Design of Computers

ECE *438 (3)

Computer architecture; design and implementation at HDL level; ALU, exception handling and interrupts; addressing; memory; speed issues; pipelining; microprogramming; introduction to distributed and parallel processing; buses; bus protocols and bus masters. CAD project to include written and oral presentations.

Prerequisite: 337 and 338 and 344L



Prerequisites / Corequisites

Introduction to Computer Architecture and Organization - ECE **337


Intermediate Logic Design - ECE **338


Microprocessors - ECE **344L



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