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6 HCT::lang::hdl::vhdl - Class of VHDL language.
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9 VHDL (VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuits) hardware description
10 language) is commonly used as a design-entry language for field-
11 programmable gate arrays and application-specific integrated circuits
12 in electronic design automation of digital circuits.
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15 VHDL is a fairly general-purpose language, and it doesn't require a
16 simulator on which to run the code. There are a lot of VHDL compilers,
17 which build executable binaries. It can read and write files on the
18 host computer, so a VHDL program can be written that generates another
19 VHDL program to be incorporated in the design being developed. Because
20 of this general-purpose nature, it is possible to use VHDL to write a
21 testbench that verifies the functionality of the design using files on
22 the host computer to define stimuli, interacts with the user, and
23 compares results with those expected. VHDL is a strongly typed
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