Reports on related research and new developments in the field of Cellular Automata (CA). Ten chapters illustrate the matrix algebra tools that characterize both group and non-group CA and proposes a variety of applications to solve real life problems. Contributors examine CA applications in the fields of VLSI testing, synthesis of easily testable FSM and combinational logic circuit, error correcting code, data encryption, generation of hashing function, and design of pseudo-associative memory. Characterization of two-dimensional Cellular Automata is also covered. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
