Starter's Guide to Verilog 2001 [Paperback]

Michael D. Ciletti (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131415565 | ISBN-13: 978-0131415560 | Publication Date: September 29, 2003

Introducing the Verilog HDL in a brief format, this book presents a selected set of the changes the popular hardware underwent in its first revision—emerging as IEEE Std 1364-2001 or Verilog-2001. It addresses the main features that support the design of combinational and sequential logic, and emphasizes synthesizable models, with a limited discussion of the theoretical framework for synthesis. Chapter topics cover an Introduction to Digital Design Methodology; Basic Concepts: Primitives, Data Types, and Operators in Verilog; Modeling Structure with Verilog; Modeling Behavior with Verilog; and Modeling Finite-State Mechanics and Datapath Controllers with Verilog. For designers with no backgrounds in HDLs, and designers familiar with Verilog 1995 and interested in the new features of Verilog 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (September 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131415565
• ISBN-13: 978-0131415560
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent introduction to verilog, April 30, 2004

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Todd Ebert (Long Beach California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starter's Guide to Verilog 2001 (Paperback)

I liken this book to Kernighan and Ritchie's "The C Programming Language" in that it seems very concise, self-contained, well-written, with helpful appendices that will answer most advanced questions about verilog. The comparison is fitting since verilog is based on the C language. The aforementioned book on C is really the only text reference on the subject that I've used in the past five years, and I imagine verilog 2001 will play a similar role as I continue using verilog to design hardware.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction and reference, June 8, 2005

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Jason Schlessman (Princeton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starter's Guide to Verilog 2001 (Paperback)

I purchased this with the hope of reinforcing my existing Verilog knowledge as well as familiarizing myself with new language features added in Verilog 2001.

What I found in the book was a fairly well-written, concise, introduction to the language. Furthermore, Verilog 2001 features were mentioned as appropriate. The examples are diverse and exhaustive, making this a perfect reference guide for people who learn best by example. Also, appendices provide invaluable reference materials for language features and primitives. Finally, Prof. Ciletti does an excellent job of mentioning practical synthesis considerations in designs, as well as suggesting coding styles as opposed to mandating a specific style.

I feel this book is an excellent value for the price, and I've placed in my reference bookshelf for digital design.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste!, January 3, 2006

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David Drumm "David" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starter's Guide to Verilog 2001 (Paperback)

Just received my copy. There's no inclusion of the additional commands in file I/O from Verilog 2001. There's no $fscanf, no $fgets. No always @(*) explanation. If you're looking for Verilog 2001 stuff, look elsewhere.