The microprocessors of today contain close to a billion transistors, achieving the performance of the super-computers of a decade ago. Designing such processors takes hundreds of people. This design handbook is written by prominent microprocessor design leaders from the industry and academia. It provides complete coverage of all aspects of complex microprocessor design process including technology, power management, clocking, high-performance architecture, design methodologies, memory and I/O design, computer aided design, testing and design for testability. The book is intended to be a useful companion for every design engineer working in the field.

A unique compilation of academic and professional research contributions from top persons in the Microprocessor Design community Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Written by the world's most prominent microprocessor design leaders from industry and academia, this book provides complete coverage of all aspects of complex microprocessor design: technology, power management, clocking, high-performance architecture, design methodologies, memory and I/O design, computer aided design, testing and design for testability. The chapters provide state-of-the-art knowledge while including sufficient tutorial material to bring non-experts up to speed. A useful companion to design engineers working in related areas.

Inhalt
Ultra-Low-Power Processor Design.- Design of Energy Efficient Digital Circuits.- Clocked Storage Elements in Digital Systems.- Static Memory Design.- Large-Scale Circuit Placement.- Energy-Delay Characteristics of CMOS Adders.- High-Performance Energy-Efficient Dual-Supply ALU Design.- Binary Floating-Point Unit Design.- Microprocessor Architecture for Yield Enhancement and Reliable Operation.- How Is Bandwidth Used in Computers?.- High-Speed IO Design.- Processor Core and Low-Power SOC Design for Embedded Systems.