Computer Hardware Description Languages and their Applications
W. M. vanCleemput · Design Automation Conference · 1979
Although design languages have been in existence since the early 1960's, only in the last few years has there been a concerted effort to bring them into the design process as a useful tool.The major applications of design languages are:1. Description of the behavior and/or structure of a system as a means for accurately communicating design details between designers and users.2. As the input to a system level simulator.3. As the input to a automatic hardware compiler.4. As the input to a formal verification system.Several attempts have been made to integrate hardware and software design. Examples are the LOGOS system [Ro76] developed at Case Western Reserve University and the SARA system developed at the University of California at Los Angeles [Es77].