We will discuss some of the constraints that limit the design and programmability of modern processors, and promising techniques to mitigate these constraints. As such, we will draw material from ...

I/O. Week 9: Technology forecasts, state-of-the-art in modern processor design and case studies. Week 10: Project Presentations. COMPUTER USAGE: As required for the course project and assignments.

Last time I talked about getting started with CPU design by looking at older designs before trying to tackle a more modern architecture. In particular, I recommended Caxton Foster’s Blue ...