CS211: Advanced Computer Architecture



Lecture Notes and Links to readings. Fall 2008 




Lecture Notes


The notes (of powerpoint files) posted here are a superset of the slides that are used in the lectures. Some of the slides posted here are not covered in the lecture -- they may either be slides giving more detail, or covering more topics which were left out in the lecture for brevity. When appropriate I have mapped the topics to the chapters in the textbook. I will also be placing several links to other sites -- you should make an effort to visit some of these sites.
Please let me know of errors and typos in the slides/notes.
Some of the lecture notes posted here were taken from Prof. Patterson's notes.

Course Introduction

Computer Organization Review

Pipeline Processors

Introduction to ILP Processors

Superscalar Processors

EPIC/VLIW Processors

More ILP and Midterm Summary

MIDTERM

Memory Design: Cache

Compiler Optimization and Structure of Compilers


Overview of Multiprocessors


Course Summary, and Embedded Systems and Reconfigurable Computing



Extra Notes and Papers:



Computer Architecture Useful Links


Simple Scalar Information

Useful links to Computer Architecture/systems groups:

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