Application-Specific Instruction-Set Processors (ASIP)

Organization

• This course will be held in English.
• This course is intended for master's students.
• The lecture is held by Prof. Dr. Guillermo Payá Vayá. The exercise is supervised by the research assistants.
• Entry in the official course directory.
• The lecture is is held in presence, Tuesday 13:15 to 14:45, Raum IZ 161, Gebaeude Mühlenpfordtstraße 23 (4103).
• The exercise takes place Tuesday after the lecture, 15:00 to 16:30.

Description

After completing the module, the students know how to customize and optimize a processor architecture (instruction, data and task level parallelism). They are capable of implementing application-specific instruction set processors (ASIPs). They can implement arithmetic-oriented hardware extensions and know new development tendencies of processors, e.g., highly parallel processors and reconfigurable processors.

Contents

• Introduction to Embedded Computer Architectures
• Fundamentals of Processor Design
• Application-Specific Instruction-Set Processor (ASIP)
• Instruction- and Data-Level Parallelism
• Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)
• Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) and Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
• Reconfigurable Processor Architectures
• Fault-Tolerant Processor Architectures
• Low-Power Processor Architectures
• Approximate and Stochastic Processor Architectures
• Cryptographic Processor Architectures

Oral Examination

The examination will be an oral examination. Dates will be announced in the course during the semester.

Literature

• Gries, M.; Keutzer, K.; "Building ASIPS: The Mescal Methodology", Springer, 2010
• Leibson, S.: "Designing SOCs with Configured Cores. Unleashing the Tensilica Xtensa and Diamond Cores", Morgan Kaufmann, 2006
• Henkel, J.; Parameswaran, S.:"Designing Embedded Processors", Springer, 2007
• Nurmi, J.: "Processor Design. System-On-Chip Computing for ASICs and FPGAs", Springer, 2007
• Flynn, M. J.; Luk, W.: "Computer System Design. System-on-Chip", Wiley, 2011
• González, A.; Latorre, F.; Magklis, G.: "Processor Microarchitecture: An Implementation Perspective", Morgan&Claypool Publishers, 2010
• Fisher, J.; Faraboschi, P.; Young, C.: "Embedded Computing: A VLIW Approach to Architecture, Compilers, and Tools", Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.
• Hennessy, J.L.; Patterson, D. A.; "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach", Morgan Kaufmann, 2011.
• Leuppers, R.; Marwedel, P.: "Retargetable Compiler Technology for Embedded Systems: Tools and Applications", Springer, 2010
• Jacob, B.; "The Memory System: You Can't Avoid It, You Can't Ignore It, You Can't Fake It", Morgan&Claypool Publishers, 2009
• Kaxiras, S.: Martonosi, M.: "Computer Architecture Techniques for Power-Efficiency ", Morgan&Claypool Publishers, 2008
• Olukotun, K.; Hammond, L.; Laudon, J.; "Chip Multiprocessor Architecture: Techniques to Improve Throughput and Latency ", Morgan&Claypool Publishers, 2007
• Zaccaria, V.; Sami, M.G.; Silvano, C.: "Power Estimation and Optimization Methodologies for VLIW-based Embedded Systems", Springer, 2003