Automatic synthesis of digital circuits from flow-charts

Recent trends in digital signal design aim at automating the process from designer goals down to circuit layout. The authors' work uses flow-charts, a well established language of the engineer, in order to communicate the wanted behaviou r to the computer system charged with the circuit synthesis and simulation. Translation to a format compatible with the industry standard CAD package HILO-3 is accomplished by an innovative circuit solution, related to Petri nets.<
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