Title :
A discussion of the problems with current VHDL implementations
Author :
McFarland, Chris H. ; Haggard, Roger L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tennessee Technol. Univ., Cookeville, TN, USA
Abstract :
It is noted that many factors have conspired to keep VHDL´s promise unfulfilled. The authors discuss those factors and give as an example their experience with one vendor´s implementation of the standard. Implementation problems, documentation requirements, and hardware synthesis are addressed. The authors are currently using the Workview Design Environment, version 4.0, to develop a behavioral model of the Intel 8086 microprocessor. Enhancements to the basic 8086 architecture will also be modeled
Keywords :
hardware description languages; software standards; 8086 architecture; Intel 8086 microprocessor; VHDL; Workview Design Environment; behavioral model; documentation requirements; hardware simulation language; hardware synthesis; implementation problems; international standard; version 4.0; Circuit simulation; Concatenated codes; Digital circuits; Digital systems; Electronic design automation and methodology; Electronics industry; Hardware design languages; Microprocessors; Power system modeling; Software standards;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '93, Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1257-0
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1993.465686
