Lecture Computer Architecture Winter Semester 2026 / 2027
Organization
- Mode: In-person with (interaction-free) Zoom streaming online-course with recordings
- Credits: 6 ECTS (3+1 hours, bi-weekly on Thursday it will be a 2h exercise class), HS36
- Dependencies: basic introduction to digital design
- Responsible: Prof. Dr. Armin Biere
- Support: TBD
- Exercises: voluntary exercises, every second week on Thursday. Quizzes for the Studienleistung
- Language: english
Goals
The course is intended as an introduction into basic methods, techniques and questions related to computer architecture and design. The following aspects are of particular concern: assembly languages, arithmetic, data path and control, pipelining, hazards, memory hierarchy, interfacing, parallel computing.
ILIAS
Further details, current news and materials for the lecture will be made available on the ILIAS platform.