Publication - Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation and Technology
| Authors: | Fuller,S.; Lesser, V.R.; Gordon Bell, C.; Kaman, Charles | ||||
| 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 processors has 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: | International Symposium on Microarchitecture: Conference Record of the 7th Annual Workshop on Microprogramming, pp. 151 - 158 | ||||
| Publisher: | ACM Press, New York, NY, USA | ||||
| Date: | 1974 | ||||
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PDF: /Documents/fuller74.pdf |
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| Reference: | Fuller,S.; Lesser, V.R.; Gordon Bell, C.; Kaman, Charles. Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation and Technology. International Symposium on Microarchitecture: Conference Record of the 7th Annual Workshop on Microprogramming, ACM Press, New York, NY, USA, pp. 151-158. 1974. | ||||
| bibtex: | @article{Fuller-350,
author = "S. Fuller and V.R. Lesser and C. Gordon Bell and
Charles Kaman",
title = "{Microprogramming and Its Relationship to Emulation
and Technology}",
journal = "International Symposium on Microarchitecture:
Conference Record of the 7th Annual Workshop on
Microprogramming",
publisher = "ACM Press, New York, NY, USA",
pages = "151-158",
year = "1974",
url = "http://mas.cs.umass.edu/paper/350",
}
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