Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

ECE 486 Computer Architecture

An introduction to the key concepts of computer system architecture and design. Topics include the design and analysis of instruction set architectures, memory systems, and high-performance IO systems; basic CPU implementation strategies; basic pipelined CPU implementation; performance analysis; and a survey of current architectures.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ECE 485 (with a grade of C or better).
  • Up one level
  • 400