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Microprogramming and its relationship to emulation and technology

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Samuel H. Fuller,

Victor R. Lesser,

C. Gordon Bell,

Charles KamanAuthors Info & Claims

MICRO 7: Conference record of the 7th annual workshop on Microprogramming

Pages 151 - 158

https://doi.org/10.1145/800118.803855

Published: 30 September 1974 Publication History

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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.

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Index Terms

Microprogramming and its relationship to emulation and technology
1. Hardware
  1. Electronic design automation
    1. Methodologies for EDA
  2. Integrated circuits
    1. Logic circuits
      1. Arithmetic and datapath circuits
      2. Design modules and hierarchy
    2. Semiconductor memory
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Compilers

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MICRO 7: Conference record of the 7th annual workshop on Microprogramming

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Akonteh A(1979)A performance index for emulation environments in digital systemsACM SIGMICRO Newsletter10.1145/1218007.121800810:3(6-13)Online publication date: 1-Sep-1979
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1218007.1218008
Beer PHupf KHull LChantker ANutt GFranta W(1976)A Diagnostic Emulator for HEAO software developmentProceedings of the 4th symposium on Simulation of computer systems10.5555/800244.807313(181-187)Online publication date: 10-Aug-1976
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