Content

Chapter 1:Introduction 1

Chapter 2:Number System and Cides 15

Chapter 3:Combinational Logic 67

Chapter 4:Synchronous Sequential Circuits 137

Chapter 5:A Simple Computer: Organization and Programming 213

Chapter 6:A Simple Computer: Hardware Design 251

Chapter 7:Input/Output 299

Chapter 8:Processor and Instruction Set Architectures 365

Chapter 9:Memory and Storage 417

Chapter10:Arithmetic/Logic Unit Enhancement 491

Chapter11:Control Unit Enhancement 531

Chapter12:Advanced Architectures 591

Chapter13:Embedded Systems 641

Chapter14:Computer Networks and Distributed Processing 679

Chapter15:Performance Evaluation 705

Appendix A:Details of Representative Integrated Circuits 721

Appendix B:Stack Implementation 745

Index 749