Cpu Design: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions |  | Author: Chandra Thimmannagari
Publisher: Springer
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2715427
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 350
ISBN: 0387717439
Dewey Decimal Number: 621
EAN: 9780387717432
ASIN: 0387717439
Publication Date: January 2010 (In 394 Days)
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Product Description
This book intends to provide answers to most of the real-time design issues and "items to know" in the CPU world, while acting as a quick, easy-to-use reference. For fast access, the book is divided into simple sections such as architecture, logic, circuits, layout, verification, testing, tools, and Verilog. The coverage of CPU design is comprehensive, including: processor design flow charts, replacement algorithms, threading techniques, coherency protocols, out of order processes, caches, data protection schemes, benchmarks, electromigration, antenna effect, fixing max and min time, synchronizers, code coverage, monitors, ATPG, BIST, tools, and Verilog concepts. In addition, basic topics and tips are included as well, such as the responsibilities of an architect, ways to save power at the architectural level, and how to take care of noise. Handy for engineers in the workplace, as well as new college graduates, this newly revised and updated edition is an ideal guide. Second edition includes expanded coverage of the IEEE 1800 Standards which were recently approved, as well as stronger emphasis on physical design characteristics.
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 Not for undergraduate April 9, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As its title suggested, this book gives lots of explanation to terms commonly used in computer Architecture. It is a step-by-step guide to CPU design in one respect and a dictionary in another respect. It can be a reference/checklist for practitioners but I will not recommend this book for learning. There are far better self-contained books on CPU architecture/design in the market:
(1) Computer Organization by Carl Hamacher, Z. Vranesic & S Zaky.
(2) Computer Organization and Design by David Patterson & John Hennessy.
I give this book only one star for the following reasons:
(1) The book is overpriced. USD100 for a small dictionary/checklist? This may be OK for a practitioner but certainly not for college graduates.
(2) The book layout and diagrams are not professional. Look at the two books I recommend and you know what is mean by professional editing and sincere writing.
(3) The physical dimension of the book is not right. Basically, the paper size should be bigger. It seems that Springer (the Publisher) like to print 9.3 x 6 inches books. That is why you will see many texts and graphics (in this book) are so small that you can hardly read.
 A treasure trove of ideas and tricks May 11, 2006
The books gives insightful ideas and tricks for CPU design. The ideas span from architecture to logical and physical (layout) synthesis, and they come from real, practical implementations. The book also connects the dots by its scope. The faq and anwers are presented in a nice interesting tabular fashion. Great book.
Excellent Book February 12, 2005
I used to work with this author at Sun. When I was in a book store, I saw this book and bought it. I went through some of the chapters in this book and its really an excellent one. Must have book if you are in this field.
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