Floyd The Science of Electronics: Digital 1e

Chapter 10

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1. Three major types of programmable logic devices are SPLD, CPLD, and FPGA.

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2. The least complex form of PLD and the first type that was available is the SPLD,
simple programmable logic device.

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3. Complex programmable logic devices have a much larger capacity than simple
programmable logic devices.

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4. An HDL is a programming language.

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5. A fuse is a one-time programmable (OTP) link in a PLD.

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6. A GAL consists of a reprogrammable array of AND gates that connects to a fixed

array of OR gates.

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Hint: Refer to Section 10-3 of the text.
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7. The list of instructions that a computer follows is a program.

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8. In a VHDL program the entity has a description of the circuit.

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9. A 3-input OR gate can be described in VHDL with the statement "X <= A + B + C;".

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10. The library is a CPLD feature that stores items.

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