VHDL Simulation of the IKS Chip

Abstract

The fundamentals of VHDL (VHSIC (Very High-Speed Integrated Circuits) Hardware Description Language) are presented in this chapter. The emphasis is placed on the concepts of signal and design entity. The presentation is organized from a user’s perspective viewing VHDL as a programming language, as a design tool, and as a design environment. Further detailed information on VHDL can be found in [LRM88, URG85, D&T86, Tut88, UsCL89, Arm89, Coe89].

A good simulation, be it a religious myth or scientific theory, gives us a sense of mastery over our experience.

Heinz Pagels

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