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Computer Architecture and Processor Design

This document provides an overview of the course "Computer Architecture and Processor Design" which covers fundamental techniques in computer design including RISC and CISC architectures, high performance computing, instruction sets, instruction scheduling, branch prediction, speculative execution, instruction level parallelism, pipelining, superscalar, VLIW, EPIC architectures, memory hierarchy design, cache fundamentals, processor timing issues, multiprocessors, storage systems, interconnection networks, and RISC processor design using HDL. The course references two textbooks on computer architecture and organization.

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Computer Architecture and Processor Design

This document provides an overview of the course "Computer Architecture and Processor Design" which covers fundamental techniques in computer design including RISC and CISC architectures, high performance computing, instruction sets, instruction scheduling, branch prediction, speculative execution, instruction level parallelism, pipelining, superscalar, VLIW, EPIC architectures, memory hierarchy design, cache fundamentals, processor timing issues, multiprocessors, storage systems, interconnection networks, and RISC processor design using HDL. The course references two textbooks on computer architecture and organization.

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VL711 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND PROCESSOR DESIGN

3-0-0-3

Fundamental Techniques of Computer Design – RISC and CISC Architectures –


Introduction to High Performance Computing – Design Options of Computer
Architecture – Instruction Sets – Principles and Examples – Instruction Scheduling –
Branch Prediction – Speculative and Out of Order Execution etc. – Instruction Level
Parallelism – Pipelining – Superscalar – VLIW– EPIC – Memory Hierarchy Design –
Cache Memory Fundamentals – Processor Timing Issues Multiprocessors – Storage
Systems – Interconnection of Networks and Clusters – RISC Processor Design with
HDL.

TEXT BOOKS / REFERENCES:


1. David A Patterson and John L Hennessy, “Computer Architecture: A Quantitative
Approach,” Third Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2004.
2. Hamacher, Vranesic and Zaky, “Computer Organization,” Fifth Edition, McGraw-
Hill, 2002.

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