ECE 587 Advanced Computer Architecture I
An advanced course in computer system architecture and design. Key topics include advanced CPU implementation techniques including pipelining, dynamic instruction issue, superscalar architectures, and vector processing; high performance memory and IO systems design; an introduction to parallel computers; and a survey of current literature in computer architecture and of current advanced computer systems. Students will begin a project that will be completed in ECE 588/688. Also offered as ECE 687 and may be taken only once for credit.
Prerequisite
486/586.