Teaching microprocessor design and testing

Author

Chang, J.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

Firstpage

1154

Abstract

This paper describes the motivation for and experience in developing a senior design course which focuses on the implementation aspects of computer architecture. This course is specifically designed for undergraduate computer engineering curricula. The course objective is to place a RISC CPU design in the context of currently available components and modern design methodologies. The course description and lab assignments that lead to the design of a RISC CPU as the final project are presented. The difficulties, the authors encountered and the laboratory experience are reported

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; laboratories; microcomputers; reduced instruction set computing; student experiments; RISC CPU design; components; computer architecture; course description; course objective; design methodologies; experience; final project; laboratory assignments; laboratory experience; motivation; senior microprocessor design course; undergraduate computer engineering curricula; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; Design engineering; Digital systems; Education; Job design; Laboratories; Microprocessors; Reduced instruction set computing; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.632621

Filename

632621