The contents of this book are designed on the basis of the problem- based-learning (PBL) approach and follow the paradigm: design -> entry (in both schematic and HDL) -> verification as well as implementation. Based on this paradigm, we develop an incremental learn-by-doing method to help the student to build a sound understanding in both the design principles and the implementa-tions of digital systems based on FPGA devices. Features of this book include- Lab projects are exercised with schematic entry first and then Verilog HDL entry.- Both functional and timing verification are performed in each entry method to ensure the resulting design can work properly in FPGA devices.- The incremental learn-by-doing method is applied to gradually introduce new concepts and hardware resources and increase the depth of lab projects.- The paradigm, design -> entry (in both schematic and HDL) -> verification as well as implementation, is employed to familiarize the reader with the right concept and use of the HDL entry method.- Optional lab projects are provided for readers to make realistic tests on FPGA devices.- Extended lab projects to broaden the reader's background knowledge and ca-pability.This book can be used as the textbook for the following courses: Digital Logic Design Practice, Introduction to FPGA-Based System Design, Introduction to Digital System Practice, and Introduction to Verilog HDL.
Ming-Bo Lin is a Professor of Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Professor Lin received his B.Sc. degree in electronic engineering from the National Taiwan Institute of Technology, Taipei, his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University, Taipei, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been teaching the courses related to the field of Computer Engineering and Microelectronics for over twenty-five years. He was an adjunct Professor at National Taiwan University. His research interests include VLSI system designs, mixed-signal integrated circuit designs, parallel architectures and algorithms, and embedded computer systems. He has published numerous journal and conference papers in these areas. In addition, he has directed the designs of over fifty ASICs and has been consulted in industry extensively in the fields of ASIC, SoC, and embedded system designs. He is a senior member of IEEE. He received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007 from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He chaired the Workshop on Computer Architectures, Embedded Systems, and VLSI/EDA in National Computer Symposium (NCS) 2009. During the past twenty-five years, Professor Lin has translated two books and authored about thirty books (include revisions), especially including the following English textbooks 1. Ming-Bo Lin, Digital System Designs and Practices: Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs, John Wiley & Sons, 2008. (ISBN: 9780470823231) 2. Ming-Bo Lin, Introduction to VLSI Systems: A Logic, Circuit, and System Perspective, CRC Press, 2012. (ISBN: 9781439868591)
