ECE 664 - Parallel Embedded Computer Architecture

(4 credits)

Parallel computer systems: SIMD, MIMD, Shared memory, NUMA, UMA architectures, multiple bus, interconnection network, distributed memories, message passing structures, hierarchical caches, snooping controller design, directory-based cache coherency, performance evaluation of parallel systems, instruction level parallelism, practical small multiprocessor system design issues, large scalable multiprocessor systems, grid computer performance, chip multiprocessor system (multiple cores), network processors and the future of parallel architectures. Credits cannot be received for both ECE 664 and CSE 664.