Knowledge: A little light expels much darkness _ Bahya ibn Paquda, Duties of the Heart During the early 1970s digital computer techniques concentrated on the computational and interfacing aspects of digital systems and the decade began as the age of both the mainframe computer and the minicomputer. Engineers and system designers needed to know the fundamentals of computer operation and how the practical limitations of the architectures of the day, the memory size, cost and performance could be overcome; it was for this reason that this book was first written. By 1980 the microprocessor...

Logic systems design requires solutions to a wide range of problems, from theoretical analysis to circuit construction and testing. Designers have to be able to select the most appropriate techniques and components to create products which meet their specifications and consume the minimum design time and cost. This work provides coverage of all the topics needed for intermediate and advanced degree and diploma courses in digital design. It emphasizes the value of formal methods to ensure the proper operation of complex digital circuits, while illustrating their practical applications by...