一、課程說明 (Course Description)
<br>This course discusses advanced techniques used in the design of modern 
<br>processors. Architectural features of modern microprocessors, including advanced 
<br>pipeline designs, instruction level parallelism (ILP), various branch prediction 
<br>techniques, cache memory, and virtual memory subsystem will be studied. In 
<br>addition, superscalar design, Tomasulo Algorithm with re-order buffer, VLIW 
<br>processors, code optimization for such systems will be also discussed. The course 
<br>will mainly cover the first three chapters of the textbook, while the remaining three 
<br>chapters will be discussed in another course in next semester. Quantitative 
<br>evaluation of architectural features is emphasized throughout the course. 
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<br>二、指定用書 (Text Books)
<br>J. L. Hennessy and D. A. Patterson, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative 
<br>Approach, 5th Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA
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<br>三、參考書籍 (References)
<br>  1. Hennesey and Patterson, "Computer organization and design"
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<br>四、教學方式 (Teaching Method)
<br>  - Lecture
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<br>五、教學進度 (Syllabus)
<br>  1. Fundamentals of quantitative design and analysis 
<br>  2. Memory hierarchy design 
<br>  3. Instruction-level parallelism and its exploitation
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<br>六、成績考核 (Evaluation)
<br>  - Homework 35%
<br>  - Midterm exam 25%
<br>  - Projects 40% 
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<br>七、可連結之網頁位址
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