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The objective of computer architecture is to organize a computer system to apply available technology to the solution of specific problems. At the Processor-Memory-Switch (PMS) level [119], architecture involves the organization of processing elements and communication channels into a computer system. At the Register Transfer (RT) level [62], architecture involves organizing registers, arithmetic units, finite state machines, and transmission lines into the processing elements and communication channels that form the building blocks at the PMS level. This chapter addresses both the RT and PMS levels of architecture.
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Dally, W.J. (1987). Architecture. In: A VLSI Architecture for Concurrent Data Structures. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1995-5_5
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