A Textbook of Digital Electronics

The chapter on Fundamentals of Microprocessors has been added because the ‘brains’ behind the most high-level digital systems is the microprocessors. The basic understanding of microprocessor software and hardware is imperative for the electronics engineer to design and troubleshoot digital systems. A new chapter on Digital System Design using VHDL has been added knowing the fact that with the advance of the semiconductor and communication industries, the use of System-on-Chip (SoC) has become an essential technique to decrease product costs. As a result, it is important for electronic engineers to develop a good understanding of the key stages of hardware description language (HDL) design flow based on cell based libraries of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) devices.

1. Introduction

2. Number Systems and Codes

3. Logic Gates

4. Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification

5. Flip-flops and Related Devices

6. Arithmetic Operations and Circuits

7. Counters and Shift Registers

8. Integrated Circuit Logic Families

9. Medium-Scale Integrated Logic Circuits

10. D/A and A/D Converters

11. Semiconductors and Memories

12. Programmable Logic Devices

13. Fundamentals of Microprocessors

14. Digital System Design Using VHDL

Appendix A Data Sheets of Selected Digital Integrated Circuits

Appendix B List of 7400 TTL series Integrated Circuits (Includes Standard TTL, LS, ALS, F and HCMOS ICs

Appendix C TTL Pin Configurations

Appendix D Conversions Among Different Number Systems