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Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware / Software Introduction is a contemporary approach to embedded systems, attempting to integrate the concepts of software and hardware design. Summary Of The Book Embedded systems have become commonplace in the modern world today; they are present in practically all electronic consumer goods, from cars to mobile phones to homes to hospitals. Given their relevance in the present day world, there is a necessity to understand them from the point of view of sophisticated tools and hardware-software tradeoffs. Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware / Software Introduction talks about how to build a hardware/software system which meets requirements, while minimizing costs. The book also speaks of different microprocessors and their common features, saying that a high-level programming language can easily generate hardware. Another concept that is completely new is the presentation of methods to derive hardware implementations of sequential programs. The book then touches upon the software aspect, talking about general-purpose processors and their various components like chips, integrated circuits and buses. Finally, control systems, memory details and advanced computation models are discussed. Some important features of Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware / Software Introduction are that there are simple examples to illustrate the balance between hardware and software, one of them being a digital camera, which makes it easy to understand. The book also focuses on interfacing and design technology, ensuring that readers are given sufficient material to understand the subject. There is a complete appendix for the online resources as well. Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware / Software Introduction is an ideal book for those students who are pursuing courses in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Even for other fields of engineering that touch upon the basics of embedded system design, this book is a helpful guide. About The Authors Frank Vahid is a professor and author. Other books by Frank Vahid include Verilog for Digital Design, Digital System Design and Programming Embedded Systems: An Introduction to Time-Oriented Programming. Frank Vahid is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, in the College of Engineering, University of California. He has conducted research on warp processing and eBlocks, and is presently researching assistive monitoring and digital mockups. Tony Givargis is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the University of California, Irvine. Tony Givargis teaches Embedded Systems, with emphasis laid on both system and embedded software. He is presently the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the School of Information and Computer Sciences.