Computer structure course
Gain expertise in CPU architecture for embedded and IoT systems. Explore pipelines, caches, memory hierarchies, buses, interrupts, DMA, and low-power strategies to design faster, efficient, and reliable hardware products with confidence in modern computing structures.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course provides a practical overview of CPU organization, pipelines, register files, ALU design, caches, memory hierarchy, buses, and memory-mapped I/O. It covers interrupts, DMA, latency management, low-power techniques, real-world trade-offs, timing budgets, and documentation for specifying efficient embedded architectures.
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- Design efficient low-power CPUs using RISC principles, pipelining, and clock gating for IoT devices.
- Optimize memory systems by sizing caches, TCM, and DRAM for optimal speed and power usage.
- Build robust pipelines that manage hazards, branches, interrupts, and exceptions effectively.
- Implement I/O integration and DMA to map peripherals, handle interrupts, and minimize latency.
- Define complete microarchitectures including buses, ALUs, registers, and RTL interfaces.
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