Topics Covered

Introduction to VHDL. Basic VHDL constructs. Design of combinational logic (adders, multipliers, comparators, multiplexers/ demultiplexers, ALUs etc.) and sequential logic (flip-flops, registers, shift registers, random number generators, counters, FSMs etc.) with behavioral VHDL descriptions. Use  of an industrial EDA tool for functional and post-route simulations, logic synthesis and automatic place and route. Writing testbenches. Design of FSMs. Converting algorithms to hardware using ASM charts and top-down design methodologies with CPLDs and FPGAs as target technologies. Emphasis on FSM design techniques. Controller-datapath partitioning. Algorithms that describe datapath elements. Microcontrollers. Design of simple and RISC processors. Pipelining.