Introduction

This course introduces the architecture of digital systems, emphasising structural principles common to a wide range of technologies, including:

• Multi-level implementation strategies
• Definition of new primitives (e.g., gates, instructions, procedures, and processes), and
• Their mechanisation using lower-level elements.

By the end of this course, you’re also expected to know about:

• Analysis of potential concurrency and precedence constraints, and performance measures.
• Instruction set design issues and architectural support for contemporary software structures.

All lesson materials: lecture notes, problem sets, and FPGA tutorials can be found in the tabs above. Please refer to the 50.002 course handout (link in edimension) to obtain the links to our lab handouts.

We have also recorded lecture videos and post-lecture videos for each topic. The links to the individual videos can be found in the respective lecture notes.

Have fun!