Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition
The Hardware Software Interface

Presents the RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, the first open source architecture designed for use in modern computing environments

David A. Patterson (Author), John L. Hennessy (Author)

9780128203316, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 28 April 2021

736 pages, Approx. 450 illustrations
23.5 x 19 x 4.5 cm, 1.192 kg

Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface, Second Edition, the award-winning textbook from Patterson and Hennessy that is used by more than 40,000 students per year, continues to present the most comprehensive and readable introduction to this core computer science topic. This version of the book features the RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, the first open source architecture designed for use in modern computing environments such as cloud computing, mobile devices, and other embedded systems. Readers will enjoy an online companion website that provides advanced content for further study, appendices, glossary, references, links to software tools, and more.

1. Computer Abstractions and Technology 2. Instructions: Language of the Computer 3. Arithmetic for Computers 4. The RISC-V Processor 5. Large and Fast: Exploiting Memory Hierarchy 6. Parallel Processors from Client to Cloud

Subject Areas: Computer architecture & logic design [UYF], Electrical engineering [THR]