Perspective on MIPS Processor Design

Author: (English) Sweetman
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: As a universal follow-up product to the product families of several chip companies, MIPS chips are now ubiquitous. They are involved in various fields, ranging from game consoles, network routers, laser printers, and set-top boxes to high-end workstations. This book combines these extraordinary forms and functions to provide embedded system programmers and designers with the only, outstanding, and practical operating principles of the MIPS processor. The book covers the origin of MIPS, the fundamental principles of the RISC revolution, the full details of the MIPS instruction set, and how these details are organized into a complete system that can operate in hundreds of ways. If readers need to write programs for embedded systems or are simply curious to understand the underlying workings of the chip, they can find the necessary content in this book. From specific details of programming references to overall descriptions, some content that can only be explained by true experts is included in this book. By reading this book and gradually deepening your understanding, you will gain a comprehensive view of MIPS. Features: · The author is a neutral expert whose work is to understand MIPS architecture and embedded system programming; · Tracks the development of MIPS technology, providing a solid foundation for the success of your design and implementation; · Offers an in-depth and easy-to-understand guide to the MIPS instruction set, including special attention to the processor control and assembly mnemonics of each instruction; · Covers everything from MIPSI to MIPSIV, with an introduction to the optional MIPS16 instruction set and V/MDMX in the appendix. This book covers many aspects of the MIPS processor, including its development history, operating principles, and programming. It first introduces the development history of MIPS; then provides a detailed and in-depth analysis of the architecture of the MIPS processor, coprocessors, cache, interrupts, memory management, floating-point operations, the MIPS instruction set, assembly language programming, C language programming, and the portability of code; finally, it lists some examples of MIPS code. This book is not only rich in content but also easy to understand, making it an excellent choice that combines comprehensiveness and readability in the field of MIPS architecture. It is suitable for beginners learning MIPS architecture; at the same time, it is also of great reference value for MIPS programmers and advanced users. This book can be used as a textbook and reference book for undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and microelectronics, as well as a reference for professionals engaged in MIPS software development and computer architecture research and development.