Course Description

CP216 Microprocessor I 0.5

A comprehensive study of computer organization and microprocessor design. A modern microprocessor such as the SUN picoJava processor, is used as an example for a complete design of a working processor, which includes microarchitecture design, microprogramming and instruction set implementation. Other commercial processors such as Intel Pentium and SUN UltraSPARC will also be studied.

Prerequisite: CP120/PC120 and CP114.

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002

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