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Create low power, higher performance circuits with shorter design times using this practical guide to asynchronous design. A Designer's Guide to Asynchronous VLSI This practical alternative to conventional synchronous design enables performance close to full-custom designs with design times that approach commercially available ASIC standard cell flows. It includes design trade-offs, specific design examples, and end-of-chapter exercises. Emphasis throughout is placed on practical techniques and real-world applications, making this ideal for circuit design students interested in alternative design styles and system-on-chip circuits, as well as circuit designers in industry who need new solutions to old problems.

Introduction to Embedded System Design Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays As the uses of digital systems continue to proliferate in quantity and variety, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are taking centre-stage in their design. Introduction to Embedded System Design Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays provides a starting point for the use of FPGAs in the design of embedded systems. The text considers a hypothetical robot controller as an embedded application and weaves around it related concepts of FPGA-based digital design. The book details: • use of FPGA vis-à-vis general purpose processor and microcontroller; • design using Verilog hardware description language; • digital design synthesis using Verilog and Xilinx® SpartanTM 3 FPGA; • FPGA-based embedded processors and peripherals; • overview of serial data communications and signal conditioning using FPGA; • FPGA-based motor drive controllers; and • prototyping digital systems using FPGA. The book is a good introductory text for FPGA-based design. It will be useful for both students and designers who have worked with microprocessors and microcontrollers and now wish to move to design using FPGA. Its end-of-chapter exercises and frequent use of example can be used for teaching or for self-study.

Uncovering the Secrets of Magazine Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction for Print and Internet Publication With a hands-on approach emphasizes writing to and understanding specific audiences, this text leads students step-by-step through the process of writing for magazines. Uncovering the Secrets of Magazine Writing discusses the entire writing process from brainstorming an idea to turning it into a saleable article. Examples from published articles illustrate writing techniques, and end-of-chapter exercises give students opportunities for practical experience. The professional, real-world approach is reinforced by interviews and anecdotes from experienced magazine writers and editors, including the author herself.