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From: jcallen@Encore.COM (Jerry Callen)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi,comp.arch,comp.lsi.cad
Subject: Re: Book on Verilog HDL
Summary: Uh, oh, confusion alert
Keywords: Verilog Book HDL modeling
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Date: 3 Aug 90 14:31:59 GMT
References: <140081@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
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In article <140081@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> shrenik@pyramis.Eng.Sun.COM (Shrenik Mehta) writes:
>	[Announcment of new book on Verilog Hardware Description Language]
>
>This is the first book about the Verilog Hardware Description Language
>which has become a standard for designing digital systems and VLSI devices.
>The book is primarily written for those who have prior knowledge of the
>Verilog HDL and want to learn more about designing complex devices and large
>systems.

Lemme see now, that's "Verilog Hardware Description Language" - by golly,
that's VHDL! I've been hearing all about that lately; something about
VHDL use mandated on government work or something. Geez, sounds great!

Seems like there is potential for confusing Verilog HDL with:

	VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)

where VHSIC stands for Very High Speed Integrated Circuit. _This_ VHDL was
designed by Intermetrics and is the one the government likes.

Of course, for all I know, Verilog HDL may in fact _be_ VHSIC HDL. The language
is (I believe) in the public domain, and Intermetrics licenses its VHDL
compiler to other companies; I think other companies have also written
VHDL compilers. Does anyone KNOW if Verilog HDL is VHSIC HDL?

This is not meant as a flame at Verilog (or anyone); I just wanted to 
head off some possible confusion.

-- Jerry Callen
   jcallen@encore.com

Claimer: I used to work at Intermetrics. Several Intermetricians have
		 written a book on VHSIC HDL; I don't recall the title offhand.