Créditos
6
Tipos
Complementaria de especialidad (Computación de Altas Prestaciones)
Requisitos
Esta asignatura no tiene requisitos
, pero tiene capacidades previas
Departamento
AC
Profesorado
Responsable
- Roger Espasa Sans ( roger@ac.upc.edu )
Otros
- Leonidas Kosmidis ( lkosmidi@ac.upc.edu )
Horas semanales
Teoría
2
Problemas
0
Laboratorio
2
Aprendizaje dirigido
0
Aprendizaje autónomo
5.33
Competencias
High performance computing
Genéricas
Trabajo en equipo
Razonamiento
Básicas
Objetivos
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Comprender el funcionamiento e implementar en bloques un procesador segmentado
Competencias relacionadas: CG1, CEE4.1, CB6, CTR3, CTR6, -
To program skillfully in a hardware description language
Competencias relacionadas: CB6, CTR6, -
To understand the intricacies of advanced microprocessor structures such as the memory hierarchy, branch prediction, out-of-order execution and multithreading (among other).
Competencias relacionadas: CG1, CEE4.1, CB6, CTR6,
Contenidos
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Historical Perspective
Description of how processor design has evolved through the technology changes from mechanical devices to the current FinFET transistors. -
Technology-Aware Processor Design
Introduction to the quantification and evaluation of technology-related metrics such as area, power and timing. -
Processor Design Cycle and Fabrication
Description of the VLSI Design stages including an introduction to placement and routing techniques. -
Memory Hierarchy
Introduction to the efficient construction of on-chip memory structures. Design choices. Performance and power consumption. -
Modern Processor Architectures
Description and implementation of state-of-the-art processor architectures such as superscalar, multithreading or chip-multiprocessors
Actividades
Actividad Acto evaluativo
Metodología docente
The main concepts of processor architecture will be introduced in the lectures. In the interactive problem-solving classes the students will participate into applying the concepts learned into real world designs. Finally, the students will complete their learning experience with the lab sessions where they will put in practice the concepts learned in the lectures and applied in the problem-solving classes.Método de evaluación
The course has three marks:1) Lab sessions (Lab)
2) Presentation of a research topic (T)
The final mark will be computed as: 0,8 x Lab + 0,2 T
Bibliografía
Básico
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Superscalar microprocessor design
- Johnson, M,
Prentice Hall,
1991.
ISBN: 0138756341
https://discovery.upc.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001122519706711&context=L&vid=34CSUC_UPC:VU1&lang=ca -
CMOS VLSI design: a circuits and systems perspective
- Weste, N.H.E.; Harris, D.M,
Addison Wesley,
2011.
ISBN: 9780321547743
https://discovery.upc.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991003760429706711&context=L&vid=34CSUC_UPC:VU1&lang=ca -
Computer architecture: a quantitative approach
- Hennessy, J.L.; Patterson, D.A,
Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann,
2019.
ISBN: 9780128119051
https://discovery.upc.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004117509706711&context=L&vid=34CSUC_UPC:VU1&lang=ca -
High-performance embedded computing: applications in cyber-physical systems and mobile computing
- Wolf, M,
Elsevier,
2014.
ISBN: 9780124105119
https://discovery.upc.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004057199706711&context=L&vid=34CSUC_UPC:VU1&lang=ca