Computer Architecture

• Week 1 - Introduction, Instruction Set Architecture, and Microcode
  This lecture will give you a broad overview of the course, as well as the description of architecture, micro-architecture and instruction set architectures.
• Week 1 - Pipelining Review
  This lecture covers the basic concept of pipeline and two different types of hazards.
• Week 2 - Cache Review
  This lecture covers control hazards and the motivation for caches.
• Week 2 - Superscalar 1
  This lecture covers cache characteristics and basic superscalar architecture.
• Week 3 - Superscalar 2 & Exceptions
  This lecture covers the common issues for superscalar architecture.
• Week 3 - Superscalar 3
  This lecture covers different kinds of architectures for out-of-order processors.
• Week 4 - Superscalar 4
  This lecture covers the common methods used to improve the performance of out-of-order processors including register renaming and memory disambiguation.
• Week 4 - VLIW 1
  This lecture covers the basic concept of very long instruction word (VLIW) processors.
• Week 5 - VLIW2
  This lecture covers the common methods used to improve VLIW performance.
• Week 5 - Branch Prediction
  This lecture covers the motivation and implementation of branch predictors.
• Week 6 - Advanced Caches 1
  This lecture covers the advanced mechanisms used to improve cache performance.
• Week 6 - Advanced Caches 2
  This lecture covers more advanced mechanisms used to improve cache performance.
• Week 7 - Memory Protection
  This lecture covers memory management and protection.
• Week 7 - Vector Processors and GPUs
  This lecture covers the vector processor and optimizations for vector processors.
• Week 8 - Multithreading
  This lecture covers different types of multithreading.
• Week 8 - Parallel Programming 1
  This lecture covers the concepts of parallelism, consistency models, and basic parallel programming techniques.
• Week 9 - Parallel Programming 2
  This lecture covers the solutions for the consistency problem in parallel programming.
• Week 9 - Small Multiprocessors
  This lecture covers the implementation of small multiprocessors.
• Week 10 - Multiprocessor Interconnect 1
  This lecture covers the design of interconnects for a multiprocessor.
• Week 10 - Multiprocessor Interconnect 2
  This lecture covers the design of interconnects for multiprocessor and network topology.
• Week 11 - Large Multiprocessors (Directory Protocols)
  This lecture covers the motivation and implementation of directory protocol used for coherence on large multiproccesors.

David Wentzlaff
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering