Field-Programmable Gate Arrays: Reconfigurable Logic for Rapid Prototyping and Implementation of Digital Systems

ACRONYMS

ABEL	Proprietary language for describing state machines
ABET	Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
A/D	Analog-Digital
ALU	Arithmetic-logic unit
ASIC	Application-specific integrated circuit
AT	IBM type of Personal Computer
CAD	Computer-aided design
CAE	Computer-aided engineering
CAL	Configurable Array Logic
CBIC	Cell-based integrated circuit
CHS	Configurable Hardware System
CLB	Configurable Logic Block
CLS	Configurable Logic Software
CPLD	Complex programmable logic device
CMOS	Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CUPS	Cell updates per second
D/A	Digital-analog
DES	Data Encryption Standard
DIL	Dual in-line
DRAM	Dynamic random-access memory
DSP	Digital signal processor
ECAD	Electronic computer-aided design
EDIF	Electronic Design Interchange Format
EEPROM	Electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory
EPLD	Electrically-programmable logic device
EPROM	Erasable programmable read-only memory
ESD	Electrostatic discharge
FET	Field-effect transistor
FPGA	Field-programmable gate array
FPCB	Field-programmable circuit board
FPIC	Field-programmable interconnect component
FPID	Field-programmable interconnect device
FPLA	Field-programmable logic array
FSM	Finite-state machine
GAL	Generic Array Logic
HDL	Hardware definition language
HP	Hewlett-Packard
IC	Integrated circuit
IOB	Input/output block
IOE	Input/output element
IP	Initial ...