1980 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Design of a Subprocessor with Dynamic Microprogramming with MIMOLA
Author : Peter Marwedel
Published in: GI-NTG Fachtagung Struktur und Betrieb von Rechensystemen
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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MIMOLA is a language for the optimized design of digital processors, based upon computing resource utilizations for typical programs. It has been used for the design of a well-structured, fast, parallel and microprogrammable processor. Although not larger than a conventional minicomputer, it is about 26 times faster. It proves, that microcode need not be larger than equivalent machinecode. This paper also discusses possible architecture alternatives with low cost/performance ratios.