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Parallel Computer Organization and Design

Coming soon in August 2025

Authors

, University of Southern California, , University of Southern California, , Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg

Description

Teaching fundamental design concepts and the challenges of emerging technology, this textbook prepares students for a career designing the computer systems of the future. Self-contained yet concise, the material can be taught in a single semester, making it perfect for use in senior undergraduate and graduate computer architecture courses. This edition has a more streamlined structure, with the reliability and other technology background sections now included in the appendix. New material includes a chapter on GPUs, providing a comprehensive overview…

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Key features

  • In-depth coverage of key design issues: complexity, power and reliability, as well as performance
  • Covers core microarchitecture, chip multiprocessors and large-scale multiprocessor systems
  • New to this edition is a detailed look at graphic processing units, one of the most popular parallel architectures today
  • Also includes a comprehensive overview of memory systems, an Achilles heel for parallel computers

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