Processor Design Courses and Certifications

Stanford Seminar - A Superscalar Out-of-Order x86 Soft Processor for FPGA

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Explore the design of a superscalar out-of-order x86 soft processor for FPGA, including pipeline, scheduling, execution circuits, and memory-system microarchitecture.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Ben Eater

8-Bit CPU Control Logic - Part 1

Design a simple machine language and trace the control signals an 8-bit CPU needs to execute its program.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computer System Design: Advanced Concepts of Modern Microprocessors

Learn about advanced computer design concepts, including how to make modern multicore-based computers both fast and energy efficient.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Computer System Design: Concepts of Modern Microprocessors

Become an expert in the design of modern multicore-based computers for higher performance and energy efficiency.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $88.00
• 2 courses

Dynamic Code Optimization and the NVIDIA Denver Processor

Explores how NVIDIA Denver uses dynamic code optimization and binary translation to simplify microarchitecture while improving ARM processor performance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Ben Eater

8-bit CPU Control Logic - Implementing EEPROMs for Microinstructions - Part 3

Uses two EEPROMs to translate an 8-bit CPU’s instruction cycle and instruction register into microinstruction control signals, then runs a complete program.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ben Eater

8-Bit CPU Control Signal Overview

An overview of the control signals coordinating memory, registers, arithmetic, output, program counting, and resets in an 8-bit breadboard computer.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ben Eater

ALU Design for 8-Bit Computer

Designs the arithmetic and logic unit for an 8-bit computer, building on binary addition and signed-number representation.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ben Eater

Building the ALU for an 8-Bit Computer

Build an 8-bit computer’s arithmetic logic unit from 74LS adders, XOR gates, a bus transceiver, LEDs, wiring, and power.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hackaday

Remoticon 2021 - Voja Antonic Builds a Microprocessor

Explore how basic digital circuits, logic gates, registers, memory, and an arithmetic logic unit combine into a hypothetical microprocessor.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Robert Feranec

How Does a CPU Work and How to Create Your Own Processor

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Trace how logic gates become a processor running software, then build a simple CPU while exploring registers, instruction decoding, and RISC-V execution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CMU Database Group

Query Scheduling in Advanced Database Systems - Lecture 7

Explore query scheduling in advanced database systems, covering process models, memory access, partitioning, and execution strategies for optimal performance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CMU Database Group

PRQL: Pipelined Relational Query Language

Discover PRQL, a pipelined relational query language, as Tobias Brandt explores its features and advantages over traditional SQL in this CMU Database Group seminar.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

L&T EduTech

Design of CPS with ARM processor using Embedded C

Build cyber-physical system components in Embedded C on STM32 ARM Cortex microcontrollers: write UART, ADC, LCD and stepper drivers and interface ultrasonic, humidity, Hall and touch sensors.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Arm Education

Computer Architecture Essentials on Arm

Learn how pipelining, branch handling, cache memories, superscalar processors and out-of-order execution improve microprocessor performance, applying the theory through simulation-based lab exercises.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course