Processor Design 5Z032

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Processor Design5Z032
Henk Corporaal Eindhoven University of
Technology 2009
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Introduction

• Purpose of course
• learn how computers operate
• learn how to construct and build a computer
  system
• emphasis on processor design and implementation
• use of SystemC for implementation
• learn how to program a computer
• assembly level
• machine level
• learn design principles
• operating system introduction

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Material

• Book Computer Organization Design
• David A. Patterson and John L.
  Hennessy
• Morgan Kaufmann, 3rd ed. 2005 / 4th
  ed 2009
• Handouts
• Slides
• Introduction to Operating Systems
• Miscellaneous material
• Lab. material (SPIM assembler simulator)
• Look at the web site http//www.ics.ele.tue.nl/he
  co/courses/ProcDesign

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Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of digital techniques
• see appendix B
• C programming experience

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Examination

• Combination of
• exercises,
• report,
• and oral examination

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Topics of Discussion

• Computer system overview
• ISA instruction set architecture
• Computer arithmetic
• Measuring and comparing performance
• How to implement a processor / SystemC
• How to implement a fast processor
• Memory hierarchy and caching
• Interfacing
• OS
• Other computer architectures

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Preliminary Schedule (not for you)

• 1. April 2 Introduction
  1 - 1.7
• Performance metrics 2 -
  2.7
• Instruction set design 3 - 3.12
• 2. April 16 Computer Arithmetic
  4 - 4.8
• Processor Datapath and Control 5 - 5.8
• Single cycle and Multicycle datapath
• 3. April 28 Pipelining
  6 - 6.10
• (wednesday!!) mMIPS, SystemC
• 4. May 14 Memory hierarchy 7
  - 7.5
• Caches, Virtual memory
• 5. May 28 Buses and I/O 8
  - 8.5
• Other Architectures,
• 6. June 4 OS

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Lab. Exercises

• Writing MIPS assembly / machine code
• SPIM
• Working with mmMIPS in SystemC
• Enhancing mMIPS