CSE471: Computer Design and Organization

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CPU instruction addressing models, CPU structure and functions, computer arithmetic and logic unit, register transfer level design, hardware and microprogram control, memory hierarchy design and organization, I/O and system components interconnection. Laboratory project involves design and simulation of an instruction set processor.

CSE 370; CSE 378.

J.Hennessy and D.Patterson "Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface", 4th ed. Morgan-Kaufman, 2007

Teach the design and architecture of major components of the structure of the central processing unit and memory hierarchy of modern microprocessor systems. Use a cycle by cycle simulator to illustrate logic complexities.

Pipelining Branch prediction Exceptions Examples of CPU's in modern microprocessors Exploiting Instruction Level Parallelism Scoreboard and Tomasulo's algorithm Superscalars Caches and cache assists Hardware assists for paging systems TLB's Symmetric MultiProcessors Cache coherence Synchronization

2 lectures a week (1:20mns each)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern computer engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data

(c) an ability to design a computing system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability

(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve computer engineering problems

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