Survey of Advanced Microprocessors

1. Introduction.- The History of Microprocessors.- Advanced Microprocessors.- Terminology.- Von Neumann Architecture vis-a-vis Harvard Architecture.- Parallel versus Multiprocessor.- Multiprogramming.- Topology.- Orthogonality.- Granularity.- Summary.- Notes.- 2. Advanced Computer Concepts.- General Comments.- Data and Data Types.- Boolean.- Integer.- Ordinal.- Real Operands.- Literal.- Pixels.- Arrays and Records.- Semantic Gap.- Instruction Sets.- Addressing Modes.- Register Direct Modes.- Memory Address Modes.- Special Address Modes.- Program Control Modes.- Inherent Mode.- Pipelining.- General Description.- Reduction of Pipeline Latency.- Depth.- Memory Management.- General Design Considerations.- Segmentation.- Paging.- Cache Memory.- Virtual Memory.- Summary.- Notes.- 3. Reduced-Instruction-Set, Writable-Instruction-Set, and Very-Long-Instruction-Word Computers.- Reduced-Instruction-Set Computer (RISC).- Philosophy.- Evolution.- Characteristics.- Implementation in the Berkeley RISC.- Pipelining Caveats.- Motorola 88100.- The AMD Processors.- The MIPS Processor.- Hewlett-Packard SPECTRUM.- ACORN ARM (VL86C010).- Integraph Clipper.- Gallium Arsenide RISC Processor.- Writable-Instruction-Set Computer (WISC).- Very-Long-Instruction-Word Computer (VLIW).- Philosophy.- Intel i860.- Summary.- Notes.- 4. Data-Flow Computers.- Concept Behind Data Flow.- Examples of Data-Flow Computers.- Static Data-Flow Computers.- Dynamic Data-Flow Computers.- The NEC PD7281 Data-Flow Microprocessor.- Summary.- Notes.- 5. Case Study: The AM29000.- Internal Organization.- Pipeline Structure.- Registers.- Instruction Fetch Unit.- Branch Target Cache.- Program Counter Unit.- Execution Unit.- Register File.- Address Unit.- Arithmetic-Logic Unit.- Memory-Management Unit.- Development Tools.- Hardware.- Software.- Summary.- 6. Case Study: The Inmos Transputer.- Hardware Description of Transputer.- Language.- Primitive Processes and Constructs.- Compiler.- Hierarchical Decomposition.- Alternative Construct.- Parallel Construct.- Arrays.- Replicator.- Time.- Types and Data Structures.- Compile-Time Allocation.- Program Development.- Configuration.- Programs.- Output Guards.- Summary.- Notes.- 7. Microprocessors for Signal and Image Processing.- Texas Instruments' TMS320 Family.- TMS32010 and TMS320C10 Digital Signal Processors.- TMS32011 Digital Signal Processor.- TMS32010-25 Digital Signal Processor.- TMS32020 and TMS320C25 Digital Signal Processors.- WE DSP32 (AT&T) Digital Signal Processor.- Data Arithmetic Unit.- Control Arithmetic Unit.- Memory.- Serial and Parallel Input-Output.- Inmos A100 Digital Signal Processor.- IMS A100 Cascadable Signal Processor.- IMS A110 Image and Signal Processing Subsystem.- Texas Instruments' TMS34010 Graphics Processor.- Summary.- 8. Microprocessors and Multiprocessing.- General.- Topologies.- Link-Oriented Networks.- Bus-Oriented Topologies.- Case Study of Multiprocessing with the Transputer.- Summary.