Microprocessor Architectures - From Vliw to Tta

The market for single chip microprocessors is huge and their performance continues to increase, driven by the on-going demand for more powerful applications, particularly in the control and signal processing domains.

List of contents

ARCHITECTURES: OVERVIEW AND COMPLEXITY.
 
Problem Statement.
 
Trends in Computer Architecture.
 
Bus Complexity.
 
Complexity of Instruction Level Parallel Processors.
 
TRANSPORT TRIGGERING CONCEPT.
 
From VLIW to TTA.
 
An Example Transport Triggered Processor.
 
THE DESIGN SPACE OF TRANSPORT TRIGGERED ARCHITECTURES.
 
Transport Design Space.
 
Function Unit Design Space.
 
Register Unit Design Space.
 
Exception Support.
 
ARCHITECTURE EVALUATION AND SYNTHESIS.
 
Evaluation of Architecture Parameters.
 
Automatic Synthesis of Transport Triggered Processors.
 
Summary and Perspective.
 
Appendices.
 
Glossary.
 
References.
 
Index.

About the author

Henk Corporaal is the author of Microprocessor Architectures: From VLIW to TTA, published by Wiley.

Summary

The market for single chip microprocessors is huge and their performance continues to increase, driven by the on-going demand for more powerful applications, particularly in the control and signal processing domains. This work introduces a new type of computer architecture, the transport triggered architecture (TTA), designed to alleviate delay problems in existing instruction-level parallel architectures.

Product details

• Authors: Corporaal, H Corporaal, Henk Corporaal, Henk (Delft University of Technology Corporaal, Corporaal Henk
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.1997
• EAN: 9780471971573
• ISBN: 978-0-471-97157-3
• No. of pages: 428
• Series: Wiley Series in Microwave and
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing; Mikroprozessor, Computertechnik, Rechnerarchitektur, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik, Components & Devices, Komponenten u. Bauelemente, Informatik, EDV / Hardware