Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk

by Bruce Jacob, David Wang, Spencer Ng

Is your memory hierarchy stopping your microprocessor from performing at the high level it should be? Memory Cache, DRAM, Disk shows you how to resolve this problem. The book tells you everything you need to know about the logical design and operation, physical design and operation, performance characteristics and resulting design trade-offs, and the energy consumption of modern memory hierarchies. You learn how to to tackle the challenging optimization problems that result from the side-effects that can appear at any point in the entire hierarchy.As a result you will be able to design and emulate the entire memory hierarchy.

Genres: Computer Science, Computers

900 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

-Very good overview of different memory structures and applications for each.
-A good explanation of the basic architecture of DRAM.

I used this book to study for a job interview... I got the job, so what else can I say?

[Peter Sumberac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference. I used it mainly for the cache section.