Intro to microprocessor communications - Introduction to the bus cycle - Addressing I/0 and memory - The address decode logic - The 80286 microprocessor - The reset logic - The power-up sequence - The 80286 system kernel : the engine - Detailed view of the 80286 bus cycle - The 80386 DX and SX microprocessors - The 80386 system kernel - Detailed view of the 80386 bus cycles - RAM memory : theory of operation - Cache memory concepts - ROM memory - ISA bus structure - Types of ISA bus cycles - The interrupt subsystem - Direct memory access (DMA) - ISA bus masters - RTC and configuration RAM - Keyboard/mouse interface - Numeric coprocessor - ISA timers.

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Heterogeneous Systems Architecture - a new compute platform infrastructure presents a next-generation hardware platform, and associated software, that allows processors of different types to work efficiently and cooperatively in shared memory from a single source program. HSA also defines a virtual ISA for parallel routines or kernels, which is vendor and ISA independent thus enabling single source programs to execute across any HSA compliant heterogeneous processer from those used in smartphones to supercomputers. The book begins with an overview of the evolution of heterogeneous parallel processing, associated problems, and how they are overcome with HSA. Later chapters provide a deeper perspective on topics such as the runtime, memory model, queuing, context switching, the architected queuing language, simulators, and tool chains. Finally, three real world examples are presented, which provide an early demonstration of how HSA can deliver significantly higher performance thru C++ based applications. Contributing authors are HSA Foundation members who are experts from both academia and industry. Some of these distinguished authors are listed here in alphabetical order: Yeh-Ching Chung, Benedict R. Gaster, Juan Gómez-Luna, Derek Hower, Lee Howes, Shih-Hao HungThomas B. Jablin, David Kaeli,Phil Rogers, Ben Sander, I-Jui (Ray) Sung. - Provides clear and concise explanations of key HSA concepts and fundamentals by expert HSA Specification contributors - Explains how performance-bound programming algorithms and application types can be significantly optimized by utilizing HSA hardware and software features - Presents HSA simply, clearly, and concisely without reading the detailed HSA Specification documents - Demonstrates ideal mapping of processing resources from CPUs to many other heterogeneous processors that comply with HSA Specifications

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The set of rules and methods which describe the organization, functionality and implementation of computer systems are known as computer architecture. It is a sub-field of computer engineering. The primary goal of computer architecture is to design a computer which maximizes performance while keeping power consumption in check. It should also keep the costs low compared to the amount of expected performance and should be very reliable. There are three main subcategories within this field. These are instruction set architecture (ISA), microarchitecture and system design. The machine code which a processor reads and acts upon is defined by ISA. Microarchitecture details how a particular processor should implement the ISA. The rest of the hardware components which are in a computing system are included in system design. Computer architecture is an upcoming field of computer engineering that has undergone rapid development over the past few decades. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and applications of this field. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by this book.

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