Computer Architecture Prof' Steven S' Lumetta lumettauiuc'edu

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Computer ArchitectureProf. Steven S.
Lumettalumetta_at_uiuc.edu
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Hybrid Architecture Prototype Platform (John Kelm)

• based on Xilinx XUP with V2Pro FPGA
• consistent hardware interface for accelerators
• accelerators exist behind protection boundaries
• accelerators have embedded local memories,
  interconnects and protection mechanisms
• accelerators accessed through library-like
  interface

Accelerator Framework
Accelerator Memory
Accelerators
Control Logic
System Memory
Kernel Space

Library API
User Space
Applications
CPU
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Data Scale Applications and Architecture(Aqeel
Mahesri)

• data scale applications
• large parallelism
• exponentially growing data setsand throughput
  demand
• growing importance for high performance
  architecture
• example data scale applications
• graphics rendering
• physics simulation
• financial analytics
• data scale architecture
• massively parallel
• optimized for data scaleworkloads

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ReStore Evaluation (Nick Wang)Tradeoff
Latch/SRAM Coverage vs Error Coverage
With 30 of state protected,MTTF improves from
3x to 20x over baseline.
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Selected Electives - Computer Architecture

• ECE 391 Computer Systems Engineering. Covers
  the interactions between hardware and software
  and the design of system software.
• ECE 412 Microcomputer Lab. Integrates topics
  from core courses. Extensive microprogramming,
  hardware design and debugging, interfacing
  experience.
• ECE 425 Introduction to VLSI System Design.
  Interactive graphics design of MOS VLSI circuit
  layouts. Electronics background unnecessary.
• ECE 462 Logic Design. Advanced techniques for
  design of combinational and sequential logic
  circuits.
• ECE 482 Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design.
  Emphasizes MOS LSI. Complements ECE 325.
• CS 426 Compiler Construction. Describes the
  design and implementation of modern compilers.