ECE/CS 552 Fall 2010

ECE/CS 552 Introduction to Computer Architecture

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Announcements
Contact Information
Questionnaire PDF
Syllabus PDF
Lecture Notes
Homework
Exams
Tools
Project
Useful Links

Announcements:

12/17/10:Solution to sample final exam posted.
12/13/10:Final exam will be held in EH2317 on Mon, 12/20/2010 from 12:25-2:25pm.
12/13/10: Program d and supplemental guideline for second stage project posted
12/11/10: Solution of Homework #5 posted.
12/11/10: Project demo schedule updated.
12/9/10: Test program c for project posted
12/3/10: Solution of Midterm posted.
12/1/10: Memory modules for project stage 2 is available.
11/29/10: Solution of Homework #4 posted.
11/24/10: Final project report (phase 2) posted, due Wed, 12/15/2010.
11/24/10: HW#5 due date adjusted to Friday, 12/3/2010.
11/21/10: Project testbench programs and new assembler posted.
11/20/10: Homework #5 posted.
11/12/10: Supplemental reading on error-correcting codes.
11/10/10: Assembler available.
11/5/10: Homework #4 posted.
10/27/10: Sample Midterm Solution posted
10/25/10: Midterm review guide and slides posted.
10/25/10: Solution of Homework #3 posted.
10/20/10: Supplemental reading on superscalar processors: Kenneth C. Yeager. The MIPS R10000 Superscalar Microprocessor, IEEE Micro, April 1996. PDF.
10/16/10: Project Description (first stage) posted.
10/13/10: Solution of Homework #2 posted.
10/08/10: Solution of Homework #1 posted.
10/06/10: Homework #3 posted.
09/22/10: Homework #2 posted.
09/15/10: Minor typo in HW1
09/13/10: Quartus tutorial in ME1245 from 5-6pm on Monday, 9/13/10.
09/10/10: Lecture meets in EH2317 from now on.
09/08/10: Homework #1 posted.
09/01/10: Birth of the 552 web page.

Contact List:

Instructor: Prof. Mikko Lipasti
Office: 4613 Engineering Hall
Office Hours: M3:30-4:30, R11-12
Email: mikko at engr.wisc.edu
TA: Guangyu Shi
Office: B632 Engineering Hall
Office Hours: W10:30-11:30 F3:15-4:15
Email: gshi2 at wisc.edu

Lecture Notes:

Lecture 1: Course Introduction [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 2: Performance and Cost [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 3: Instruction Set Architecture [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 4: Arithmetic I [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 5: Data Path and Control [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 6: Microcode and Exceptions [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 7: Pipelining [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 8: Introduction to Superscalar Processors [PDF] [PPT]
Midterm review: Review for 10/29 Midterm [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 9: Superscalar Processors [PDF] [PPT]

Kenneth C. Yeager. The MIPS R10000 Superscalar Microprocessor, IEEE Micro, April 1996. PDF.

Lecture 10: Cache Memories [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 11: Cache Performance [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 12: Virtual memory, main memory, ECC [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 13: Arithmetic II [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 14: I/O Systems [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 15: Parallel Processors [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 16: Final Exam Review [PDF] [PPT]
Lecture 17: Nanophotonics (optional lecture, not on exam) [PDF] [PPT]

Section Schedule:

M 5-6pm, EH2540, EVERY WEEK starting Sept. 13, 2010. ( 1st Discussion at ME 1245)

Date Topic Note

9/13/2010 Quartus tutorial, HW1 help (ME 1245)
Summary
Quartus Tutorial, Link correction
decoder_2to4.v
Useful links for MIPS ISA

9/20/2010 HW1 help Summary

9/27/2010 HW2 help Summary

10/04/2010 HW2 help
Summary
Quartus Tip

10/11/2010 HW3 help Summary

10/18/2010 HW3 help Summary

10/25/2010 Midterm help
Sample Midterm Solution
Problem 9 figure

11/1/2010 No discussion

11/8/2010 HW4 help Summary

11/15/2010 HW4 help Summary

11/22/2010 Project help Summary

11/29/2010 HW5 help

Homework:

Homework 1: WORD PDF, due at the beginning of class on Wed 9/22/2010.
NOTE: problem 7(2) should use the assumptions from problem 7(1) and not "problem 2" as stated.
Homework 1 Solution: WORD PDF
Homework 2: WORD PDF, due at the beginning of class on Wed 10/6/2010.
Homework 2 Solution: WORD PDF
Homework 3: WORD PDF, due at the beginning of class on Wed 10/20/2010.
Homework 3 Solution: WORD PDF
Homework 4: WORD PDF, due at the beginning of class on Wed 11/17/2010.
Homework 4 Solution: WORD PDF
Homework 5: WORD PDF, due at the beginning of class on ~~Wed 12/1/2010~~ Fri 12/3/2010.
Homework 5 Solution: WORD PDF

Exams: (to be updated)

Sample midterm Solution Problem 9 figure
Midterm Review Guide
Midterm Solution: WORD PDF
Final exam scheduled for Monday, 12/20/2010, 12:25pm, in EH2317.
Sample final exam
Sample final exam solution (not guaranteed to be correct)
Final exam handout

Tools:

Quartus tutorial
TBD

Project:

First-Stage Project Description: WORD PDF, due at the beginning of class on 11/24/2010.
Test bench programs for first-stage report A B Data Memory Initialization file.
Single-cycle Memory Module: Source File, Description
WISC-F10 Assembler Script Readme Sample input
Assembler for asyncram: Script Usage is the same as the above assembler
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Second-Stage Project Description: WORD PDF, due Wed, 12/15/2010
Memory verilog modules: Download. Description inside.
Assembler for asyncram (main memory): Script Readme Sample input
Test bench program for second-stage report: C D
Supplemental Guideline for second stage project report WORD PDF

Project Demo Schedule, 12/12/2010 (EH 1249)

Time	Names
10:00 am	Ang Li, Zach, Kaimin
10:20 am	Tyler Tucker, Chris Bain, Scott Stiegart
10:40 am	Tyler Beatty, Scott Rick, Josh Leibfried
11:00 am	Johnathan Alsop, Sio Man Chan, Dale Willis
11:20 am	Jonathan Schwartz, Yue Weng Mak, Jung-Tai Tsai
11:40 am	Cory Manthei, Garret Germain, Jake Pelletier
12:00 noon	Vail, Frisby, Wilson
12:20 pm	Ramkumar, Krishnendra Nathella, Rishabh Gupta
12:40 pm	Abhirami, Eddie, Anusha
1:00 pm	Adithya Krishnamurthy, Kamlesh Prakash, Sooraj Puthoor
1:20 pm	Adam Ecker, Devon Harris, Brett Panosh Jr
1:40 pm	Zhuo, Jiantao, Stefan Rank
2:00 pm	Jim Matt, Tianhong
2:20 pm	Ehlahn, Keith, Xin

Useful Links:

Previous Semesters, other sections, etc:

Software Tools:

Computer Architecture Research at Wisconsin

Computer Architecture Seminar(Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 PM)

Computer Architecture Mailing List

ACM Digital Library (accessible from the UW domain)

World-Wide Computer Architecture Information

Note: if you have trouble accessing this page, contact Mikko Lipasti (mikko@engr.wisc.edu).

Date	Topic	Note
9/13/2010	Quartus tutorial, HW1 help (ME 1245)	Summary Quartus Tutorial, Link correction decoder_2to4.v Useful links for MIPS ISA
9/20/2010	HW1 help	Summary
9/27/2010	HW2 help	Summary
10/04/2010	HW2 help	Summary Quartus Tip
10/11/2010	HW3 help	Summary
10/18/2010	HW3 help	Summary
10/25/2010	Midterm help	Sample Midterm Solution Problem 9 figure
11/1/2010	No discussion
11/8/2010	HW4 help	Summary
11/15/2010	HW4 help	Summary
11/22/2010	Project help	Summary
11/29/2010	HW5 help