- Mano & Ciletti, Digital Design. The standard worldwide textbook. Clear and well-organized; the canonical introduction.
- Wakerly, Digital Design Principles & Practices. Modern, with strong HDL coverage and practical examples.
- Kohavi & Jha, Switching and Finite Automata Theory. Deep theoretical treatment, especially for FSM theory.
- Patterson & Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design. Bridges from the gates of this chapter to a working CPU; the natural follow-on.
- Harris & Harris, Digital Design and Computer Architecture. Modern, integrated, and reads beautifully.
- Espresso heuristic logic minimizer documentation. If you want to go deep into how synthesis tools think.
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