Comments on Vahid's "Digital Design" textbook
 
 From teachers:

   "The students enjoy this textbook. I almost feel it is self-teaching
    for the students. The book has freed me up to do much more interesting
    and practical things during lecture time than was possible before." 
       Shannon Tauro -- Instructor, School of Computer Science, 
       Univ. of California, Irvine


   "One of the most lively and original logic designs texts I've seen
    in many years! The author speaks the student's language and does
    a great job sparking the reader's interest. The text has well chosen 
    simple examples, and far more fully-worked examples than most texts. 
    While most new texts claim a "modern" viewpoint, Vahid is one 
    of the few I've seen that really comes across as modern, with increased
    emphasis on higher-level design. Most courses should have little 
    difficulty in switching to Vahid as their text. I think the book will 
    have considerable success in exciting the student's interest in the field."
      John P. Hayes -- Professor, EECS, Univ. of Michigan  


   "This text takes a fresh approach to teaching Digital Design, leading the
    student quickly into the process of designing logic circuits before
    diving into the details of Boolean algebra and optimization.  There are
    many good examples that motivate the concepts, and I especially like the
    designer profiles which show how the sometimes abstract
    concepts from class are being applied to solve important practical
    problems.  Although the underlying concepts in Digital Logic Design have
    not changed for many years, the way we think about and do design has
    evolved, and this new book reflects these changes."
       Carl Ebeling, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and
       Engineering, University of Washington.

   "I'm exceptionally happy with the text. The students had overwhelmingly
    positive reviews of the text. I believe the book had a significant impact 
    on their time.  Student's found Vahid to be far more approachable, 
    reported that it required less 'rereading', and had fewer concerns which 
    made it into the class or office hours. The text is entirely congruent 
    with my existing materials, labs, and pedagogy and was an unabashed 
    success. I expect that I will continue to use this text for some time."
       A professor at a major southeastern university. 


   "This is an excellent textbook for Digital Design that provides a
    up-to-date view of digital design that is quite refreshing. The author
    is able to engage students and present the material in a clear
    understandable manner that students really appreciate. I particularly
    like the Product Profiles and real world examples, as they are extremely
    helpful in motivating students. Students really enjoy learning how real
    products work and are truly motivated when they understand how the
    material discussed in lecture applies to real world designs. I typically
    get the best student interaction and feedback when discussing these real
    world designs."
       Roman Lysecky, Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, University of 
       Arizona, Tucson.
 

    "The students actually read it outside of class to gain knowledge.
    Boggles the mind, truly."
       Greg Link, Assistant Professor, York College of Pennsylvania 




 From industry: 

   "This book does a great job balancing the description of practical
    digital design with underlying theory, and the book's modern systems
    perspective enables realistic designs. The FPGA technology coverage
    allows one to get started with digital design directly."
       Kees Vissers -- Principal Engineer, Xilinx. 


   "The book is comprehensive and up-to-date, with clear explanations and
    useful analogies that help tremendously in understanding and
    remembering. Depth and scope are just right. I wish the digital
    design book I used in school had such great detail. I will recomend
    to anyone wanting to be a digital designer to read this book -- at
    the very least to read it before a job interview."
       Jenny Gong, Ph.D. -- Senior Staff Engineer/Manager, Qualcomm.


   "Unlike many technical textbooks that are dry and impersonal, this text
    literally comes to life. It is full of interesting real life examples, with
    these examples forming the seed around which concepts and explanations are
    introduced. Descriptions and explanations are clear, and the progression
    flows naturally from one topic to the next. Trends, perspective and insight
    are added, which allow the reader to get not only an idea of what is
    currently the state of the art, but also a hint on where things may develop
    in the future. When given a copy to look at, I was captivated, and
    actually ended up reading it from cover to cover. I believe that this text
    will have a significant impact on how the material is taught, and appeal to
    students as much as educators."
      Brian Alleyne, Ph.D. -- Manager, Cisco Systems



 From Students:
   "I liked the book Digital Design by Frank Vahid. It really helped me
    understand what I did not catch in class."

   "I think the book is a much better book to read and understand."
    (Compared to one of the market-leading books)



On the VHDL and Verilog books:

   "Your HDL books (Verilog and VHDL) are the best I have ever seen --
    short and to the point, and based on design." 
       -- Prof. Daniel Gajski, Director, Center for Embedded Computer 
          Systems, Univ. of California, Irvine