CPU Design · All levels
How to Use This Course
Study order, review posture, and practical cadence for CPU architecture and silicon closure.
Study order
Start with ISA and front-end behavior before deep optimization.
Build OoO and memory hierarchy intuition before broad tuning changes.
Study speculation and multicore scaling with workload evidence.
Close with physical design, PMCs, and bring-up signoff discipline.
Answer template
diagram
WORKLOAD -> STAGE LOSS -> MECHANISM -> ARTIFACT -> OWNER -> DECISION
1. Which workload regressed and which metric moved first?
2. Which stage loses first: front-end, execute, memory, or system?
3. Which mechanism explains the movement?
4. Which artifact proves the claim?
5. Which owner applies the smallest reversible fix?
6. Which validation and rollback gates close risk?