FPGAs: Instant Access

by Clive Maxfield

FPGAs are central to electronic design! The engineers designing these devices are in need of essential information at a moment's notice. The Instant Access Series provides all the critical content that a computer design engineer needs in his or her daily work. This book provides an introduction to FPGAs as well as succinct overviews of fundamental concepts and basic programming. FPGAs are a customizable chip flexible enough to be deployed in a wide range of products and applications. There are several basic design flows detailed including ones based in C/C++, DSP, and HDL. This book is filled with images, figures, tables, and easy to find tips and tricks for the engineer that needs material fast to complete projects to deadline.

216 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[Osvaldo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It's a great quick introduction to FPGAs. The think I liked the most is that it has a good simple description of the main design flows in terms of bringing an IC from a high level design into synthesis.

About the style, the writing is simple and direct to the point. Plus, it has several small historical explanations about why certain things in FPGAs and IC design are the way they are right now.

I would really recommend it as an introduction to FPGA's