EngineeringComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer ArchitectureHardware-software Co-designField-programmable Gate Array ArchitectureHardware AccelerationHardware ArchitectureInstruction Set ArchitectureMicroarchitecture DesignProcessor MicroarchitectureAccelerator MicroarchitectureInstruction Set MicroarchitectureMicroarchitectural OptimizationReduced Instruction Set ComputingRisc Architectures
A 64 bit architecture called Alpha, which is the basis of the fastest available commercial reduced-instruction-set computer (RISC) chip, is discussed. The development process is detailed. Alpha's 25 year life expectancy envisions a 1000 fold performance increase to 400 billion instructions per second.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>