In Praise of Digital Design
and Computer Architecture
Harris and Harris have taken the popular pedagogy from Computer
Organization and Design to the next level of refinement, showing in detail
how to build a MIPS microprocessor in both SystemVerilog and VHDL.
With the exciting opportunity that students have to run large digital designs
on modern FGPAs, the approach the authors take in this book is both
informative and enlightening.
David A. Patterson
University of California, Berkeley
Digital Design and Computer Architecture brings a fresh perspective to an
old discipline. Many textbooks tend to resemble overgrown shrubs, but
Harris and Harris have managed to prune away the deadwood while pre-
serving the fundamentals and presenting them in a contemporary context.
In doing so, they offer a text that will benefit students interested in design-
ing solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.
Jim Frenzel
University of Idaho
Harris and Harris have a pleasant and informative writing style. Their
treatment of the material is at a good level for introducing students to com-
puter engineering with plenty of helpful diagrams. Combinational circuits,
microarchitecture, and memory systems are handled particularly well.
James Pinter-Lucke
Claremont McKenna College
Harris and Harris have written a book that is very clear and easy to
understand. The exercises are well-designed and the real-world examples
are a nice touch. The lengthy and confusing explanati ons often found in
similar textbooks are not seen here. It’s obvious that the authors have
devoted a great deal of time and effort to create an accessible text. I
strongly recommend Digital Design and Computer Architecture.
Peiyi Zhao
Chapman University
