Python Hardware Design Language : a Python Hardware Design framework

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (p. 87).is thesis presents PHDL, a new hardware design language (HDL). In PHDL digital hardware components can vary in input/output widths, target platform, and have optional inputs and outputs. PHDL enables developers to write software to make intelligent compile time decisions far beyond the capabilities of current HDLs. e approach taken is to build PHDL on the Python scripting language and to build a component library suciently large to design a microprocessor. As an example a microprocessor is designed in PHDL to show the practicality of the language. e example shows that on average designs can be written with less complexity than a corresponding Verilog implementation, while achieving better portability and platform specific optimizations.by Ali Mashtizadeh.M.Eng