This popular volume provides a solid foundation inthe elements of basic digital electronics and switching theory thatare used in most practical digital design today -- and builds on thattheory with discussions of real-world digital components, designmethodologies, and tools. Covers a full range oftopics -- number systems and codes, digital circuits, combinationallogic design principles and practices, combinational logic design withPLDs, sequential logic design principles and practices, sequentiallogic design with PLDs, memory, and additional real-world topics(e.g., computer-aided engineering tools, design for testability,estimating digital system reliability, and transmission lines,reflections, and termination). This edition introduces PLDs as soon aspossible, emphasizes CMOS logic families and introduces digitalcircuits in a strongly technology-independent fashion, covers thelatest Generic Array Logic (GAL) devices, offers expanded coverage ofROM and RAM system-level design, and provides additional designexamples. For those needing a solid introduction orreview of the principles and practices of modern digital design.Previously announced in Oct. 1992 PTR Catalogue.