Lecture

Hardware Specialization

In course

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Description

This lecture delves into the inefficiencies of general-purpose processors, the rise of hardware specialization, and the utilization wall in chip design. The instructor presents case studies, such as high-definition video encoding, to illustrate the advantages of ASICs over processors. Various strategies, including SIMD, ILP, and magic instructions, are explored to achieve ASIC-like efficiencies. The lecture concludes with a discussion on the importance of customization in chip design and the potential of chip generators. Special focus is given to the Widx unit, a specialized hardware for index lookups, showcasing significant improvements in throughput and energy efficiency.

Instructor

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Official source

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Ontological neighbourhood

Computer engineering

Hardware engineering: Microprocessors

High-performance computing: Parallel computing

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