Digital designs once built in custom silicon areincreasingly implemented in field programmable gatearrays (FPGAs), but effective FPGA system designrequires a strong understanding of VLSI issues andconstraints, as well as an understanding of newtechniques developed for FPGAs. Writing specificallyfor FPGA designers, Princeton Universitys Wayne Wolffirst introduces the essentials of VLSI: fabrication,circuits, interconnects, combinational and sequentiallogic design, system architectures, and more. The bookconcludes with a detailed look at large-scale systemsbuilt with FPGAs, including platform FPGAs andmulti-FPGA systems. Includes selected content fromWolfs widely-acclaimed book Modern VLSI Design.