Digital Logic Design - Interview Essentials!

Hello Readers,
Due to the recent spate of Layoffs, a high amount of panic and interview preparation frenzy has seeped into the industry. This has triggered a significantly increased amount of emails we get everyday. These are mainly regarding pointers for interview preparation that i have compiled below. This compilation constitutes a list of Books and Links that will help you in kick starting your preparation.

Don't forget, this blog is also a treasure chest for information that you never thought you might find on the web.

Good luck with your preparations!!!

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Books:

• Fundamentals of Digital Logic and Microcomputer Design - by M. Rafiquzzaman
  This book is an essential reference that provides with the fundamental tools you need to design typical digital systems.
  
• Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design - by Nelson, Nagle, Carroll, Irwin
  If you want to understand the basics of the Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Desig.
  
• Verilog HDL (2nd Edition) - by Samir Palnitkar
  A jump starter. Learn basic digital design paradigms and the necessaryVerilog HDL constructs that would help build small digital circuits, using Verilog and run simulations.
  
• Verilog HDL Synthesis, A Practical Primer - by Jayaram Bhasker
  For teaching Verilog-based synthesis techniques, as it shows the reader not only what hardware results from various Verilog constructs, but how to tailor the Verilog to get the desired hardware.
  
• Circuit Design with VHDL - by Volnei A. Pedroni
  Teaches VHDL using system examples combined with programmable logic and supported by laboratory exercises. While other textbooks concentrate only on language features, Circuit Design with VHDL offers a fully integrated presentation of VHDL and design concepts by including a large number of complete design examples, illustrative circuit diagrams, a review of fundamental design concepts, fully explained solutions, and simulation results!

Links:

• VHDL Tutorial: Learn by Example -- by Weijun Zhan
• VHDL MINI-REFERENCE -- VHDL Language Reference Manual (VLRM)
• Digital Logic - Direct Links to Other Digital Pages
• Digital Logic Design Notes (PDF) - Notes And Reading Assignments
• Principles of Digital Logic Design - From Gates to Microprocessors with VHDL
• Advanced Digital Logic Design Notes - Mainly notes on Computer Organization
• VHDL Tutorial - Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language
• Digital Logic Design Manual Pages - A number of tools developed for the digital design class
• Digital Logic Design Lecture Notes - From Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts
• Digital Logic Design - Homework Questions - Mainly in PDF
• An Introductory VHDL Tutorial - An Introduction and Background, Structural Descriptions, Data Flow Descriptions, Behavioral Descriptions
• Digital Logic Lessons - some Digital Logic Lessons
• Digital Logic Design Study Guide - Computer Science Study Guid