Digital Systems and Hardware/Firmware Algorithms

Digital Systems and Hardware/Firmware Algorithms is a comprehensive treatment of the specification, analysis, and design of digital systems. Using two basic approaches-systems and algorithmic-Milo Ercegovac and Tomás Lang cover all aspects of digital design, from gates and flip flops to complex hardware/firmware algorithms. The systems approach (combinational and sequential systems) is used for relatively simple systems, and the algorithmic for more complex ones. This permits an integrated coverage of multiple levels in system design. Digital Systems serves as an undergraduate or graduate text, and as a single-source reference for the practicing design engineer. It covers MSI/LSI modules and their use in design, and considers various alternatives for the implementation of controllers, from a hardwired implementation to a microprogrammed one. Multilevel analysis and design methods are introduced and alternative design strategies compared. There's also a chapter on arithmetic algorithms and implementations that discusses basic implementations as well as more sophisticated techniques for increasing the operation speed. Throughout the presentation, the emphasis is squarely on concepts and general techniques, so that the text is applicable to virtually any modern digital technology or system. A comprehensive survey of these technologies is provided in an appendix. Care is also taken to separate the specification of a system from its implementation. This separation is vital for the understanding and design of complex systems. An exceptionally large number of examples and exercises are included to help students develop a comfortable working knowledge of modern design techniques.Ercegovac, Milos D. is the author of 'Digital Systems and Hardware/Firmware Algorithms' with ISBN 9780471883937 and ISBN 047188393X.