Digital Logic Design Principles / Edition 1

by Norman Balabanian, Bradley Carlson

Overview

This is an introductory-level book on the principles of digital logic design. Many topics are introduced in an exploratory spirit so students understand the purpose and motivation for their presentation. Modern design methods are introduced including the behavioral specification of systems using a hardware description language (HDL); ABEL is the chosen HDL for this text. The choice of ABEL to facilitate the introduction of the hardware description language as a tool for design minimizes the effort of students to learn the language, thus enabling them to concentrate on the concepts behind designing with an HDL. A chapter on the use of ABEL in the design of circuits using PLDs is also included.

Additional topics covered in the text are combinational and sequential circuit principles and computer organization. The final chapter on computer architecture is a bridge between the traditional subjects covered in the first eight chapters and the contemporary world of ubiquitous computing.

This text is intended for use by first or second-year students of electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science. No previous knowledge of electric circuits or of electronics is assumed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471293514
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/17/2000
Edition description:	BK&CD-ROM
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Norman Balabanian and Bradley Carlson are the authors of Digital Logic Design Principles, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Number Representation, Codes, and Code Conversion.

Switching Algebra and Logic Gates.

Representation and Implementation of Logic Functions.

Combinational Logic Design.

Sequential Circuit Components.

Synchronous Sequential Machines.

Asynchronous Sequential Machines.

Design Using Hardware Description Languages.

Computer Organization.

Appendix: MOSFETS and Bipolar Junction Transistors.

Bibliography.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

A textbook on the principles of digital logic design for students in their first or second year of electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science. Balabanian (U. of Florida) and Carlson, in the private sector, assume no previous knowledge of electrical circuits or of electronics. Rather than the deductive approach of most textbook<-->introduce a general concept, then show specific examples of its application<-->they use an inductive approach, first examining a number of specific cases and then developing a generally valid result from them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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