Sudeep Pasricha

Assistant Professor

ECE452 - Computer Organization and Architecture Spring 2012

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Lecture Slides

Note: These slides are not the final versions, and may be updated before class.

1. Introduction: Computer Abstractions, Performance, Power, and Technology 
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
2. MIPS Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Introduction to Compiling C and Interpreting Java [pdf]
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
3. Computer Arithmetic
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Appendix C: Basics of ALU Design [pdf]
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
4. Processor Internals: Introduction to Pipelining
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Using Verilog to describe a MIPS pipeline model [pdf]
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
5. Memory Hierarchy: Caches, Buffers, and Main Memory
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Implementing Cache Controller in Verilog [pdf]
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
6. Storage and Other IO Topics
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Overview of Networks [pdf]
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
7. Multicores, Multiprocessors, and Clusters
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • Historical Perspectives and Further Reading (P&H) [pdf]
     • Evolution of GPUs (P&H) [pdf]
8. Interconnection Networks
   • Lectures: [ppt]
   • Reading:
     • S. Pasricha, N. Dutt. “On-Chip Communication Architectures”, Morgan Kauffman, 2008
     • W. J. Dally, B. Towles, "Principles and Practices of Interconnection Networks", Morgan Kaufmann, 2004
9. Game Console Architectures
   • Lectures: [ppt]