Computer System Design: System-on-Chip - Hardcover

Flynn, Michael J.; Luk, Wayne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470643366 ISBN 13: 9780470643365

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

The next generation of computer system designers will be less concerned about details of processors and memories, and more concerned about the elements of a system tailored to particular applications. These designers will have a fundamental knowledge of processors and other elements in the system, but the success of their design will depend on the skills in making system-level tradeoffs that optimize the cost, performance and other attributes to meet application requirements. This book provides a new treatment of computer system design, particularly for System-on-Chip (SOC), which addresses the issues mentioned above. It begins with a global introduction, from the high-level view to the lowest common denominator (the chip itself), then moves on to the three main building blocks of an SOC (processor, memory, and interconnect). Next is an overview of what makes SOC unique (its customization ability and the applications that drive it). The final chapter presents future challenges for system design and SOC possibilities.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A hands-on primer that bridges the gap between computer system design and system-on-chip architecture

As computer systems continue to evolve, the next generation of designers will need to focus less on processors and memories and more on the elements of a system tailored to particular applications. They must understand how to make system-level tradeoffs that optimize cost, performance, and other attributes in order to meet application requirements. To address these needs, this text presents a new, hardware-oriented approach to computer system design, particularly for System-on-Chip (SOC).

Written by leading researchers in computer engineering, the book provides the fundamentals necessary to develop SOC solutions as well as analytical techniques that are relevant to a wide range of architectures and applications. Taking a high-level systems-centric view, it addresses issues that define the design space and describes in detail the three basic elements of SOC―processor, memory, and interconnect.

To broaden SOC applicability while reducing cost, one can adopt a common hardware platform that can be customized to improve efficiency for specific applications. This book covers different customization technologies for SOC, particularly those based on configurability; it also reveals when customizing is not advisable. Various applications that illustrate the opportunities and system-level trade-offs in SOC design are described, along with explanations of how some of the techniques described in earlier chapters can be applied. Finally, future challenges for system design and SOC possibilities are explored, including autonomous system on a chip and self-optimization and self-verification before and after design deployment.

Complete with problem sets at the end of each chapter as well as a companion website, Computer System Design: System-on-Chip is written for graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering, as well as for system design professionals, SOC engineers, and computer scientists.

About the Author

Michael J. Flynn, Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, is Chairman of the Board and Senior Advisor to Maxeler Technologies. Previously, he worked at IBM in the areas of computer organization and design. His best-known technical work includes the SIMD/MIMD classification of computer organization, and the first detailed discussion of superscalar design. Professor Flynn is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the ACM.

Wayne Luk is Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London, where he teaches computer architecture and custom computing. He leads the Computer Systems Section as well as the Custom Computing Research Group, which is currently focusing on theory and practice of reconfigurable systems and their design automation. He has worked with many companies including Altera, J.P. Morgan, Nokia, Sharp, Sony, and Xilinx. Professor Luk is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the BCS.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470643366
• ISBN 13: 9780470643365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360