Simulators have become an integral part of the computer architecture research and design
process. Since they have the advantages of cost, time, and flexibility, architects use them to …

Precise and accurate simulation of processors and computer systems is a painstaking, time-
consuming, and error-prone task. Abstraction and simplification are powerful tools for …

Despite great advances in the field of analytical modeling [1, 2, 3, 4] and due to barriers in
prototype development, simulation is the preferred method of measurement in the computer …

The paper presents a sequence of three projects on design and formal verification of
pipelined and superscalar processors. The projects were integrated—by means of lectures …

Modern microprocessors have many microarchitectural features. Quantifying the
performance impact of one feature such as dynamic branch prediction can be difficult. On …

Historically, there have been two methods for assessing microarchitectural ideas. Most
groups use cycle-by-cycle simulation in software, but a few prefer to build hardware …

Given the central role of simulation in procesor design and research, an accurate, validated,
and easily modified simulation model is extremely desirable. Prior work proposed a …

Simulation of computer systems is becoming increasingly important in areas such as code
optimization, performance evaluation and processor and memory system design. An …