Technical aspects of data communication (3rd ed.)
Technical aspects of data communication (3rd ed.)
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Monitors: an operating system structuring concept
Communications of the ACM
An environment for research in microprogramming and emulation
Communications of the ACM
Understanding Computer Systems
Understanding Computer Systems
Microprogrammable Computer Architectures
Microprogrammable Computer Architectures
Introduction to VLSI Systems
Advantages of structured hardware
ISCA '75 Proceedings of the 2nd annual symposium on Computer architecture
Function distribution in computer system architectures
ISCA '76 Proceedings of the 3rd annual symposium on Computer architecture
The Datasaab FCPU microprogramming language
Proceedings of the meeting on SIGPLAN/SIGMICRO interface
A logic design structure for LSI testability
DAC '77 Proceedings of the 14th Design Automation Conference
COORDINATION OF ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
COORDINATION OF ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
Computer structures: Readings and examples (McGraw-Hill computer science series)
Computer structures: Readings and examples (McGraw-Hill computer science series)
Functional Characteristics of a Multilingual Processor
IEEE Transactions on Computers
Modular, asynchronous control structures for a high performance processor
Record of the Project MAC conference on concurrent systems and parallel computation
STARAN parallel processor system hardware
AFIPS '74 Proceedings of the May 6-10, 1974, national computer conference and exposition
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After approximately 30 years experience with microprogrammed control concepts, we find ourselves at an interesting turning point leading into the 1980s. Experience with various microprogrammed control techniques has been obtained, some experience has been obtained in recent years in the redistribution of functions between various software and microarchitectural levels and we have a better idea of methods of timing and synchronization. This knowledge together with the possibilities brought on by VLSI will meet in the 1980s and have several interesting effects upon system architecture at microarchitecture and higher architectural levels. We shall consider some of the opportunities and limitations of VLSI and their potential effects upon microarchitecture followed by a view of the future utilization of "programmed logic." More specifically, we shall be considering the organization of logic, synchronization, microarchitecture characteristics, target machine properties and special purpose microprogrammed machines. Further, we shall touch upon relationships to function distribution, computer aided design and the possibilities for architectural synthesis.