Hardware Description Language

Definition

A hardware description language (HDL) is a formal textual language used to describe the structure, behavior, and timing of digital hardware.

Application

HDLs such as Verilog and VHDL are used to specify, simulate, verify, and synthesize IC and FPGA logic before physical implementation.

Related concepts

• Verilog
• Logic Synthesis
• Register-Transfer Level

Evidence and further reading

• Evidence from technav.ieee.orghttps://technav.ieee.org/topic/hardware-design-languages/
• Evidence from standards.ieee.orghttps://standards.ieee.org/ieee/1076/12535/