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This site contains supplemental materials and other resources to accompany Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface ARM Edition.  Below are descriptions of the content available on this site. To access the content, please click the tabs in the navigation bar to the left.

  • Supplements for the Fifth (MIPS) Edition. If you are using the Fifth (MIPS) Edition, you can access the supplements for that title by following these links.
  • Historical Perspectives with References.  For each chapter in the text, there is a section devoted to a historical perspective, together with references.
  • Advanced Content. These are full-length sections covering advanced topics. These sections are introduced in each chapter of the text and can be found here.
  • References Appendices.  These appendices are available in PDF and include:
    • Appendix B: Graphics and Computing GPUs
    • Appendix C:  Mapping Control to Hardware
    • Appendix D: A Survey of RISC Architectures for Desktop, Server, and Embedded Computers
  • Glossary.  Terms that are introduced and defined in the text are collected in this searchable PDF document.
  • Index.  A complete index of the text and online content, in a searchable PDF format.
  • Further Reading.  References are organized by the chapter they support in this PDF document.
  • ARM Reference Data (Green Card).  The ARM Reference Data sheet, aka, "Green Card", identical to that which appears in the printed text, is available as a PDF.
  • Errata Sheet.  Errata for the current edition is available here.
  • VHDL/Verilog Tutorials.  Tutorials for both VHDL and Verilog are available here.
  • Software.  Links to a free Community Edition of ARM DS-5 professional software suite which contains an ARMv8-A (64-bit) architecture simulator are available here.
  • Test Case Module (Section 5.12). Link to a Test Case module that will be useful to check the code in these figures featured in Section 5.12. This SystemVerilog code can be used to create a cache and cache controller in an FPGA.
  • Link to the instructor-only materials. The instructor-only materials, including solutions to all exercises, figures from the text, and lecture slides are available to instructors who register at our textbook Web site.