Designed for upper undergrad or graduate courses that combine digital logic design with computer organization/architecture, Digital Design and Computer Architecture is also a great resource for anyone without a formal background. The book begins with the basic digital logic design and examples in both VHDL and SystemVerilog, which will appeal to those who need to expand their skills into one language or the other. The first half of the text prepares the reader for the second half, that of the design of a working processor. This updated edition incorporates ARM throughout, with new material on the instruction set, caches, pipelining, and hardware interfaces. Each section concludes with newly developed worked examples, and a companion website and instructor manual includes links to CAD tools, lecture slides, laboratory projects, and solutions to exercises. Readers will be able to build their own microprocessors and will have a top-to-bottom understanding of how they work.
- Covers the fundamentals of digital logic design and reinforces logic concepts through the design of an ARM microprocessor
- Features side-by-side examples of the two most prominent Hardware Description Languages (HDLs)-SystemVerilog and VHDL
- Includes examples throughout the text that enhance the reader's understanding and retention of key concepts and techniques
- Companion website includes links to CAD tools for FPGA design, lecture slides, laboratory projects, and solutions to exercises
David Money Harris is an associate professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and his M.Eng. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT. Before attending Stanford, he worked at Intel as a logic and circuit designer on the Itanium and Pentium II processors. Since then, he has consulted at Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Evans & Sutherland, and other design companies.
David's passions include teaching, building chips, and exploring the outdoors. When he is not at work, he can usually be found hiking, mountaineering, or rock climbing. He particularly enjoys hiking with his son, Abraham, who was born at the start of this book project. David holds about a dozen patents and is the author of three other textbooks on chip design, as well as two guidebooks to the Southern California mountains.
Sarah L. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Harvey Mudd College. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Before attending Stanford, she received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Brigham Young University. Sarah has also worked with Hewlett-Packard, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Nvidia, and Microsoft Research in Beijing.
Sarah loves teaching, exploring and developing new technologies, traveling, wind surfing, rock climbing, and playing the guitar. Her recent exploits include researching sketching interfaces for digital circuit design, acting as a science correspondent for a National Public Radio affiliate, and learning how to kite surf. She speaks four languages and looks forward to learning more in the near future.
