The Complexity of Simple Computer Architectures

1995
ISBN: 978-3-540-60580-5
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, Band 995, 273 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 446 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

This book presents a formal model for evaluating the cost effectiveness of computer architectures. The model can cope with a wide range of architectures, from CPU design to parallel supercomputers. To illustrate the formal procedure of trade-off analyses, several non-pipelined design alternatives for the well-known RISC architecture called DLX are analyzed quantitatively. It is formally proved that the interrupt mechanism proposed for the DLX architecture handles nested interrupts correctly.
In an appendix all programs to compute the cost and cycle time of the designs described are listed in C code. Running these simple C programs on a PC is sufficient to verify the results presented. The book addresses design professionals and students in computer architecture.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paul, Wolfgang J.

Müller, Silvia M.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Rechnerarchitektur
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Systemverwaltung & Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Zeichen- und Zahlendarstellungen
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Logik, formale Sprachen, Automaten
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Hochleistungsrechnen, Supercomputer
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Mikroprozessoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The formal architecture model.- Functional modules.- Hardwired control.- Design of a minimal CPU.- Design of the DLX machine.- Trade-off analyses.- Interrupt.- Microprogrammed control.- Further applications of the architecture model.