A Pipelined Multi-core MIPS Machine

A Pipelined Multi-core MIPS Machine
Author: Mikhail Kovalev
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2014-11-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319139061

This monograph is based on the third author's lectures on computer architecture, given in the summer semester 2013 at Saarland University, Germany. It contains a gate level construction of a multi-core machine with pipelined MIPS processor cores and a sequentially consistent shared memory. The book contains the first correctness proofs for both the gate level implementation of a multi-core processor and also of a cache based sequentially consistent shared memory. This opens the way to the formal verification of synthesizable hardware for multi-core processors in the future. Constructions are in a gate level hardware model and thus deterministic. In contrast the reference models against which correctness is shown are nondeterministic. The development of the additional machinery for these proofs and the correctness proof of the shared memory at the gate level are the main technical contributions of this work.

A Pipelined Multi-Core Machine with Operating System Support

A Pipelined Multi-Core Machine with Operating System Support
Author: Petro Lutsyk
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2020-05-09
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030432432

This work is building on results from the book named “A Pipelined Multi-core MIPS Machine: Hardware Implementation and Correctness” by M. Kovalev, S.M. Müller, and W.J. Paul, published as LNCS 9000 in 2014. It presents, at the gate level, construction and correctness proof of a multi-core machine with pipelined processors and extensive operating system support with the following features: • MIPS instruction set architecture (ISA) for application and for system programming • cache coherent memory system • store buffers in front of the data caches • interrupts and exceptions • memory management units (MMUs) • pipelined processors: the classical five-stage pipeline is extended by two pipeline stages for address translation • local interrupt controller (ICs) supporting inter-processor interrupts (IPIs) • I/O-interrupt controller and a disk

SOFSEM 2013: Theory and Practice of Computer Science

SOFSEM 2013: Theory and Practice of Computer Science
Author: Peter van Emde Boas
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2013-01-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642358438

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science, SOFSEM 2013, held in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic, in January 2013. The 37 revised full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. The book also contains 10 invited talks, 5 of which are in full-paper length. The contributions are organized in topical sections named: foundations of computer science; software and Web engineering; data, information, and knowledge engineering; and social computing and human factors.

The Holodeck

The Holodeck
Author: Michael Cloran
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2020-02-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1984592742

This book is about a requirements specification for a Holodeck at a proof of concept level. In it I introduce optical functions for a optical processor and describe how they map to a subset of the Risc-V open instruction set. I describe how parallelism could be achieved. I then describe a possible layered approach to an optical processor motherboard for the datacenter and for a personal Holodeck. I describe Volumetrics in brief and show how its evolution to Holodeck volumetrics could be done with bend light technology and the possibility of solidness to touch. I describe in detail the architecture of a Holodeck covering several approaches to Holodecks from static scene to scrolling scene to multi-user same complex to networked multi-user Holodecks.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD CONFERENCE ON FORMAL METHODS IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN – FMCAD 2023

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD CONFERENCE ON FORMAL METHODS IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN – FMCAD 2023
Author: Alexander Nadel
Publisher: TU Wien Academic Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2023-10-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3854480601

The Conference on Formal Methods in Computer-Aided Design (FMCAD) is an annual conference on the theory and applications of formal methods in hardware and system in academia and industry for presenting and discussing groundbreaking methods, technologies, theoretical results, and tools for reasoning formally about computing systems. FMCAD covers formal aspects of computer-aided system testing.

Verified Software. Theories, Tools, and Experiments

Verified Software. Theories, Tools, and Experiments
Author: Ruzica Piskac
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2018-11-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030035921

This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Verified Software: Theories, Tools, and Experiments, VSTTE 2018, held in Oxford, UK, in July 2018. The 19 full papers presented were carefully revised and selected from 24 submissions. The papers describe large-scale verification efforts that involve collaboration, theory unification, tool integration, and formalized domain knowledge as well as novel experiments and case studies evaluating verification techniques and technologies.

System Architecture

System Architecture
Author: Wolfgang J. Paul
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319430653

The pillars of the bridge on the cover of this book date from the Roman Empire and they are in daily use today, an example of conventional engineering at its best. Modern commodity operating systems are examples of current system programming at its best, with bugs discovered and fixed on a weekly or monthly basis. This book addresses the question of whether it is possible to construct computer systems that are as stable as Roman designs. The authors successively introduce and explain specifications, constructions and correctness proofs of a simple MIPS processor; a simple compiler for a C dialect; an extension of the compiler handling C with inline assembly, interrupts and devices; and the virtualization layer of a small operating system kernel. A theme of the book is presenting system architecture design as a formal discipline, and in keeping with this the authors rely on mathematics for conciseness and precision of arguments to an extent common in other engineering fields. This textbook is based on the authors' teaching and practical experience, and it is appropriate for undergraduate students of electronics engineering and computer science. All chapters are supported with exercises and examples.

Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture
Author: John L. Hennessy
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 858
Release: 2012
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 012383872X

The computing world is in the middle of a revolution: mobile clients and cloud computing have emerged as the dominant paradigms driving programming and hardware innovation. This book focuses on the shift, exploring the ways in which software and technology in the 'cloud' are accessed by cell phones, tablets, laptops, and more

Modern Processor Design

Modern Processor Design
Author: John Paul Shen
Publisher: Waveland Press
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2013-07-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 147861076X

Conceptual and precise, Modern Processor Design brings together numerous microarchitectural techniques in a clear, understandable framework that is easily accessible to both graduate and undergraduate students. Complex practices are distilled into foundational principles to reveal the authors insights and hands-on experience in the effective design of contemporary high-performance micro-processors for mobile, desktop, and server markets. Key theoretical and foundational principles are presented in a systematic way to ensure comprehension of important implementation issues. The text presents fundamental concepts and foundational techniques such as processor design, pipelined processors, memory and I/O systems, and especially superscalar organization and implementations. Two case studies and an extensive survey of actual commercial superscalar processors reveal real-world developments in processor design and performance. A thorough overview of advanced instruction flow techniques, including developments in advanced branch predictors, is incorporated. Each chapter concludes with homework problems that will institute the groundwork for emerging techniques in the field and an introduction to multiprocessor systems.

Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition

Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition
Author: David A. Patterson
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Total Pages: 829
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0128226749

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Sixth Edition, the leading, award-winning textbook from Patterson and Hennessy used by more than 40,000 students per year, continues to present the most comprehensive and readable introduction to this core computer science topic. Improvements to this new release include new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) and updates on all real-world examples that keep it fresh and relevant for a new generation of students. - Covers parallelism in-depth, with examples and content highlighting parallel hardware and software topics - Includes new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) - Discusses and highlights the "Eight Great Ideas" of computer architecture, including Performance via Parallelism, Performance via Pipelining, Performance via Prediction, Design for Moore's Law, Hierarchy of Memories, Abstraction to Simplify Design, Make the Common Case Fast and Dependability via Redundancy