The course material is divided into five modules, each covering a set of related topics. This section contains the lecture notes for the course.
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(A): Session taught by Professor Arvind
(J): Session taught by Dr. Joel Emer
| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| Module 1 | |
| L1 | History of Calculation and Computer Architecture (A) (PDF) |
| L2 | Influence of Technology and Software on Instruction Sets: Up to the dawn of IBM 360 (A) (PDF) |
| L3 | Complex Instruction Set Evolution in the Sixties: Stack and GPR Architectures (A) (PDF) |
| L4 | Microprogramming (A) (PDF) |
| L5 | Simple Instruction Pipelining (A) (PDF) |
| L6 | Pipeline Hazards (A) ( PDF) |
| Module 2 | |
| L7 | Multilevel Memories - Technology (J) (PDF) |
| L8 | Cache (Memory) Performance Optimization (J) (PDF) |
| L9 | Virtual Memory Basics (J) (PDF) |
| L10 | Virtual Memory: Part Deux (A) (PDF) |
| Module 3 | |
| L11 | Complex Pipelining (A) (PDF) |
| L12 | Out of Order Execution and Register Renaming (A) (PDF) |
| L13 | Branch Prediction and Speculative Execution (A) (PDF) |
| L14 | Advanced Superscalar Architectures (J) (PDF) |
| L15 | Microprocessor Evolution: 4004 to Pentium 4 (J) (PDF) |
| Module 4 | |
| L16 | Synchronization and Sequential Consistency (A) (PDF) |
| L17 | Cache Coherence (A) (PDF) |
| L18 | Cache Coherence (Implementation) (A) (PDF) |
| L19 | Snoopy Protocols (A) (PDF) |
| L20 | Relaxed Memory Models (A) (PDF) |
| Module 5 | |
| L21 | VLIW/EPIC: Statically Scheduled ILP (J) (PDF) |
| L22 | Vector Computers (J) (PDF) |
| L23 | Multithreaded Processors (J) (PDF) |
| L24 | Reliable Architectures (J) (PDF) |
| L25 | Virtual Machines (J) (PDF) |