Design and understanding of the computer system as a whole unit. Performance Evaluation and its role in computer system design; Instruction Set Architecture design, Datapath design and optimizations ...

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Design and evaluation of modern uniprocessor computing systems. Evaluation methodology/metrics and caveats, instruction set design, advanced pipelining, instruction level ...

Despite continuous improvements and incremental upgrades with each new generation, processors haven't seen any industry-shifting advancements in a long time. The transition from vacuum tubes to ...

A microprocessor is the most vital component of a computer and performs the task of executing programmed instructions based on the commands given to it. Microprocessors originated from the necessity ...

Micron is challenging conventional computer architectures conceived decades ago with Automata, a highly parallel processor that can change its behavior to process the task at hand. The Automata ...

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 23, 2014) - Soft Machines Inc., a Silicon Valley-based semiconductor startup company, today announced the Soft Machines VISC™ architecture. The VISC architecture is ...

Armonk, NY and Tokyo, August 25, 2005 — IBM, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., (Sony and SCE together referred to as “Sony Group”) and Toshiba today ...

STMicroelectronics has released details of a new architecture which it says will be the backbone for new members of its Structured Processor Enhanced Architecture, or SPEAr, family of embedded ...