Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter1 Fundamental sof Computer Design Chapter2 Instruction-Level Parallelismand Its Exploitation Chapter3 Limitson Instruction-Level Parallelism Chapter4 Multi processor sand Thread-Level Parallelism Chapter5 Memory Hierarchy Design Chapter6 Storage Systems Appendix A Pipelining:Basicand Intermediate Concepts Appendix B InstructionSet Prindplesand Examples Appendix C Reviewof Memory Hierarchy Appendix D Embedded Systems Appendix E Inter connection Networks Appendix F Vector Processors Appendix G Hardwareand Software for VL!WandEPIC Appendix H Large-Scale Multi processorsand Scientific Applications Appendix I Computer Arithmetic Appendix J Surveyof Instruction Set Architectures Appendix K Historical Perspectivesand References Appendix L Solutionsto Case Study Exercises References Index