>I won't ask the unreasonable question "What is the BEST book for learning
>VHDL" but I would appreciate some advise.  I used Verilog on my last
>project and it is clear that my new group will be using VHDL due to the
>simulator liscences we have.  I need a book that will help bring me up to
>speed on VHDL fairly quickly.  It should emphaisze coding for synthesis.
>We will be using Synopsys as the synthesizer and targeting FPGAs for the
>prototypes and eventually targeting ASIC technology.  Thanks in advance.

>I won't ask the unreasonable question "What is the BEST book for learning
>VHDL" but I would appreciate some advise.  I used Verilog on my last
>project and it is clear that my new group will be using VHDL due to the
>simulator liscences we have.  I need a book that will help bring me up to
>speed on VHDL fairly quickly.  It should emphaisze coding for synthesis.
>We will be using Synopsys as the synthesizer and targeting FPGAs for the
>prototypes and eventually targeting ASIC technology.  Thanks in advance.

>May I be so bold as to suggest my book. Amoung other things, it shows
>synthesizable models of VHDL and Verilog side-by side so should be ideal for
>your requirements. It is called:

>                    HDL Chip design
>A Practical Guide for Designing, Synthesizing and Simulating
>         ASICs and FPGAs using VHDL or Verilog

>see:
>http://fly.hiwaay.net/~asmith

>Doug Smith