This handbook presents the key topics in the area of computer architecture covering from the basic to the most advanced topics, including software and hardware design methodologies. It will provide readers with the most comprehensive updated reference information covering applications in single core processors, multicore processors, application-specific processors, reconfigurable architectures, emerging computing architectures, processor design and programming flows, test and verification. This information benefits the readers as a full and quick technical reference with a high-level review of computer architecture technology, detailed technical descriptions and the latest practical applications.

This handbook presents the key topics in the area of computer architecture covering from the basic to the most advanced topics, including software and hardware design methodologies. It will provide readers with the most comprehensive updated reference information covering applications in single core processors, multicore processors, application-specific processors, reconfigurable architectures, emerging computing architectures, processor design and programming flows, test and verification. This information benefits the readers as a full and quick technical reference with a high-level review of computer architecture technology, detailed technical descriptions and the latest practical applications.