Section 1: Fundamentals -- Chapter 1Analog versus Digital -- Chapter 2 Atoms, Molecules, and Crystals -- Chapter 3Conductors, Insulators, and Other Stuff -- Chapter 4Semiconductors (Diodes and Transistors) -- Chapter 5Primitive Logic Functions -- Chapter 6Using Transistors to Build Logic Gates -- Chapter 7Alternative Numbering Systems -- Chapter 8Binary Arithmetic -- Chapter 9Boolean Algebra -- Chapter 10Karnaugh Maps -- Chapter 11Slightly More Complex Functions -- Chapter 12State Machines -- Chapter 13Analog-to-Digital and Vice Versa -- Section 2: Components and Processes -- Chapter 14Integrated Circuits (ICs -- Chapter 15Memory ICs -- Chapter 16Programmable ICs -- Chapter 17Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)<-- Chapter 18Circuit Boards -- Chapter 19Hybrids -- Chapter 20System-in-Package (Sip) and Friends -- Chapter 21Alternative and Future Technologies -- Section 3: Design Tools and Stuff -- Chapter 22General Concepts -- Chapter 23Design and Verification Tools --Appendix A Assertion-Level Logic -- Appendix B Positive Logic versus Negative Logic -- Appendix C Reed-Müller Logic --Appendix D Gray Codes -- Appendix E Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSRs) -- Appendix F Pass-Transistor Logic -- Appendix G More on Semiconductors -- Appendix H Rounding Algorithms 101 -- Appendix I Pass-Transistor Logic -- Appendix J An Interesting Conundrum -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary -- Index.