This new release co-authored by INESC-ID researchers José Monteiro and  Arlindo Oliveira covers digital circuits, computer architecture and assembly programming.

The authors  addresses the concepts from logic gates to advanced computer architecture. It comes with a full spectrum of exercises and web-downloadable support materials, including assembler and simulator, which can be used in the context of different courses. The authors also make available a hardware description, which can be used in labs and assignments, for hands-on experimentation with an actual, simple processor. This unique compendium is a useful reference for undergraduates, graduates and professionals majoring in computer engineering, circuits and systems, software engineering, biomedical engineering and aerospace engineering.

It is published in Portuguese by IST Press and in English by World Scientific (also available at Amazon).