• 1 - Basic Modeling and Designing with VHDL.- 1 Introduction to VHDL.- 2 VHDL- Language Basic Elements.- 3 Advanced Data Types.- 4 Processes and Sequential Statements.- 5 Concurrency and Behavioral Modeling.- 6 Structural VHDL.- 7 Advanced Topics in VHDL.- 8 VHDL in Simulation - Test Benches.- 9 Synthesizing Logic from VHDL Descriptions.- 2 - FPLDs as Prototyping and Implementation Technology.- 10 FPLDs: Architectures and Examples of Devices.- 11 Design and Prototyping Environments for FPLDs.- 12 Rapid Prototyping Systems for FPLDs.- 13 Using VHDL to Design for Altera’s FPLDs.- 3 - Examples of Applications and Case Studies.- 14 Examples of VHDL Designs.- 15 FlexSwitch - A High-Speed ATM Switch.- 16 FLIX - A Custom-Configurable Microcomputer.- 17 Application-Specific Image Enhancement Computing.- References and Selected Reading.- Package Textio.

'The Glossary and Index are good. The section references and selected reading is short... The book is detailed and thorough, and will be useful in helping designing digital systems. It is clearly written and with well-organized text. Overall, this book was a pleasure to read. I recommend it to my students and colleagues from both the electrical engineering and the computer science communities.' Microelectronics Journal, 30 (1999)