TECHNIQUES FOR ACCELERATING MICROPROCESSOR SIMULATION BY ...

TECHNIQUES FOR ACCELERATING
MICROPROCESSOR SIMULATION
BY
RAMKUMAR SRINIVASAN, B.E.
A thesis submitted to the Graduate School
in partial ful llmen t of the requirements
for the degree
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
May 2004\Techniques For Accelerating Microprocessor Simulation," a thesis prepared by
Ramkumar Srinivasan in partial ful llmen t of the requirements for the degree,
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, has been approved and accepted by
the following:
Linda Lacey
Dean of the Graduate School
Jeanine Cook
Chair of the Examining Committee
Date
Committee in charge:
Dr. Jeanine Cook, Chair
Dr. Phillip L. De Leon
Dr. Richard L. Oliver
iiDEDICATION
To my family: mother, father, uncle, aunt, sister and brother-in-law
iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First I would like to thank my parents for their love and for providing
access to good education throughout my life. I wish to thank my teachers at my
undergraduate school for teaching me to enjoy engineering. At NMSU, I remain
indebted to my advisor, Dr.Jeanine Cook, for her support and help. Taking
her graduate computer architecture class made me love the subject and work on
it for my thesis. Apart from technical help, Dr.Cook has been a great person
to resort to during times of di cult y and confusion. I express my gratitude to
Dr.Phillip De Leon for helping me with DSP algorithms over the course of my
research. His exceptional teaching has always left me ...