Must-have HDL books?
Michele Perla wrote 03/30/2015 at 11:33 • 4 pointsHey there,
Can you please suggest titles for the HDL-related books that are must-haves in your opinion?
I'm just approaching HDL (using verilog now) so it would be nice to have an extensive and in-depth text reference(s), the more topics the better.
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I have probably about 4 books on VHDL, and my favourite by far is Digital systems design with VHDL and synthesis by K.C. Chang.
He compares similar language structures, how they resolve differently on the RTL level, and how many logical slices everything is. The result is you tend to stop thinking of an HDL as just another programming language, and start thinking about the circuits they are designed to represent and get an intuitive feel of size requirements of particular designs.
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I like "Advanced FPGA Design: Architecture, Implementation, and Optimization". Also the book "100 Power Tips For FPGA Designer" is pretty good - it's very Xilinx specific, and I'd just get the Kindle edition as it's more of a flip through and get a few interesting pieces of information than a reference book.
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