ECEN 4243 Spring 2006

Computer Architecture

Course Outline/Schedule

Week Date Topic Reading Assignment Project

1 Jan9,11,13 Basic review
Introduction to HDL 1.1-1.8

2 Jan 18,20 Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Design 3.1-3.4

3 Jan23,25,27 Combinational Logic Design with HDL B.1-B.6

4 Jan30,Feb1,3 Sequential Logic Design with HDL B.7-B.11 ALU

5 Feb6,8,10 Simple Processor Architecture
Instruction Decode 5.1-5.5 ALU

6 Feb13,15,17 Control Unit Design C.1-C.5 ALU

7 Feb20
Feb22,24 Exam 1
Digital Testing

8 Feb27,Mar1,3 Microprogrammed Control 5.7 ALU

9 Mar6,8,10 Memory Organization and Management
Select Research paper topic 7.1 ALU

break Mar13,15,17

10 Mar20,22,24 Cache Memory 7.2-7.5 Signature block and ALU

11 Mar27,29,31 Exam 2 Signature block

12 Apr3,5,7 Virtual Memory 7.4 ALU

13 Apr10,12,14 Input/Output, Interrupts, DMA 8.1-8.5 ALU + Registers

14 Apr17,19,21 Intel 8086 Family
Research Paper selection closed ALU + Registers

15 Apr24,26,28 Real numbers
IEEE standard representation 6.1-6.3
May3[Wednesday]
2:00pm-3:50pm Final Exam
Research Paper due

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Week	Date	Topic	Reading Assignment	Project
1	Jan9,11,13	Basic review Introduction to HDL	1.1-1.8
2	Jan 18,20	Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Design	3.1-3.4
3	Jan23,25,27	Combinational Logic Design with HDL	B.1-B.6
4	Jan30,Feb1,3	Sequential Logic Design with HDL	B.7-B.11	ALU
5	Feb6,8,10	Simple Processor Architecture Instruction Decode	5.1-5.5	ALU
6	Feb13,15,17	Control Unit Design	C.1-C.5	ALU
7	Feb20 Feb22,24	Exam 1 Digital Testing
8	Feb27,Mar1,3	Microprogrammed Control	5.7	ALU
9	Mar6,8,10	Memory Organization and Management Select Research paper topic	7.1	ALU
break	Mar13,15,17
10	Mar20,22,24	Cache Memory	7.2-7.5	Signature block and ALU
11	Mar27,29,31	Exam 2		Signature block
12	Apr3,5,7	Virtual Memory	7.4	ALU
13	Apr10,12,14	Input/Output, Interrupts, DMA	8.1-8.5	ALU + Registers
14	Apr17,19,21	Intel 8086 Family Research Paper selection closed		ALU + Registers
15	Apr24,26,28	Real numbers IEEE standard representation	6.1-6.3
	May3[Wednesday] 2:00pm-3:50pm	Final Exam Research Paper due