Overview
Main description
For engineers, students, and technicians or hobbyists concerned with real-world implementation of complete digital systems -- whether they involve a desktop computer or a car's engine controller -- electrical engineer Balch covers underlying concepts as well as the practicalities of design. He begins with digital logic and microprocessor fundamentals and then proceeds to more advanced topics (logic design methodologies, high-performance memory and networking technologies, and programmable logic devices); critical analog support circuitry; and design issues such as clock distribution, power regulation, signal integrity, design for test, and circuit fabrication techniques.
Table of contents
Part 1: Digital FundamentalsChapter 1: Digital LogicChapter 2: Integrated Circuits and the 7400 Logic FamiliesChapter 3: Basic Computer ArchitectureChapter 4: MemoryChapter 5: Serial CommunicationsChapter 6: Basic Microproprocessors and Microcomputer ElementsPart 2: Advanced Digital SystemsChapter 7: Advanced Microprocessor ConceptsChapter 8: High-Performance Memory TechnologiesChapter 9: NetworkingChapter 10: Logic Design and Finite State MadchinesChapter 11: Programmable Logic DevicesPart 3: Analog Basics for Digital SystemsChapter 12: Electrical FundamentalsChapter 13: Diodes and TransistorsChapter 14: Oerational AmplifiersChapter 15: Analog Interfaces for Digital SystemsPart 4: Digital System Design in PracticeChapter 16: Clock DistributionChapter 17: Voltage Regulation and Power DistributionChapter 18: Signal IntegrityChapter 19: Designing for SuccessAppendix A: Further EducationIndex
Author comments
Mark Balch is an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley who designs high-performance computer-networking hardware. His responsibilities have included PCB, FPGA, and ASIC design. Prior to working in telecommunications, Mark designed products in the fields of HDTV, consumer electronics, and industrial computers.
In addition to his work in product design, Mark has actively participated in industry standards committees and has presented work at technical conferences. He has also authored magazine articles on topics in hardware and system design. Mark holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from The Cooper Union in New York City.
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YOUR ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN!
The explosion in communications and embedded computing technologies has brought with it a host of new skill requirements for electrical and electronics engineers, students, and hobbyists. With engineers expected to have such diverse expertise, they need comprehensive, easy-to-understand guidance on the fundamentals of digital design.
Enter McGraw-Hill’s
Complete Digital Design. Written by an experienced electrical engineer and networking hardware designer, this book helps you understand and navigate the interlocking components, architectures, and practices necessary to design and implement digital systems. It includes:
* Real world implementation of microprocessor-based digital systems
* Broad presentation of supporting analog circuit principles
* Building complete systems with basic design elements and the latest technologies
Complete Digital Design will teach you how to develop a customized set of requirements for any design problem — and then research and evaluate available components and technologies to solve it. Perfect for the professional, the student, and the hobbyist alike, this is one volume you need handy at all times!
What you’ll find inside:
* Digital logic and timing analysis
* Integrated circuits
* Microprocessor and computer architecture
* Memory technologies
* Networking and serial communications
* Finite state machine design
* Programmable logic: CPLD and FPGA
* Analog circuit basics
* Diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers
* Analog-to-digital conversion
* Voltage regulation
* Signal integrity and PCB design
* And more!
