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Chisel (programming language)
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<p>Chisel (an <a href="/facts/Acronym/nlHK7aRt">acronym</a> for Constructing Hardware in a Scala Embedded Language) is an open-source <a href="/facts/Hardware_description_language/g19KvKCu">hardware description language</a> (HDL) used to describe <a href="/facts/Digital_electronics/3kJcKbkw">digital electronics</a> and circuits at the <a href="/facts/Register-transfer_level/SDA3ET30">register-transfer level</a>. </p><p>Chisel is based on <a href="/facts/Scala_(programming_language)/ebL8o6AK">Scala</a> as a <a href="/facts/Domain-specific_language/n18H1foD">domain-specific language</a> (DSL). Chisel inherits the <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> and <a href="/facts/Functional_programming/cdxqPEIM">functional programming</a> aspects of Scala for describing digital hardware. Using Scala as a basis allows describing circuit generators. High quality, free access documentation exists in several languages. </p><p>Circuits described in Chisel can be converted to a description in <a href="/facts/Verilog/efVqbKXg">Verilog</a> for <a href="/facts/Logic_synthesis/w35wWFfK">synthesis</a> and <a href="/facts/Logic_simulation/er3WT9cg">simulation</a>. </p>