VHDL | GPTKB v2

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
VHDL canonical	6
VHSIC Hardware Description Language	2
IEEE 1076	1
VHDL programming language	1
VHDL-1987	1
VHDL-1993	1
VHDL-2002	1
VHDL-2008	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: VHDL
Context triple: [CPLD, configuredBy, VHDL]

A. FPGA
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a reconfigurable integrated circuit that can be programmed after manufacturing to implement custom digital logic functions and hardware designs.
B. Quartus design software
Quartus design software is Altera’s integrated development environment used for designing, simulating, and implementing FPGA and CPLD digital logic circuits.
C. MAX+PLUS II
MAX+PLUS II is a legacy computer-aided design software suite from Altera used for developing, simulating, and programming programmable logic devices such as FPGAs and CPLDs.
D. CPLDs
CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices) are reconfigurable digital integrated circuits used to implement custom logic functions in hardware, often for control, glue logic, and interface applications.
E. Altera
Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: VHDL
Target entity description: VHDL is a hardware description language used to model, simulate, and implement digital electronic systems such as FPGAs and CPLDs.

A. FPGA
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a reconfigurable integrated circuit that can be programmed after manufacturing to implement custom digital logic functions and hardware designs.
B. Quartus design software
Quartus design software is Altera’s integrated development environment used for designing, simulating, and implementing FPGA and CPLD digital logic circuits.
C. MAX+PLUS II
MAX+PLUS II is a legacy computer-aided design software suite from Altera used for developing, simulating, and programming programmable logic devices such as FPGAs and CPLDs.
D. CPLDs
CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices) are reconfigurable digital integrated circuits used to implement custom logic functions in hardware, often for control, glue logic, and interface applications.
E. Altera
Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hardware description language ⓘ programming language ⓘ
acronymFor	VHSIC Hardware Description Language ⓘ linked to: VHDL
competesWith	SystemVerilog ⓘ Verilog ⓘ
designedFor	Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) program ⓘ
domain	digital circuit design ⓘ electronic design automation ⓘ
firstStandardizedIn	1987 ⓘ
fullName	VHSIC Hardware Description Language ⓘ linked to: VHDL
hasFeature	architectures ⓘ attributes ⓘ configurations ⓘ delta cycles in simulation ⓘ entities ⓘ enumerated types ⓘ generics ⓘ libraries ⓘ overloading ⓘ packages ⓘ processes ⓘ records ⓘ resolved signals ⓘ signals ⓘ
hasStandard	IEEE 1076 ⓘ linked to: VHDL
hasVersion	VHDL-1987 ⓘ linked to: VHDL VHDL-1993 ⓘ linked to: VHDL VHDL-2002 ⓘ linked to: VHDL VHDL-2008 ⓘ linked to: VHDL
paradigm	concurrent language ⓘ strongly typed language ⓘ
standardizedBy	IEEE ⓘ linked to: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
supports	behavioral modeling ⓘ bit-accurate modeling ⓘ concurrent execution ⓘ dataflow modeling ⓘ mixed-level modeling ⓘ sequential execution ⓘ simulation ⓘ structural modeling ⓘ synthesis ⓘ testbench creation ⓘ timing specification ⓘ user-defined types ⓘ
typeSystem	strong static typing ⓘ
usedFor	ASIC design ⓘ CPLD design ⓘ FPGA design ⓘ implementing digital electronic systems ⓘ modeling digital electronic systems ⓘ simulating digital electronic systems ⓘ
usedIn	CPLD toolchains ⓘ FPGA toolchains ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CPLD → configuredBy → VHDL ⓘ

subject linked to: CPLDs

VLSI technology → usesLanguage → VHDL ⓘ

FPGA → uses → VHDL ⓘ

MAX+PLUS II → supportsLanguage → VHDL ⓘ

Cyclone → supports → VHDL ⓘ

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 → standardizes → VHDL programming language ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → fullName → VHSIC Hardware Description Language ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → acronymFor → VHSIC Hardware Description Language ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → hasStandard → IEEE 1076 ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → hasVersion → VHDL-1987 ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → hasVersion → VHDL-1993 ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → hasVersion → VHDL-2002 ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

VHDL → hasVersion → VHDL-2008 ⓘ

linked to: VHDL

Verilog → competesWith → VHDL ⓘ

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (53)

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Referenced by (14)

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