1. Embedded Computer Architecture 5SAI0 Wrap-Up, we are almost there...
Henk Corporaal
TUEindhoven

2. Did we meet our Course goals?
Learn advanced computer architecture concepts like:
ILP, DLP, and Multi-issue architectures
O-O-O execution
Correlating branch prediction
Advanced memory hierarchy; speedup methods
Energy consumption and Technology issues;
etc.
Learn multi-processor architecture concepts like:
Multi-threading
Topologies
Synchronization
Cache Coherence and Memory Consistency,
ECA H.Corporaal

3. Schedule 2018-2019 3 labs CGRA GPU MultiProcessor design Date Topic
Material
12 Nov
Course overview + Introduction
Ch 1
14 Nov
CGRA and Accelerators: Mark Wijtvliet
19 Nov
Processor Architectures - 1
Ch 3
21 Nov
Processor Architectures - 2
26 Nov
Technology Impact
Ch 2
28 Nov
GPU: Gert-Jan van den Braak (Philips Medical Systems)
3 Dec
Processor Architectures - 3 / ARM
5 Dec
Processor Architectures - 4
10 Dec
Processor Architectures - 5, TTAs, ILP measurement
12 Dec
Memory hierarchy - 1
Ch 4
17 Dec
GEM5+ Simulation: Luc Waeijen + Memory hierarchy - 2
Ch 9
19 Dec
Deep Learing Neural Networks: Maurice Peemen (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
7 Jan
Loop transformation for Data Reuse
9 Jan
Multiprocessor systems + Interconnection networks
Ch 5, 6
14 Jan
Coherence, synchr. and consistency
Ch 7
16 Jan
SMT: Simultaneous Multi-Threading + Wrap-up
Ch 8
Schedule
3 labs
CGRA
GPU
MultiProcessor design

4. Crucial Topics Treated
Indepth treatment of Processor components:
RISC, CISC, VLIW, Superscalar, SIMD, SIMT, GPU, SMT, TTA, CGRA
ASIPs and Accelerators
Neural Networks and their accelerators
Simulation options
The energy / power law
Memory hierarchy with all kinds of optimizations
All details about cache design, and many optimizations, incl. the model of the 4 Cs
All types of Parallelism and How to Parallelize
Loop transformations (but much more on this in PCP course 5LIM0, Q3)
Multi-Processing systems
shared memory and their issues, like Coherence, Consistency and Synchronization
message passing
interconnect networks and their metrics

5. Questions What are the major things you learned?
What was you favorite topic(s)?
What are the key issues?
What topics did you miss?
note, you can also select an interesting topic for you bonus paper presentation
What should we change next year?
Check our website 5SIA0:
Send an if you have feedback and ideas; highly appreciated !

6. Grading with a maximum of 100 points (giving a grade 10): resit
3 lab reports, each up to 10 points
online exam (bring your laptop): Monday 21 January,
be there at 8.45 !
questions about each lab: each 15 points
questions about general / discussed theory: 25 points
bonus, studying and presenting a recent scientific high quality article, strongly related to the course: up to 10 points; follow instructions on the course website
Friday, 8 February
resit
April 15, Monday, at 18-21h, be there a17.45

7. Finally Interesting follow-up courses
Parallelization, Compilers and Platforms: 5LIM0 Q3
all about the newest LLVM compiler and much more
Project based course on desining an Embedded System, Embedded Visial Control: 5LIA0 Q4
Student internship and thesis assignements:
see PARSE (Parallel Architecture Research Eindhoven) website, then go to student projects:
Hope you enjoyed the course, and especially, learned a lot
Wish you success !!