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The Physics of Computing,

Edition 1

By Marilyn Wolf, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Publication Date: 02 Nov 2016

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The Physics of Computing gives a foundational view of the physical principles underlying computers. Performance, power, thermal behavior, and reliability are all harder and harder to achieve as transistors shrink to nanometer scales. This book describes the physics of computing at all levels of abstraction from single gates to complete computer systems.

It can be used as a course for juniors or seniors in computer engineering and electrical engineering, and can also be used to teach students in other scientific disciplines important concepts in computing. For electrical engineering, the book provides the fundamentals of computing that link core concepts to computing. For computer science, it provides foundations of key challenges such as power consumption, performance, and thermal. The book can also be used as a technical reference by professionals.

Key Features

Links fundamental physics to the key challenges in computer design, including memory wall, power wall, reliability
Provides all of the background necessary to understand the physical underpinnings of key computing concepts
Covers all the major physical phenomena in computing from transistors to systems, including logic, interconnect, memory, clocking, I/O

About the author

By Marilyn Wolf, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA

Preface
Chapter 1. Electronic Computers
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. The long road to computers
- 1.3. Computer system metrics
- 1.4. A tour of this book
- 1.5. Synthesis
Chapter 2. Transistors and Integrated Circuits
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Electron devices and electronic circuits
- 2.3. Physics of materials
- 2.4. Solid-state devices
- 2.5. Integrated circuits
- 2.6. Synthesis
Chapter 3. Logic Gates
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. The CMOS inverter
- 3.3. Static gate characteristics
- 3.4. Delay
- 3.5. Power and energy
- 3.6. Scaling theory
- 3.7. Reliability
- 3.8. Synthesis
Chapter 4. Sequential Machines
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Combinational logic
- 4.3. Interconnect
- 4.4. Sequential machines
- 4.5. Synthesis
Chapter 5. Processors and Systems
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. System reliability
- 5.3. Processors
- 5.4. Memory
- 5.5. Mass storage
- 5.6. System power consumption
- 5.7. Heat transfer
- 5.8. Synthesis
Chapter 6. Input and Output
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Displays
- 6.3. Image sensors
- 6.4. Touch sensors
- 6.5. Microphones
- 6.6. Accelerometers and inertial sensors
- 6.7. Synthesis
Chapter 7. Emerging Technologies
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Carbon nanotubes
- 7.3. Quantum computers
- 7.4. Synthesis
Appendix A. Useful Constants and Formulas
Appendix B. Circuits
Appendix C. Probability
Appendix D. Advanced Topics
References
Index

ISBN: 9780128093818

Page Count: 276

Retail Price : £58.99

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Undergraduate students in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science. For EEs, provides fundamentals of computing that links core EE concepts to computing. For CS, provides foundations of key challenges such as power consumption, performance, and heat. Professional reference uses for people who want the basics for topics such as heat dissipation, leakage, performance, etc.

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