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The well-known Moore's Law, which states that given a fixed cost,
microprocessor performance doubles approximately every 18 months, also
implies that for a fixed performance, the cost of computing declines
by about 35% per yearthe latter statement was enabled significantly by
innovations in tools for designing and using these embedded systems,
notably optimizing compilers and EDA. Over the past decades, this has
led to a significant drift in the center of gravity of computing, from
mainframes down to the personal computer. Increasingly, it is evident
that this shift will continue to move the center of gravity into
embedded computing wherein numerous small pervasive computers that
control processes and environments will proliferate. All indications
are that there will be an explosion of these technologies in diverse
application domains ranging across networking, industrial automation,
medical electronics, bio-informatics, and practically all areas of our
lives. The terms pervasive and ubiquitous have been used to describe
this mode of computing.
Assuming a background in basic digital logic
and programming, the aim of this course is to introduce the students
to the major advances and challenges faced by the computing end of
this growing field. With a core set of knowledge and a broad overview
of this important emerging computing space, the students can then go
on to research specific areas within this space, or engineer solutions
that encompass techniques and applications from this field.
Prerequisites: Computer architecture, programming and programming
languages, operating systems, and algorithms.
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- Evolution of ILP and ISAs
- Trimaran Introduction
- EPIC Architectures and HPL-PD
- EPIC Architectures and HPL-PD
- EPIC Scheduling, EPIC Register Allocation, Loop and Data
Optimizations
- Lego Mindstorms Intro
- Real-Time OS and Computer Networks
- HW/SW Codesign, VHDL and FPGAs
- Adaptive EPIC, Polymorphic Computing, Architecture Synthesis/Assembly
Design Space Exploration
The course will include several guest lectures by distinguished faculty, industrial and
academic researchers.
The complete course syllabus is here.
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