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Computer Architecture. Fred Chong and Matt Farrens Department of Computer Science. Goals. Architectural design driven by new technologies and applications Technology transfer Produce graduates with broad “systems†training and depth in core architecture. QARC.
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Computer Architecture Fred Chong and Matt Farrens Department of Computer Science
Goals • Architectural design driven by new technologies and applications • Technology transfer • Produce graduates with broad “systems” training and depth in core architecture
QARC Quantum Architecture Research Center • Collaboration with MIT, Berkeley, and UW • Funded for 5 years by DARPA with $3M • Goal: drive nanoscale technology by designing scalable quantum computers
FY’03 Quantum Ion-Trap Simulation
Hardware for Reliable Software Compute • Extra chip space • Not just for performance • HW to check for: • Buffer overflows • Stack integrity • Code privileges Funded by NSF ITR, Farrens, Chong, Devanbu $370K
DSP Design • Today’s Digital Signal Processors can not perform many tasks (eg processing wireless signals) without special-purpose hardware. • How can we build more flexible systems which meet speed and power requirements? • Parallelism • Low-latency interconnect • Voltage/frequency scaling Funded by NSF ITR, Chong, Akella, Baas $300K
Collaborations • Intel, Mitsubishi, Compaq/HP • Internships • Research projects • Joint government contracts