18-447 Introduction to Computer Architecture – Spring 2015

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====== 18-447 Introduction to Computer Architecture – Spring 2015 ======

Welcome to the wiki for 18-447, Introduction to Computer Architecture for Spring 2015!

=====Announcements=====

On Wednesday, everyone should attend the talk "Data Center Computers: Modern Challenges in CPU Design" ([[http://www.pdl.cmu.edu/SDI/2015/022515.html|Link]]) from 12pm to 1pm. The class will start after the talk.

=====Course Information=====

====Description====

Computer architecture is the science and art of selecting and interconnecting hardware components and designing the hardware/software interface to create a computer that meets functional, performance, energy consumption, cost, and other specific goals. This course introduces the basic hardware structure of a modern programmable computer, including the basic laws underlying performance evaluation. We will learn, for example, how to design the control and data path hardware for a ARM-like processor, how to make machine instructions execute simultaneously through pipelining and simple superscalar execution, and how to design fast memory and storage systems. The principles presented in the lecture are reinforced in the laboratory through the design and simulation of a register transfer level (RTL) implementation of a MIPS-like pipelined processor in Verilog. In addition, we will develop a cycle-accurate simulator of this processor in C, and we will use this simulator to explore processor design options.

  * **Prerequisites:** 18-240 and (15-213 or 18-243) and (18-320 or 18-340 or 18-341 or 18-348 or 18-349)

====Syllabus====
**Subject to change.**
  * {{:syllabus-18-447-mutlu-s15.pdf|Syllabus}}

====Meeting Times====

  * **Lecture**: Mon., Wed., & Fri. 12:30PM -- 2:20PM, Hammerschlag Hall 1107
  * **Recitation** 
    * Section A: Tue. 11:00AM -- 1:20PM, Hammerschlag Hall 1303
    * Section B: Thu. 1:30PM -- 4:20PM, Hammerschlag Hall 1303
    * Section C: Fri. 3:30PM -- 6:20PM, Hammerschlag Hall 1305

====Textbooks====

**There is no required textbook.** But we recommend several textbooks below which may be helpful supplements to the material covered in the lectures, labs, and homework assignments. You can place orders for these books at the CMU bookstore.
  * //Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface//, Fourth Edition by Patterson and Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann/Elsvier.
  * //HDL Compiler for Verilog Reference Manual// by Synopsys, Inc. /afs/ece/class/ece447/docs/synopsys/top.pdf.
  * //Introduction to Computing Systems: From Bits and Gates to C and Beyond//, Second Edition by Patt and Patel, McGraw-Hill.
  * //Computer Organization// by Hamacher, Vranesic, and Zaky, McGraw-Hill.
  * //Computer Architecture and Implementation// by Harvey Cragon, Cambridge University Press.
  * //Structured Computer Organization// by Andrew Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall.

=====Staff Information=====

====Contact====
  * **Mailing List**: <447-instructors@ece.cmu.edu> (sent to instructor and TAs)

^ ^ Name ^ E-mail ^ Office ^ Phone ^ Office Hours ^
| **Instructor** | [[http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~omutlu/|Onur Mutlu]] | <onur@cmu.edu> | CIC 4105| (412) 268-1186 | Wed. 2:30--3:30PM (or by appointment)|
| **Teaching Assistant (PhD)** | [[http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~rausavar/|Rachata Ausavarungnirun]] | <rachata@cmu.edu> | CIC 4th floor |  --  | Tue. 3--4PM |
| **Teaching Assistant (PhD)** | [[http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~kevincha/|Kevin Chang]] | <kevincha@cmu.edu> | CIC 4th floor |  --  | Mon. 3--4PM |
| **Teaching Assistant (IMB)** | Albert Cho | <aycho@andrew.cmu.edu> | HH Coves |  --  | Fri. 2:30--3:30PM |
| **Teaching Assistant (IMB)** | Jeremie Kim | <jeremiek@cmu.edu> | HH Coves |  --  | Wed. 3:30--4:30PM |
| **Teaching Assistant (IMB)** | Clement Loh | <changshl@andrew.cmu.edu> | HH Coves |  --  | Thu. 4:30--5:30PM |
| **Admin. Assistant** | [[http://www.ece.cmu.edu/directory/department/staff/C/Zara_Collier_9113.html|Zara Collier]] | <zcollier@ece.cmu.edu> | Hamerschlag Hall Course Hub | |  --  |
====Building Locations====
  * Hamerschlag Hall: [[http://goo.gl/maps/cfrIN|Google Maps]]
  * CIC (Collaborative Innovation Center): [[http://goo.gl/maps/o5Nbh|Google Maps]]
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