CPU Design

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Architecture

   Pages 1-120

3. Logic

   Pages 121-151

4. Circuits and Layout

   Pages 153-178

5. Verification and Testing

   Pages 179-193

6. Tools

   Pages 195-206

7. Verilog

   Pages 207-235

I am honored to write the foreword for Chandra Thimmannagari’s book on CPU design. Chandra’s book provides a practical overview of Microprocessor and high end ASIC design as practiced today. It is a valuable addition to the literature on CPU design, and is made possible by Chandra’s unique combination of extensive hands-on CPU design experience at companies such as AMD and Sun Microsystems and a passion for writing. Technical books related to CPU design are almost always written by researchers in academia or industry and tend to pick one area, CPU architecture/Bus architecture/ CMOS design that is the area of expertise of the author, and present that in great detail. Suchbooks are of great value to students and practitioners in that area. However, engineers working on CPU design need to develop an understanding of areas outside their own to be effective. CPU design is a multi dimensional problem and one dimensional optimization is often counterproductive.

• CPU Design
• SystemVerilog
• Thimmannagari
• Verilog
• design automation
• logic
• testing

From the reviews of the first edition:

"Thimmannnagari, an experienced designer, offers an insider’s view of CPU design. The material, which is presented in a frank and systematic way, covers six major areas … . For each area, the process involved is carefully laid out in steps, and the crucial details and options associated with each step are meticulously covered in full. … An excellent resource for those in CPU design and computer architecture for both college students and practitioners. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (J.Y. Cheung, CHOICE, Vol. 42 (10), June, 2005)

Chandra Thimmannagari has a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and has been working in the CPU industry for more than 10 years. He has 1 approved patent and more than 20 patents pending with the U.S. Patent Office. His research interests include designing a high performance, low power CPU for commercial and technical applications.

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