An introduction to computer architectures. Analysis and design of computer subsystems including central processing units, memories and input/output subsystems. With features based on the ARM CPU architecture, students will learn important concepts, including data paths, computer arithmetic, instruction cycles, pipelining, virtual and cache memories, direct memory access and controller design
Computer Architecture
Host University
Old Dominion University
Semester
Fall 2026
Course Number
ECE 543
CRN
22523
Credits
3
Discipline
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Instructor
Chung Hao Chen (CXCHEN@odu.edu)
Course Information
Prerequisites
ECE 346