High-Performance Computer Architecture (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical & Computer Engineering) - Hardcover

Stone, Harold Samuel

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9780201513776: High-Performance Computer Architecture (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0201513773 ISBN 13: 9780201513776
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1990

Synopsis

This update of the popular book on computer architecture presents design ideas embodied in many high-performance machines and stresses techniques for evaluating them. Stone develops a proper understanding of the design process by treating the various trade-offs that exist in designing choices, and shows how good designs make efficient use of technology. This new edition details the latest developments with high-performance machines; including enhanced descriptions of RISC processors. The material on Cache Memory Analysis has been expanded and additional memory models and techniques for doing Cache design have also been included.

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This update of the popular book on computer architecture presents design ideas embodied in many high-performance machines and stresses techniques for evaluating them. Stone develops a proper understanding of the design process by treating the various trade-offs that exist in designing choices, and shows how good designs make efficient use of technology.

Features
  • Teaches techniques for the design and analysis of high-performance machines
  • Develops students' intuition for design by treating various tradeoffs that exist in design choices
  • Discusses many important topics: RISC architectures, interconnection meshes, Cache coherent and multiprocessors, and Cache Memory.
  • Includes enhanced descriptions of RISC Processors
  • Expands material on Cache Memory Analysis
  • Current technology in RISC with a focused look on super scalar
  • Additional memory models and techniques for doing Cache design
  • New porposals for coherent memory systems in System C parallel processors
  • Both design and thought problems and problems with limiting parameters are provided


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Publisher
Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0201513773
ISBN 13 
9780201513776
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
459
Rating
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9780201168020: High-Performance Computer Architecture (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical & Computer Engineering)

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ISBN 10:  0201168022 ISBN 13:  9780201168020
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Edit, 1987
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