Stanford Seminar - An Architect's Point of View on Emerging Technologies

Explore emerging technologies and their impact on computer architecture in this Stanford seminar. Delve into Moore's Law, scaling challenges, and performance preservation techniques. Examine new transistor designs, memory technologies, and 3D integration. Discover specialization strategies and tools for architectural simulation. Learn about emerging computing paradigms like quantum processors and superconducting logic. Gain insights into the architect's role in evaluating and implementing these technologies, including design space exploration and RTL synthesis. Understand the challenges and opportunities presented by carbon nanotubes and other cutting-edge materials.

Introduction.
Poll: What Did Dr Moore Say.
Moore's Law of Documentation.
Scaling Already Slowing Down.
Preserve Performance Scaling with.
An Architect's Job.
New Lego Pieces.
Emerging Transistors.
New Devices.
Emerging Memories.
Many Memories As Well.
What About Memory Hierarchy?.
3D Integration.
Technology Foundations.
Specialization.
The Variety of Choices Is Overwhelming.
Evaluate At Architectural Level.
Tool for Architectural Simulation to Enable Architectural Level Simulation.
PARADISE End-To-End Tool Flow.
and 2 Physical Simulation.
Comparison Studies.
RTL Synthesis.
Architecture Design Methodology.
CASPER.
Quantum Control Processor.
Superconducting Logic.
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Forewarn Programmers.
Conclusion.
Design Space Exploration at RTL Level.
Carbon Nanotubes (CNTS).