In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors.
Computer Architecture
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Advanced Level
Approx. 50 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
4 hours to complete
Introduction, Instruction Set Architecture, and Microcode
This lecture will give you a broad overview of the course, as well as the description of architecture, micro-architecture and instruction set architectures.
4 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 106 min), 2 readings
8 videos
Course Overview4m
Motivation16m
Course Content9m
Architecture and Microarchitecture23m
Machine Models16m
ISA Characteristics25m
Recap1m
2 readings
Readings2h
Problem Set 1 & 1A
3 hours to complete
Pipelining Review
This lecture covers the basic concept of pipeline and two different types of hazards.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 102 min), 1 reading
1 reading
Readings1h 30m
3 hours to complete
Cache Review
This lecture covers control hazards and the motivation for caches.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 93 min), 1 reading
5 videos
Control Hazards, Branch24m
Control Hazards, Others7m
Memory Technologies22m
Motivation for Caches22m
1 reading
Readings1h
3 hours to complete
Superscalar 1
This lecture covers cache characteristics and basic superscalar architecture.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 68 min), 1 reading
5 videos
Cache Performance17m
Superscalar 16m
Basic Two-way In-order Superscalar4m
Fetch Logic and Alignment11m
1 reading
Readings1h 30m
2 hours to complete
Superscalar 2 & Exceptions
This lecture covers the common issues for superscalar architecture.
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 77 min), 1 reading
4 videos
Interrupts and Bypassing12m
Interrupts and Exceptions29m
Introduction to Out-of-Order Processors30m
1 reading
Readings45m
2 hours to complete
Superscalar 3
This lecture covers different kinds of architectures for out-of-order processors.
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 73 min), 2 readings
5 videos
I2O2 Processors19m
I2O1 Processors28m
IO3 Processors16m
IO2I Processors4m
2 readings
Problem Set 210m
Problem Set 1 Solutions10m
1 hour to complete
Superscalar 4
This lecture covers the common methods used to improve the performance of out-of-order processors including register renaming and memory disambiguation.
1 hour to complete
5 videos (Total 73 min)
5 videos
Register Renaming Introduction11m
Register Renaming with Pointers to IQ and ROB24m
Register Renaming with Values in IQ and ROB12m
Memory Disambiguation9m
2 hours to complete
VLIW 1
This lecture covers the basic concept of very long instruction word (VLIW) processors.
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 75 min), 3 readings
5 videos
Introduction to VLIW21m
VLIW Compiler Optimizations21m
Classic VLIW Challenges8m
Introduction to Predication9m
3 readings
Readings10m
Problem Set 310m
Problem Set 2 Solutions10m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
by IGOct 11, 2016
Excellent course! It was really nice to have a high-level course, and I feel like this course makes a great substitute for the Computer Architecture course offered in my university.
by RWSep 7, 2019
The way of Professor is teaching is fabulous !! Content of the course is amazing.\n\nHe has planned the course in such a way that new students can also understand the concepts.
by POMay 7, 2017
Quite intense but also quite rewarding. Dr. Wentzlaff's class are captivating and well prepared. The exames are a little bit exhausting, but effectively measure what was learned.
by RAApr 6, 2018
The course presents advanced material, not easily found elsewhere. Labs would have definitely facilitated the learning in this case and I hope they will be added in the future.
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