Computer Architecture. 3 credits

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Introduces the concepts of a processor microarchitecture, from a pipelined processing unit, through a superscalar, to a multicore multithreaded computing system. Topics include instruction set architecture, single cycle processor, MIPS pipeline processor, precise state, parallel processing, superscalars, memory and cache organization, branch prediction, multicore processors, memory consistency, multi- and many-core cache coherence, and heterogeneous computing. Offered by Electrical & Comp. Engineering . May not be repeated for credit.