Digital Design and Computer Architecture: ARM Edition

by David Money Harris, Sarah L. Harris

Digital Design and Computer Architecture: ARM Edition covers the fundamentals of digital logic design and reinforces logic concepts through the design of an ARM microprocessor. Combining an engaging and humorous writing style with an updated and hands-on approach to digital design, this book takes the reader from the fundamentals of digital logic to the actual design of an ARM processor. By the end of this book, readers will be able to build their own microprocessor and will have a top-to-bottom understanding of how it works.

Beginning with digital logic gates and progressing to the design of combinational and sequential circuits, this book uses these fundamental building blocks as the basis for designing an ARM processor. SystemVerilog and VHDL are integrated throughout the text in examples illustrating the methods and techniques for CAD-based circuit design. The companion website includes a chapter on I/O systems with practical examples that show how to use the Raspberry Pi computer to communicate with peripheral devices such as LCDs, Bluetooth radios, and motors.

This book will be a valuable resource for students taking a course that combines digital logic and computer architecture or students taking a two-quarter sequence in digital logic and computer organization/architecture.




Covers the fundamentals of digital logic design and reinforces logic concepts through the design of an ARM microprocessor.
Features side-by-side examples of the two most prominent Hardware Description Languages (HDLs)--SystemVerilog and VHDL--which illustrate and compare the ways each can be used in the design of digital systems.
Includes examples throughout the text that enhance the reader's understanding and retention of key concepts and techniques.
The Companion website includes a chapter on I/O systems with practical examples that show how to use the Raspberry Pi computer to communicate with peripheral devices such as LCDs, Bluetooth radios, and motors.
The Companion website also includes appendices covering practical digital design issues and C programming as well as links to CAD tools, lecture slides, laboratory projects, and solutions to exercises.

Genres: Computer Science, Engineering, Programming, Textbooks, Computers, Technology, Technical

584 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

David Money Harris is the Harvey S. Mudd Professor of Engineering Design at Harvey Mudd College. Dr. Harris received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1999 and his S.B. and M. Eng. degrees from MIT in 1994. His research interests include high speed CMOS VLSI design and computer arithmetic. He is the author or coauthor of CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective, Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Logical Effort, Skew-Tolerant Circuit Design, and numerous hiking guidebooks including Afoot and Afield Inland Empire, Afoot and Afield Los Angeles County, Afoot and Afield Orange County, 101 Hikes Southern California, Trails of the Angeles, San Bernardino Mountain Trails, and Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: SoCal. He holds a dozen patents, has written numerous papers, and has designed microprocessors at Intel Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Broadcom, and his passion for chips is reflected in his books on the subject. He began his hiking adventures as a wee tot on his father's back and has been exploring the mountains and deserts ever since. Now, his own three boys are frequent companions on these trips.

Reviews

[Carlos]

Processors are wack

[Robin]

I was more or less clueless on the matter before picking up the book. The book is fantastic for fundamentals in digital design and computer architecture. There are multiple versions of the book, with different instruction set architectures at the core. Having switched from the standard 2nd edition (MIPS) version to RISC-V, I would say the versions are fundamentally very similar. The main differing factor is the assembly examples. I would be surprised if there exists a better book covering the same content.

[José]

Una obra indispensable si echas de menos repasar y actualizar esos conocimientos que adquiriste en la universidad y no has vuelto a aplicar.

En mi caso, me propuse diseñar e implementar un microprocesador sencillo. Este libro me ha ayudado no solo a recordar los conceptos básicos de electrónica digital y arquitectura de computadores, sino también su implementación en VHDL y Verilog, por lo que puedes aprender estos lenguajes de manera natural, mediante ejemplos.

[Andi9x17]

great book for compcter science students. Easy and compact explained. With exercise after each chapter to familiarize with the lecture.

[Tomas]

Digital Design, verilog and Hardware design are the most appalling shits ever. Good book though

[Ivan Koma]

FR - после этой книги захотелось полноценную книгу по сборке компьютера с нуля, создавая и программируя свой процессор (главное не уходить в уровень абстракции, заставляющий ехать добывать кремний)

[Cole Strickler]

Probably best intro to digital design you’re going to get. Teaches you how to build a simple 5 stage pipeline MIPS processor, also some good stuff on embedded systems.

[Tomás]

me hizo salirme de ing eléctrica

genuinamente q ramo más fome

[Jack Perng]

Great book giving an overview of computer architecture, starting from logic gate levels all the way up to building a microprocessor. The last two chapters cover a lot of ground, and at times it can be a little disorienting. I do not come from a computer science background, so most of this is new to me. However, I really appreciate acquiring the knowledge that this book has allowed me to do

[Mahmoud]

Amazing book! It starts from the very basics of digital design and ramps up to teach you how to make a fully functional microprocessor, all in a very good, informative and sometime humorous way! I really loved it!

[Arye Afshari]

In my opinion, it is the best book that starts from the basics of logic circuits and progresses step by step to the design of MIPS processors. This is the best book you can read for computer architecture.

[Yusuke]

Starts from very basic.
Includes implementation of MIPS which is related to lab2 assignment of eve447 at cmu.

[Maryam]

The only chapter I haven't read is chapter 7.

It's a pretty easy read but maybe because I already have an idea about that topic. On some concepts, I wished it gave more details and explanation.

[Zohre]

Perfect

[Delhi Irc]

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