The Impact of IEEE-1076 on VHDL (Hardware Description Language)

Abstract

This paper describes the conversion and extension of the Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT's) UNIX-based VHDL Analyzer. This task concentrated on converting the current AFIT analyzer from VHDL Version 7.2 to IEEE Standard 1076-1987 and extending it to include the wait statement and component instantiation as defined in IEEE Standard 1076-1987. An evaluation was also performed on the differences between Version 7.2 and IEEE Standard 1076- 1987 using nine predefined criteria that determine if a programming language is good. The evaluation was done to determine if IEEE Standard 1076-1987 was indeed a better version of VHDL than its predecessor, Version 7.2. Keywords: Computer programs; Compilers; Programming languages; Computer aided design; VHDL; Theses.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202739

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