1. CS203 – Advanced Computer Architecture
Introduction
Daniel Wong, Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cooperating Faculty, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

2. Welcome!

3. I’m stuck in California . . .
About me
Born and raised in East Los Angeles
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
BS Computer Engineering/Computer Science ‘09
MS Electrical Engineering ‘11
PhD Electrical Engineering ’15
Research Interest
Energy Efficient Computer Systems
GPGPUs, Data Centers, NVM Memories
Industry Experience
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., San Jose, CA
Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Livermore, CA
I’m stuck in California . . .

4. CS203 Goal Introduction to Computer Architecture
Familiarity with processor components (pipeline, caches, registers, etc. )
Provide foundation for further comp arch courses
CS213 – Parallel Processing Architectures
EE260 – Seminar in EE
CS/EE 217 – GPU Architecture and Parallel Programming
Project-based learning
Learning by doing

5. Topics Covered Prerequisite: CS 161 Background Pipelining
Quantifying Performance, Technology Trends, …
Pipelining
5-stage pipeline
Instruction Level Parallelism
Static/Dynamic scheduling, Branch prediction
Memory hierarchy
Memory, Cache, Virtual Memory
Parallelism
Multi-threading, Vector, GPU

6. Why learn Comp Arch?
Computer Architecture is the glue that binds software and hardware
Inter-disciplinary in nature
Devices, Circuits, OS, Runtime, PL, Compilers
Advancement of computer architecture is vital to all other areas of computing
IoT, Embedded
Mobile
Data centers, HPC

7. What is Computer Architecture?
Hardware organization of computers
how to build computers
Layered view of computer systems
Role of the computer architect:
To make design trade-offs across the hw/sw interface to meet functional, performance and cost requirements

8. Logistics Course Website Assignments/Projects Discussion/Help
Check often for announcements
Assignments/Projects
iLearn (iLearn.ucr.edu)
Discussion/Help
Piazza (

9. Textbook
(Required) Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th Edition By Hennessy and Patterson
(Optional, another great reference book) Parallel Computer Organization and Design By Dubois, Annavaram, and Stenstrom

10. Attendance/Grading Attendance Grade Breakdown
You are expected to attend all lectures.
Some slides only make sense in lecture.
Grade Breakdown
Labs: 35%
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 2: 20%
Project: 20%
Class Participation and Extra Credit: 5%

11. Project Policies 3 slip days 15% penalty per late day
If it’s one minute late, it’s still late
No extensions will be given
All labs are due at the end of the due date
Labs should be uploaded to iLearn

12. Assignments Assignments will be issue during the course
Will not be graded
The objective is to practice problem solving and design in computer architecture
Prepares you for exams

13. Contact Instructor: Daniel Wong TA: Shahriyar Valielahe Roshan
Homepage:
Office: WCH 425
Office Hours: TBD
TA: Shahriyar Valielahe Roshan
Office Hours: Friday, 1:10pm - 2:40pm