Abbreviations
ALU
Arithmetic Logic Unit
FPU
Floating Point arithmetic Unit
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array
HDL
Hardware Description Language
ISA
Instruction Set Architecture
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MSB
Most Significant Bit
MHz
Mega Heartz
PC
Program Counter
PLD
Programmable Logic Device
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memmory
VLSI
Very Large Scale Integration
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