Innovation in computer architecture is providing critical performance, power, and cost to chips. Understanding this foundational discipline is essential to excel in the ever-evolving, dynamic, and multidisciplinary field we refer to as VLSI design.

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SAMIT S. MEHROTRA, M.Tech., is a microarchitect at Intel Corp. with over 20 years of industry experience working on numerous technologies including PCIe, memory controllers, and security. He has successfully engineered several features from concept to market and received multiple awards for his IP design contributions at Intel. He has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Microelectronics from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay. Mehrotra has made several invention disclosures and has been granted a U.S. patent. He is passionate about understanding and improving the techniques behind successful logic design and computer architecture.

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High-Performance Computer Architecture

VLSI.X415
$980
  • Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
Schedule
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Start Time
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Wed, 01-14-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 01-14-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 01-21-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 01-21-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 01-28-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 01-28-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 02-04-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 02-04-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 02-11-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 02-11-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-25-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-25-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 02-25-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 02-25-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-04-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-04-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-11-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-11-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-18-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Wed, 03-18-2026
6:30pm
9:30pm
Flexible
SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
 

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This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.

No meeting on February 18, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Note: Students are required to bring laptops for coursework.

Access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer and the ability to install software is required.

Required Textbook:
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 6th ed. by John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-0128119051