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Digital Design and Computer Architecture, 2nd Edition

by David Harris, Sarah Harris

August 2012

Intermediate to advanced

712 pages

19h 33m

English

Morgan Kaufmann

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FeaturesOnline SupplementsHow to Use the Software Tools in A CourseLabsBugsAcknowledgments
1.1 The Game Plan1.2 The Art of Managing Complexity1.3 The Digital Abstraction1.4 Number Systems1.5 Logic Gates1.6 Beneath the Digital Abstraction1.7 CMOS Transistors*1.8 Power Consumption*1.9 Summary and a Look Ahead
2.1 Introduction2.2 Boolean Equations2.3 Boolean Algebra2.4 From Logic to Gates2.5 Multilevel Combinational Logic2.6 X’s and Z’s, Oh My2.7 Karnaugh Maps2.8 Combinational Building Blocks2.9 Timing2.10 Summary

3.1 Introduction3.2 Latches and Flip-Flops3.3 Synchronous Logic Design3.4 Finite State Machines3.5 Timing of Sequential Logic3.6 Parallelism3.7 Summary
4.1 Introduction4.2 Combinational Logic4.3 Structural Modeling4.4 Sequential Logic4.5 More Combinational Logic
4.7 Data Types*4.8 Parameterized Modules*4.9 Testbenches4.10 Summary
5.1 Introduction5.2 Arithmetic Circuits5.3 Number Systems5.4 Sequential Building Blocks5.5 Memory Arrays5.6 Logic Arrays5.7 Summary
6.1 Introduction6.2 Assembly Language6.3 Machine Language6.4 Programming6.5 Addressing Modes6.6 Lights, Camera, Action: Compiling, Assembling, and Loading6.7 Odds and Ends*6.8 Real-World Perspective: x86 Architecture*6.9 Summary
7.1 Introduction7.2 Performance Analysis7.3 Single-Cycle Processor7.4 Multicycle Processor7.5 Pipelined Processor
7.7 Exceptions*7.8 Advanced Microarchitecture*7.9 Real-World Perspective: x86 Microarchitecture*7.10 Summary
8.1 Introduction8.2 Memory System Performance Analysis8.3 Caches8.4 Virtual Memory8.5 I/O Introduction8.6 Embedded I/O Systems
8.8 Real-World Perspective: x86 Memory and I/O Systems*8.9 SummaryEpilogue
A.1 IntroductionA.2 74xx LogicA.3 Programmable LogicA.4 Application-Specific Integrated CircuitsA.5 Data sheetsA.6 Logic FamiliesA.7 Packaging and AssemblyA.8 Transmission LinesA.9 Economics
C.1 IntroductionSummaryC.2 Welcome to CSummaryC.3 CompilationSummaryC.4 VariablesSummaryC.5 OperatorsC.6 Function CallsC.7 Control-Flow StatementsSummaryC.8 More Data TypesSummaryC.9 Standard LibrariesC.10 Compiler and Command Line OptionsC.11 Common Mistakes

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7 MicroarchitectureWith contributions from Matthew Watkins

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Performance Analysis

7.3 Single-Cycle Processor

7.4 Multicycle Processor

7.5 Pipelined Processor

7.6 HDL Representation*

7.7 Exceptions*

7.8 Advanced Microarchitecture*

7.9 Real-World Perspective: x86 Microarchitecture*

7.10 Summary

Exercises

Interview Questions

7.1 Introduction

In this chapter, you will learn how to piece together a MIPS microprocessor. Indeed, you will puzzle out three different versions, each with different trade-offs between performance, cost, and complexity.

To the uninitiated, building a microprocessor may seem like black magic. But ...