Digital Computer Design - sinanyil81.github.io · • Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Sarah Harris,David Harris • I will use ARM edition of this book. But you can get

Introduction

DigitalComputerDesign

Background

• Microprocessorshaverevolutionizedourworld– Cellphones,Internet,rapidadvancesinmedicine,etc.

•  Thesemiconductorindustryhasgrownfrom$21billionin1985to$306billionin2013

WhyYouNeed?

•  Youarecomputerengineers– Buildhardware/softwaresystems

•  Systemperformanceisimportant•  Designingefficientsystems– Howthemachineworks!– Hardware-softwareinteraction

•  Assessing/evaluating/improvingtheperformanceofsystems– Fundamentalhardwareknowledge

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PurposeofThisCourse

•  Understandwhat’sunderthehoodofacomputer

•  Learntheprinciplesofdigitaldesign•  Learntosystematicallydebugincreasinglycomplexdesigns

•  Designandbuildamicroprocessor

TheGamePlan

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device drivers

instructionsregisters

datapathscontrollers

addersmemories

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amplifiersfilters

transistorsdiodes

electrons

TopicsWeWillCover

•  SequentialLogicDesign– Flip-flops,FiniteStateMachines,…

•  DigitalBuildingBlocks– ArithmeticLogicUnit,CountersandRegisters,Memory

•  Architecture– AssemblyLanguage,ARMArchitecture

• Microarchitecture– Single-CycleProcessor,Multi-CycleProcessor

•  LABS:– HardwareDescriptionLanguages(HDL)

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Intheend…•  Youwilldesignandimplementyourownmicroprocessor.

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TeachingTeam•  Instructor

•  ResearchAssistants

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Dr.BirolÇiloğlugil OkanBursa

Dr.KasımSinanYıldırı[email protected]@gmail.com

[email protected] [email protected]

TextBook

•  DigitalDesignandComputerArchitecture,SarahHarris,DavidHarris

•  IwilluseARMeditionofthisbook.Butyoucangetanyeditions.

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Grading

•  40%Midterm+10%Labs+%50Final•  Attendancetolabsismandatory– forallstudentstakingthecourseforthefirsttime– forallstudentsfailedwithagradeFF

• Weareplanningtohave6+labs– Youshouldattendtoalllabs– Absencewithoutanyacceptablereasonmayresultinyoufailingthecourse.

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