A compiler-writer´s view of GaAs computer system design

Author

Dietz, H. ; Chi, Chi-Hung

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1988

fDate

0-0 1988

Firstpage

256

Lastpage

265

Abstract

The question of how a computer system can be designed to take advantage of GaAs´s fast switching times to avoid limiting system performance by communication-bandwidth and circuit-density factors is addressed. The authors hope to specify a set of design guidelines which are sufficiently flexible that they encompass both GaAs and silicon technologies, as well as any others that may evolve. They present a compiler-writer´s view of how such guidelines can be created, as well as a number of specific guidelines given as examples.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; VLSI; computer architecture; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit technology; program compilers; GaAs computer system design; Si technology; circuit-density factors; communication-bandwidth; compilers; design guidelines; switching times; Communication switching; Control systems; Design optimization; Gallium arsenide; Guidelines; Hardware; Optimizing compilers; Reduced instruction set computing; Silicon; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1988. Vol.I. Architecture Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0841-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1988.11773

Filename

11773