Microprocessor Architectures

Contents

1. Introduction to Microprocessors: design, manufacturing, performance, RISC-V concepts
2. Digital Logic Design: combinational circuits and optimization, sequential logic, finite state machines
3. Hardware Description Languages: VHDL and SystemVerilog
4. Microprocessor Building Blocks: arithmetic-logic units, memory blocks, logic arrays
5. Instruction Set Architecures: RISC-V ISA, hardware/software interface, programming tools
6. Processor microarchitecture: instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards, performance metrics
7. Memory Systems: caches, virtual memory