Digital Systems and Hardware/Firmware Algorithms

This book presents a modern treatment of digital system specification, analysis and design, covering all topics from gates and flip-flops to complex hardware and system software algorithms. This upper-level text uses two complementary approaches - system model and algorithmic model - in dealing with structured analysis and design, and separates specification from implementation to allow for the ready application of concepts to practical system design. Extensive illustrations and 500 exercises are also included.