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. Language: English