There are basically two ways to compute data. The first is with a DSP, a chip that performs very specialized functions on a limited set of data. These are very cheap, have amazing performance per ...

PROJECT: A quarter long project that entails designing a single cycle processor using mentor graphics tool and its evaluation using simple programs. Each week students submit progress on additions to ...

PREREQUISITES BY COURSES: COMP_ENG 361 or consent of the instructor. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC: Basic notions of computer architecture including programs, instruction sets, simple processor design and ...

[RetroBytes] nicely presents the curious history of the SPARC processor architecture. SPARC, short for Scalable Processor Architecture, defined some of the most commercially successful RISC ...

Examines the basic functional components of a computer system including the CPU, memory systems, and I/O systems. Each of these three areas will be developed in detail with a focus on the system ...

For Alder Lake, Intel is relying on what it says are two new groundbreaking x86 CPU microarchitectures — an Efficiency core and a Performance core — and it will use an intelligent scheduler to ...