Computer System Design : System-on-Chip (Hardcover)

The next generation of computer system designers will be less concerned about details of processors and memories, and more concerned about the elements of a system tailored to particular applications. These designers will have a fundamental knowledge of processors and other elements in the system, but the success of their design will depend on the skills in making system-level tradeoffs that optimize the cost, performance and other attributes to meet application requirements. This book provides a new treatment of computer system design, particularly for System-on-Chip (SOC), which addresses the issues mentioned above. It begins with a global introduction, from the high-level view to the lowest common denominator (the chip itself), then moves on to the three main building blocks of an SOC (processor, memory, and interconnect). Next is an overview of what makes SOC unique (its customization ability and the applications that drive it). The final chapter presents future challenges for system design and SOC possibilities.

下一代的電腦系統設計師將不再關注處理器和記憶體的細節，而是更關注針對特定應用的系統元素。這些設計師將對處理器和系統中的其他元素有基本的了解，但他們的設計成功將取決於在系統層面上進行權衡的技能，以優化成本、性能和其他屬性，以滿足應用需求。本書提供了一種新的電腦系統設計方法，特別針對片上系統（SOC），解決了上述問題。它從整體介紹開始，從高層次視角到最低共同分母（芯片本身），然後轉向SOC的三個主要構建塊（處理器、記憶體和互連）。接下來是對SOC獨特之處的概述（其定制能力和推動它的應用）。最後一章介紹了系統設計的未來挑戰和SOC的可能性。