Publication - Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation and Technology.

Authors: Fuller, S.H.; Lesser, V.R.; Bell, C.G. and Kaman, C
Title: Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation and Technology.
Abstract: This paper is a survey of the development and future trends in microprogramming. We show how the structure of microprogrammed processor had been shaped primarily by two factors: the state of (semiconductor) technology and the task of emulation. The other main theme of this article is that it is a fruitless exercise to try to characterize and understand microprogramming in terms of how it differs from ”regular” programming. The right approach to understanding microprogramming is to recognize that it is primarily applied to the task of emulation ( interpretation). Through this approach the evolution of microprogramming, independent of a particular technology and type of instruction set being emulated, is reviewed and future trends indicated.
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Computers- Special Issue on Micro-programming, Vol: C-25, Num: 10, pp. 1000 - 1009
Date: 1976
Sources: PDF: /Documents/Fuller_76.pdf
Reference: Fuller, S.H.; Lesser, V.R.; Bell, C.G. and Kaman, C. Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation and Technology.. IEEE Transactions on Computers- Special Issue on Micro-programming, Volume C-25, Number 10, pp. 1000-1009. 1976.
bibtex: 
@article{Fuller-279,
  author    = "S.H. Fuller and V.R. Lesser and C.G. Bell and C
               Kaman",
  title     = "{Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation
               and Technology.}",
  journal   = "IEEE Transactions on Computers- Special Issue on
               Micro-programming",
  volume    = "C-25",
  number    = "10",
  pages     = "1000-1009",
  year      = "1976",
  url       = "http://mas.cs.umass.edu/paper/279",
}