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9. Programmable Logic Devices - Part D

The chapter focuses on the different types of programmable logic devices (PLDs), including SPLDs, CPLDs, and FPGAs, detailing their architectures, applications, and technologies. It explains hardware description languages such as ABEL, VHDL, Verilog, and JHDL used for designing these devices, emphasizing their flexibility and advantages over fixed logic devices. Each type of PLD is examined along with its unique characteristics and examples from leading manufacturers.

Sections

  • 9.11

    Hardware Description Languages

    This section explores various hardware description languages (HDLs) such as ABEL, VHDL, Verilog, and JHDL, detailing their uses, features, and purposes in digital circuit design.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.11.1

    Abel-Hardware Description Language

    ABEL-HDL is a hardware description language designed for simpler PLD circuit designs, enabling optimization and verification without limiting design to a specific device.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.11.2

    Vhdl-Vhsic Hardware Description Language

    VHDL is a widely used hardware description language that facilitates the design and simulation of complex digital circuits, particularly for CPLDs and FPGAs.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.11.3

    Verilog

    Verilog is a hardware description language that facilitates the design and implementation of digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits through a modular approach.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.11.4

    Java Hdl

    Java HDL (JHDL) is a low-level hardware description language developed at BYU, focusing on FPGA design and utilizing an object-oriented approach.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.12

    Application Information On Plds

    This section discusses the features and applications of various programmable logic devices (PLDs) including SPLDs, CPLDs, and FPGAs from major manufacturers.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.12.1

    Splds

    This section discusses the key features, manufacturers, and applications of Simple Programmable Logic Devices (SPLDs).

    Learning Practice

  • 9.12.2

    Cplds

    This section provides an overview of Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), including key manufacturers, architectures, and characteristics of popular CPLD families.

    Learning Practice

  • 9.12.3

    Fpgas

    FPGAs are programmable logic devices that can be configured for various applications, primarily differing in architectural types such as SRAM and antifuse.

    Learning Practice

References

chapter 9 part D.pdf

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What we have learnt

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