Shift micro operations in computer architecture

  1. Review of Register Transfer Language and Micro
  2. Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit in Computer Architecture


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:11 In micro-operations (also known as micro-ops or μops, historically also as micro-actions :8–9 Usually, micro-operations perform basic operations on data stored in one or more Optimizations [ ] Various forms of μops have long been the basis for traditional :6–7,9–11 This buffering means that the fetch and decode stages can be more detached from the execution units than is feasible in a more traditional microcoded (or hard-wired) design. As this allows a degree of freedom regarding execution order, it makes some extraction of micro-op fusion, which aims at the fact that a more complex microinstruction may replace a few simpler microinstructions in certain cases, typically in order to minimize state changes and usage of the queue and :89–91,105–106 :6–7,9–15 Execution optimization has gone even further; processors not only translate many machine instructions into a series of μops, but also do the opposite when appropriate; they combine certain machine instruction sequences (such as a compare followed by a conditional jump) into a more complex μop which fits the execution model better and thus can be executed faster or with less machine resources involved. This is also known as macro-op fusion. :106–107 :12–13 Another way to try to improve performance is to cache the decoded micro-operations in a Kμops. References [ ] • ^ a b (PDF). umcs.maine.edu. 2010-03-16 . Retrieved 2014-12-29. • FM1600B Microcircuit Computer Ferranti Digital Systems (PDF). Bracknell, Berkshire, UK: (...

Review of Register Transfer Language and Micro

Several representations have been proposed from last many years to represent Register Transfer Language (RTL). All description has their different level of success, views, design, and complexity. The primary objective of this paper is to provide a common platform or kernel to discuss all notation of register transfer language that can be described by particular representation. Register Transfer language is an abstraction of circuit switching and able to specify a hardware system from a very low level. The paper also presents the design and control of activities related to RTL. The RTL can be procedural and non-procedural in nature. The behavior of asynchronous control modules architecture has been discussed in further part of the paper. The next section deals with the application to design the complex systems using the register transfer language, instruction set architecture, and organization of the system. Remarks related to simulations, implementation automation capability of the system are given. Finally, the RTLs are analyzed concerning requirements, writing complexity, learning complexity and structural description of a hardware system. Keywords • RTL • Register • Micro-operation • PC • IR • Barbacci, Mario, R.: A comparison of register transfer languages for describing computers and digital systems. IEEE Trans. Comput. 2, 137–150 (1975) • Chu, Y.: An ALGOL-like computer design language. Commun. ACM 8(10), 607–615 (1965) • Mano, M.M., Kime, C.R.: Logic and Computer De...

Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit in Computer Architecture

Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit (ALSU) is a member of the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) in a computer system. It is a digital circuit that performs logical, arithmetic, and shift operations. Rather than having individual registers calculating the micro operations directly, the computer deploys a number of storage registers which is connected to a common operational unit known as an arithmetic logic unit or ALU. Now, to implement the micro operation, the contents of specified registers are allocated in the inputs of the common Arithmetic Logic Unit. The Arithmetic Logic Unit performs an operation that leads as a result and gets transferred to a destination register. Arithmetic Logic Unit may be a combinatory circuit in order that the complete register transfer operation from the supply registers through the ALU and into the destination register is performed throughout one clock pulse amount. Sometimes, the shift micro operations are performed in a separate unit, but sometimes it is made as a part of full ALU. One stage of ALSU We can combine and make one ALU with common selection variables by adding arithmetic, logic, and shift circuits. We can see the, One stage of an arithmetic logic shift unit in the diagram below. Some particular micro operations are selected through the inputs S1 and S0. 4 x 1 multiplexer at the output chooses between associate arithmetic output between Ei and a logic output in Hi. The data in the multiplexer are selected through inputs S3 and S2 and the oth...