FPGA with SystemVerilog: A Hands-On Guide to RTL Design, Simulation, Verification, and Real-World Projects - Softcover

Thornton, Mercer

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798178827130

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Designing digital hardware is about more than writing code. It requires understanding how logic works, how signals interact, how circuits respond to clock cycles, and how to verify that a design behaves as intended

FPGA with SystemVerilog provides a practical, step-by-step introduction to FPGA development, helping you build your understanding from fundamental digital logic to complete hardware-oriented projects

Whether you are learning FPGA design for the first time or looking to strengthen your RTL design and verification skills, this book connects the concepts behind digital hardware with the techniques used to develop, simulate, test, and implement real designs

What You Will Learn

• FPGA Architecture and Digital Logic: Understand how programmable logic devices work and how SystemVerilog describes digital hardware
• Combinational and Sequential Circuits: Design multiplexers, decoders, arithmetic circuits, registers, counters, and other fundamental components
• RTL Design Techniques: Learn to structure synthesizable code using always_comb, always_ff, parameters, functions, and reusable design blocks
• Finite State Machines: Develop control logic for systems that respond to inputs, follow defined sequences, and manage multiple operating states
• Simulation and Testbenches: Write testbenches, generate input stimuli, inspect waveforms, and identify design errors before moving to hardware
• SystemVerilog Verification: Explore assertions, self-checking testbenches, functional verification, and methods for checking whether a design behaves as expected.
• Memory, Interfaces, and Pipelining
• Clocking and Timing
• Synthesis and Hardware Debugging

Move Beyond Individual Circuits

The book brings these concepts together through practical project work. You will explore how RTL modules, peripherals, memory, and verification fit into a complete digital system.

Projects include an FPGA-based data acquisition and processing system controlled through UART, as well as a multi-peripheral embedded controller that emphasizes system integration and clock-domain crossing

These examples help connect individual design techniques to the larger task of building hardware systems whose components must work together reliably

Who Is This Book For

• Electrical and electronic engineering students studying digital systems and programmable logic
• Computer engineering and computer science students interested in hardware design
• Beginners seeking a structured introduction to SystemVerilog and FPGA development
• Embedded systems developers who want a deeper understanding of RTL and digital hardware
• Engineers looking to strengthen their skills in simulation, verification, timing, and hardware debugging
• Self-learners preparing for FPGA projects, laboratory work, or further study in digital design

You do not need to begin with a fully equipped FPGA laboratory. The early material can be explored using simulation tools, allowing you to develop your understanding before moving to physical hardware

Build a Stronger Foundation in FPGA Development

Learning SystemVerilog means learning to think in terms of hardware: concurrent operations, signal timing, clocked behavior, and the interaction between connected modules. This book helps you develop that mindset while introducing the practical workflow that takes a design from RTL code through simulation and verification toward hardware implementation.

If you want to understand not only how to write SystemVerilog, but also how to test, integrate, and debug the digital systems it describes, FPGA with SystemVerilog offers a structured path to developing those skills.

Start building your knowledge of FPGA architecture, RTL design, verification, and practical digital systems today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798178827130
• Einband: Broché
• Anzahl der Seiten: 262
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg