no longer practiced as a stand-alone art. The integrated approach used in this book is designed to ensure that graduating engineers are prepared to meet the challenges of the new century.

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Synopsis

This text looks at a different approach to teaching Digital Logic; one that reflects the interacting areas of digital networks and computers that engineers need to understand. Fundamental subjects, such as Boolean algebra, logic formalisms, and Karnaugh maps are combined with an introductory-level look at VHDL, CMOS, VLSI and RISC computer architecture. The treatment is based on the viewpoint of design hierachies used in practice, from simple to complex. This integration of hardware and system design topics, usually taught only at an advanced level, into a single introductory text helps students link diverse material and concepts together. Readers gain a real-world understanding of the various aspects of how computer systems are put together and work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nelson Engineering
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534934129
• ISBN 13: 9780534934125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 516