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> I try to become conversance with VHDL, especially
> the structure architecture.
> I have the following question:
>   How can you define a multi-dimensional array of
>   components ? (for creating a design hierarchy with components)
> 
>   e.g. 
> 
>        Structural description of Counter is
> 
>            Component And2 
> 	      port(I1, I2: in BIT;
> 	           O1:     out BIT)
>             end Component;
> 
>         begin
> 	   -- array of instances of component And2 
> 	   ????
> 	   ????
> 	   -- e.g. :array with width=10 of instances 
> 	            refering to component And2
> 
> 	end Structure;
> 
> Is it possible in building Cell descriptions?

Have you tried the generate statement with a "for" iteration scheme?

E.g.,
	
	for i in 1 to 10 generate
	    C: And2 (I1 => p1(i), I2 => p2(i), O1 => p3(i));
	end generate;

Is that the type of thing you're trying to do?
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