Thoroughly updated and rewritten–the ninth edition offers the latest coverage of circuit design. Rewritten examples and applicationsbased on the author's classroom experience Greatly expanded coverage of Programmable Logic Devices Includes the steps involved in converting from 7400-series ICs to FPGAs Beginning- and intermediate-level VHDL programming taught by example (Note: VHDL and FPGA coverage is optional, and it’s omission will not affect the remainder of the text.) New Problem sets–and examples. New basic- and intermediate-level problem sets New MultiSIM examples and problems Real-world and “Green” applications added to several examples New and revised annotated figures Internet references added throughout