Synchronous circuits are typically clocked considering worst case timing paths so that timing errors are avoided under all circumstances. In the case of a pipelined processor, thi...
Viswanathan Subramanian, Mikel Bezdek, Naga Durga ...
Register files are in the critical path of most high-performance processors and their latency is one of the most important factors that limit their size. Our goal is to develop er...
Gokhan Memik, Masud H. Chowdhury, Arindam Mallik, ...
Power density in high-performance processors continues to increase with technology generations as scaling of current, clock speed, and device density outpaces the downscaling of s...
Mohamed A. Gomaa, Michael D. Powell, T. N. Vijayku...
In order to enhance the performance of a computer, most modern processors use superscalar architecture and raise the clock frequency. Superscalar architecture can execute more than...