TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ashenden,Peter J.
AU  - Lewis,Jim
TI  - VHDL-2008: just the new stuff 
T2  - The Morgan Kaufmann series in systems on silicon
SN  - 9780123742490 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - TK7885.7 .A846 2008
U1  - 621.39/2 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann
KW  - VHDL (Computer hardware description language)
N1  - Includes index; 1; Enhanced Generics; 1 --; 1.1; Generic Types; 1 --; 1.2; Generic Lists in Packages; 6 --; 1.3; Local Packages; 11 --; 1.4; Generic Lists in Subprograms; 15 --; 1.5; Generic Subprograms; 21 --; 1.5.1; Uninstantiated Methods in Protected Types; 32 --; 1.6; Generic Packages; 36 --; 1.7; Use Case: Generic Memories; 43 --; 2; Other Major Features; 53 --; 2.1; External Names; 53 --; 2.2; Force and Release; 63 --; 2.3; Context Declarations; 67 --; 2.4; Integrated PSL; 70 --; 2.5; IP Encryption; 77 --; 2.5.1; Key Exchange; 96 --; 2.6; VHDL Procedural Interface (VHPI); 97 --; 2.6.1; Direct Binding; 97 --; 2.6.2; Tabular Registration and Indirect Binding; 99 --; 2.6.3; Registration of Applications and Libraries; 101 --; 3; Type System Changes; 103 --; 3.1; Unconstrained Element Types; 103 --; 3.1.1; Composite Types; 103 --; 3.1.2; Subtype Indications and Constraints; 107 --; 3.1.3; Use of Composite Subtypes; 109 --; Variable and Signal Declarations; 110 --; Constant Declarations; 110 --; Attribute Specifications; 111 --; Allocated Objects; 111 --; Interface Objects; 112 --; Summary: Determining Array Index Ranges; 117 --; Type Conversions; 118 --; Alias Declarations and Subtype Attributes; 119 --; Resolved Composite Subtypes; 122 --; 3.2; Resolved Elements; 123 --; 4; New and Changed Operations; 127 --; 4.1; Array/Scalar Logical Operations; 127 --; 4.2; Array/Scalar Addition Operators; 129 --; 4.3; Logical Reduction Operators; 130 --; 4.4; Condition Operator; 132 --; 4.5; Matching Relational Operators; 133 --; 4.6; Maximum and Minimum; 138 --; 4.7; Mod and Rem for Physical Types; 140 --; 4.8; Shift Operations; 141 --; 4.9; Strength Reduction and 'X' Detection; 142 --; 5; New and Changed Statements; 143 --; 5.1; Conditional and Selected Assignments; 143 --; 5.1.1; Sequential Signal Assignments; 143 --; 5.1.2; Forcing Assignments; 146 --; 5.1.3; Variable Assignments; 147 --; 5.2; Matching Case Statements; 149 --; 5.2.1; Matching Selected Assignments; 150 --; 5.3; If and Case Generate; 151 --; 5.3.1; Configuration of If and Case Generate; 155 --; 6; Modeling Enhancements; 159 --; 6.1; Signal Expressions in Port Maps; 159 --; 6.2; All Signals in Sensitivity List; 161 --; 6.3; Reading Out-Mode Ports and Parameters; 162 --; 6.4; Slices in Aggregates; 166 --; 6.5; Bit-String Literals; 167 --; 7; Improved I/O; 169 --; 7.1; The To_String Functions; 169 --; 7.1.1; Predefined To_string Functions; 170 --; 7.1.2; Overloaded To_string Functions; 171 --; 7.1.3; The To_ostring and To_hstring Functions; 172 --; 7.2; The Justify Function; 173 --; 7.3; Newline Formatting; 173 --; 7.4; Read and Write Operations; 174 --; 7.5; The Tee Procedure; 177 --; 7.6; The Flush Procedure; 178 --; 8; Standard Packages; 179 --; 8.1; The Std_logic_1 164 Package; 179 --; 8.2; The Numeric_bit and Numeric_std Packages; 180 --; 8.3; The Numeric Unsigned Packages; 182 --; 8.4; The Fixed-Point Math Packages; 182 --; 8.5; The Floating-Point Math Packages; 186 --; 8.6; The Standard Package; 191 --; 8.7; The Env Package; 192 --; 8.8; Operator Overloading Summary; 193 --; 8.9; Conversion Function Summary; 196 --; 8.10; Strength Reduction Function Summary; 204 --; 9; Miscellaneous Changes; 207 --; 9.1; Referencing Generics in Generic Lists; 207 --; 9.2; Function Return Subtype; 208 --; 9.3; Qualified Expression Subtype; 209 --; 9.4; Type Conversions; 209 --; 9.5; Case Expression Subtype; 211 --; 9.6; Subtypes for Port and Parameter Actuals; 212 --; 9.7; Static Composite Expressions; 213 --; 9.8; Static Ranges; 214 --; 9.9; Use Clauses, Types, and Operations; 215 --; 9.10; Hiding of Implicit Operations; 216 --; 9.11; Multidimensional Array Alias; 217 --; 9.12; Others in Aggregates; 217 --; 9.13; Attribute Specifications in Package Bodies; 219 --; 9.14; Attribute Specification for Overloaded Subprograms; 219 --; 9.15; Integer Expressions in Range Bounds; 220 --; 9.16; Action on Assertion Violations; 221 --; 9.17; 'Path_Name and 'Instance_Name; 221 --; 9.18; Non-Nesting of Architecture Region; 223 --; 9.19; Purity of Now; 223 --; 9.20; Delimited Comments; 224 --; 9.21; Tool Directives; 225 --; 9.22; New Reserved Words; 225 --; 9.23; Replacement Characters; 226 --; 10.1; Object-Oriented Class Types; 229 --; 10.1.1; Standard Components Library; 232 --; 10.2; Randomization; 232 --; 10.3; Functional Coverage; 235 --; 10.4; Alternatives; 235 --; 10.5; Getting Involved; 235
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