International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA)
Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating
Systems (ASPLOS)
International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO)
High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA)
Books:
Mark Hill, Norm Jouppi and Guri Sohi, eds., Readings in
Computer Architecture, Morgan Kaufmann, 1999. Collected
papers; may eventually be used for this class.
Siewiorek, Bell and Newell, Computer Structures: Principles and
Examples, McGraw-Hill, 1982. Classic textbook formed from
collected papers; rich historical background.
Mike Johnson, Superscalar Microprocessor Design, Prentice Hall,
1991. Nice superscalar/ILP reference.