15-740: Computer Architecture, Spring 2017
Schedule subject to change.
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Lecture/Recitation |
Lecturer |
Reading |
Labs |
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| 1 |
Overview (pdf) |
beckmann |
Moore, H&P Ch. 1 |
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| 2 |
ISA/RISC v. CISC (pdf) |
beckmann |
Bhandarkar&Clarke 91, H&P Apps. A&K |
Asst 1 out |
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| 3 |
Memory/The Memory Hierarchy (pdf) |
beckmann |
Jouppi 90, H&P Ch. 2, App. B |
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| 4 |
Memory Hierarchy/Cache (cont) |
beckmann |
Stuecheli, et.al 10
H&P Ch. 2, App. B; CSG Ch. 5 |
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| 5 |
Intro to Parallel Architecture (pdf) |
beckmann |
Goldstein, et. al.
H&P Ch. 3.1 & 4.1 & 5.1, CSG Ch. 1 |
Asst 1 due 9am |
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| 6 |
Parallel Architecture (cont) |
beckmann |
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Asst 2 out
presentation topic due |
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| 7 |
Multicore (pdf) |
gibbons |
Olukotun, et al 96
H&P Ch. 5 |
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| 8 |
Cache Coherence (pdf) |
beckmann |
Martin, et al; 11 (review this)
Strenstrom; 90
CSG Ch. 5 |
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| 9 |
Cache Coherence (cont) & Project info |
beckmann |
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| 10 |
Synchronization (pdf) (ppt) |
beckmann |
mcs91, H&P Ch. 5.5, CSG Ch. 5 |
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| 11 |
Synchronization (cont) |
beckmann |
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| 12 |
Virtual Memory (pdf) |
beckmann |
Baumann 09
H&P Ch. 2.4 |
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| 13 |
Basic Pipelining (pdf) |
beckmann |
H&P 3.2-3.3, App. C |
Asst 2 due 9am |
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| 14 |
Intermediate pipelining: Super-scalar (prev slides) |
beckmann |
Smith&Sohi 95
H&P Ch 3.3-3.16 |
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| 13 |
Advanced pipelining: Out-of-order (pdf) |
beckmann |
(optional reading) MTZ'13 |
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| 16 |
Static Scheduling & VLIW (pdf) |
beckmann |
H&P Ch. 3.7 |
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| 17 |
Systolic Arrays & Software Pipelining (same slides as VLIW) |
beckmann |
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| 18 |
Vector/GPU (pdf) |
beckmann |
H&P Ch. 4.2-4.4 |
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| 19 |
Branch Prediction (pdf) |
beckmann |
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