ECE369A

036602

Computer architecture is the science and art of selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create a computer that meets functional, performance and cost goals. This course qualitatively and quantitatively examines computer design trade-offs, teaches the fundamentals of computer architecture and organization, including CPU, memory, registers, arithmetic unit, control unit, and input/output components. Topics include reduced instruction set computer architectures (RISC), using the MIPS central processor as an example, interface between assembly and high level programming constructs and hardware, instruction and memory cache systems, performance evaluation, benchmarks, and use of the SPIM/WinDLX/Verilog Simulators for the MIPS architecture. ECE 369A serves students two ways. For those who will continue in computer architecture, it lays foundation of state-of-the-art techniques implemented in current and future high-performance computing platforms. For those students not continuing in computer architecture, it gives an overview of the kind of techniques used in today's microprocessors.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

016494