Rapid prototyping using field-programmable logic devices

Traditionally, undergraduates in electrical and computer engineering study the design and implementation of a simple computer and then develop their own designs. In recent years, computer design courses have for the most part taken a simulation-only approach. Rapid prototyping techniques and a new g...

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Published in:IEEE MICRO 2000-05, Vol.20 (3), p.29-37
Main Author: Hamblen, J.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational modeling
Computer architecture
Computer design
Computer simulation
Design engineering
Devices
Digital systems
Electrical engineering computing
Hardware
Hardware design languages
Logic
Logic devices
Mathematical models
Prototypes
Rapid prototyping
Virtual prototyping
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Summary:Traditionally, undergraduates in electrical and computer engineering study the design and implementation of a simple computer and then develop their own designs. In recent years, computer design courses have for the most part taken a simulation-only approach. Rapid prototyping techniques and a new generation of large field-programmable logic devices (FPLDs) enabled an educational approach that combines modeling with hardware description languages (HDLs), extensive simulation, synthesis, and final verification on a hardware prototype. The author describes an undergraduate computer engineering curriculum using a rapid prototyping approach to simulate, synthesize, and implement digital system and computer architectures.
ISSN:0272-1732
1937-4143
DOI:10.1109/40.846307