The Physics of Computing gives a foundational view of the physical principles underlying computers. Performance, power, thermal behavior, and reliability are all harder and harder to achieve as transistors shrink to nanometer scales. This book describes the physics of computing at all levels of abstraction from single gates to complete computer systems.
It can be used as a course for juniors or seniors in computer engineering and electrical engineering, and can also be used to teach students in other scientific disciplines important concepts in computing. For electrical engineering, the book provides the fundamentals of computing that link core concepts to computing. For computer science, it provides foundations of key challenges such as power consumption, performance, and thermal. The book can also be used as a technical reference by professionals.
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Chapter 1. Electronic Computers
Chapter 2. Transistors and Integrated Circuits
Chapter 3. Logic Gates
Chapter 4. Sequential Machines
Chapter 5. Processors and Systems
Chapter 6. Input and Output
Chapter 7. Emerging Technologies
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This self-contained text gives simple, clear answers to some of the most important questions in computing today, including performance, energy, heat, and reliability
This self-contained text gives simple, clear answers to some of the most important questions in computing today, including performance, energy, heat, and reliability
Links fundamental physics to the key challenges in computer design, including memory wall, power wall, reliability
Provides all of the background necessary to understand the physical underpinnings of key computing concepts
Covers all the major physical phenomena in computing from transistors to systems, including logic, interconnect, memory, clocking, I/O
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780128093818
Publisert
2016-11-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
276
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