i860™ microprocessor architecture.

"This book is written to help you understand the i860 microprocessor. As a new generation of computers that utilize the ¡860 microprocessor enters the market, new opportunities are created. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of applications awaiting the power and capabilities of the i860 pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Margulis, Neal
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California, United Stadtes of America : McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgement. Foreword. Introduction. Why this book is for you. Chapter 1. i860 Microprocessor overview. Chapter 2. Processor design: A performance-driven approach. Chapter 3. i860 microprocessor architecture overview. Chapter 4. Machine organization. Chapter 5. RISC core operations. Chapter 6. Floating-point operations. Chapter 7. Graphics rendering instructions. Chapter 8. Programming for parallelism. Chapter 9. Operating system support. Chapter 10. Applications example: the fast fourier transform. Chapter 11. Application example: the 3-D graphics transform. Appendix A. Instructions set summary. Appendix B. Instruction format and encoding. Appendix C. Instructions timing and characteristics. Index.