Modern computer architecture design (CPUs, GPUs); AI and machine learning accelerators; hardware/software interfaces; pipelining and instruction level parallelism; superscalar and VLIW architectures; modern memory and network systems; storage and I/O systems; architectural exploration; parallel processing and programming; ethics in computing.
This course can be applied toward:
Prerequisite
ECE 251 (Introduction to Microprocessors) or equivalent with a C or better.
Important Information
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Textbooks and Materials
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Required
- Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface (Higher edition can be used), 5th Ed. (2014)
David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy
ISBN: 9780124077263
Instructors
