内容简介
Timely,authoritative,application-oriented.anin-depthexplorationofcurrentandfutureusesofFPGAsindigitalsystemsThedevelopmentoffield-programmablegatearrays(FPGAs)maywellbethemostimportantbreakthroughforthemicroelectronicsindustrysincetheinventionofthemicroprocessor.UsingFPGAs,asystemdesignerworkingonaPCcannowdevelopaworkingprototypeinafewhoursandchangeitatwillinjustafewminutes,ratherthanwaitingweeksormonthsforaprinted-circuitassemblyoracustomintegratedcircuittobebuilt.Thisnewfoundabilitytochangeasystembysimplyalteringitsconfigurationmemoryisalsoleadingtoexcitingnewformsofcomputing,suchasarrayapplicationsthatexploitparallelism.Nowinabookthatfunctionsequallywellasaworkingprofessionalreferenceandapedagogicallyconsistentcomputerengineeringtext,JohnV.OldfieldandRichardC.Dorf:*ProvideadetailedoverviewofFPGAsindigitalsystemsdesign*Explaintheunderlyingprinciples,strengths,andlimitationsofmostFPGAarchitectures*Supplymanyreal-lifecasestudies,fromelementarytoadvancedapplications--includingexamplesof"customcomputingmachines"*Reviewcutting-edgedevelopments,includingnewarchitecturesandanewfield-programmableinterconnectchip*DiscusskeyeconomicandbusinessaspectsofFPGAmanufactureandapplicationsandtheirroleinintellectualpropertyprotection*DemonstratewaysinwhichFPGAsofferplausiblesolutionstosomeofthemajorcomputingproblemsofourday
作者简介
JOHNV.OLDFIELD,PhD,isSeniorResearchScientistwithCoherentResearch,Inc.andProfessorofElectricalandComputerEngineeringatSyracuseUniversity.RICHARDC.DORF,PhD,isProfessorofElectricalEngineeringattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.