Digital Design: Principles and Practices (4th Edition, Book only) [Hardcover]

John F. Wakerly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0131863894 | ISBN-13: 978-0131863897 | Edition: 4th

Appropriate for a first or second course in digital logic design. Blends academic precision and practical experience in an authoritative introduction to basic principles of digital design and practical requirements. With over 30 years of experience in both industrial and university settings, the author covers the most widespread logic design practices while building a solid foundation of theoretical and engineering principles for students to use as they go forward in this fast moving field.

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Real-world yet scholarly in approach, this book provides a solid foundation in the elements of basic digital electronics and switching theory that are used in most practical digital designs today, and builds on that theory with discussions of real-world digital components, design methodologies, and tools. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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FEATURES/BENEFITS

• NEW—Early coverage of modern CMOS logic families—Includes low voltage and LVCMOS/LVTTL.
• NEW—Coverage of Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
• Provides the general background needed for associated CPLD- and FPGA-based lab courses.
• NEW—Earlier introduction of HDL-based digital design.
• HDL concepts can be used throughout the course.
• NEW—HDL coverage and examples—Includes VHDL as well as ABEL.
• VHDL is an industry-standard language that also provides a good foundation for Verilog if required.
• NEW—Programming examples written in C rather than Pascal.
• NEW—Faster progression through non-automated methods—Such as Karnaugh maps and state-machine synthesis.
• While these are used to illustrate some basic concepts, more emphasis is given to the methods and tools that are actually used on the job.
• NEW—Description of automated methods including simulation and synthesis.
• NEW—More and larger design examples.
• More opportunity to "learn by example."
• NEW—Drill problems and exercises.
• NEW—Includes CD-ROMS with the complete Xilinx Foundation 1.5 (Student Edition), including schematic entry, ABEL, VHDL, and Verilog compilers, simulator, and documentation.
• Users with a PC can create and simulate designs using a high-quality set of commercial tools, and thereby learn the practical side of digital design first-hand.
• Easy-to-follow, practical writing style and extensive use of illustrations.
• High-quality, user-friendly color production.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 895 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4th edition (July 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131863894
• ISBN-13: 978-0131863897
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete, funny and useful, January 11, 2001

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G. Avvinti (Sicily, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Design: Principles and Practices, Third Edition (Hardcover)

This is about the best book on Digital Design I've had in my hands. It was strongly recommended by our professor, and the whole class totally agreed after a few weeks.

It is complete since I had a class that was half a Digital Design course. I found every topics treated in a complete and detailed way.

It is useful, because in my opinion the included Xilinx Software alone worths the whole price. It is a powerful tool that lets you put in practice what you've learned from the book.

And it is as funny as a book on this subject can be ... one can learn it from the first pages. This helps taking the book in your hands even when studying is not exactly the funniest thing you could do.

The overall quality, hence, remains 5 stars from me even if ... printing errors have been sometime very annoying. I think the Updated Edition should be a good remedy to this drawback.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book Where Brain, Knowledge and Sense of Humor Meet, March 19, 2005

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nika (SAN JOSE, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Design: Principles and Practices and Xilinx 4.2i Student Package (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book was the reason i enjoyed my undergrad logic design class (which used another [bad] textbook): this is a strong book with strong explanations, thinking reasonings, nice examples, thorough VHDL and Verilog sections, lots of 'real-world' information. The author is precise, logical, goes deep but very straightforward, and funny (!). Where our textbook had gabs, where my professor's lectures were vague, where all other explanations seemed cheesy to me - Wakerly just filled me up.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A VALUABLE REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR DESIGNERS, October 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Digital Design: Principles and Practices (Hardcover)

Some may disagree with MY statements because they are merely...just STUdents. I had this text as a student and have found it to be helpful in understanding Logic Design. I agree that the jokes were CORNY. However, the depth of material provided by Mr. Wakerly are excellent. Not many text discuss and provide timing diagrams and how such diagrams relate to the device. The concept of timing analysis and diagrams are far more important than the design methodology, besides Wakerly also does highlight the design process better than other text I have read. The only problem is that he does not state whether it is an example or not. I have used this text in class and at work, and I have found it a VALUABLE REFERENCE MATERIAL. I have used it several times as reference in CPLD and Logic Design.

If you believe any negative comments, I suggest that you try borrowing the second edition and skim through it...I WAS WORTH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. Besides, a novice/student may not even know the difference since one is fairly new to the trade!