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How Does a CPU Work and How to Create Your Own Processor

Robert Feranec via YouTube

Overview

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Explore the inner workings of a CPU and learn to design your own processor in this comprehensive video tutorial. Delve into the fundamentals of CPU architecture, including registers, program counters, and instruction execution. Gain a solid understanding of logic gates before embarking on the journey of building a custom CPU. Examine the structure of instructions, focusing on opcodes and their significance. Conclude with insights on further learning resources and the process of uploading designs to FPGA. Benefit from practical demonstrations using tools like Makerchip and guidance from industry expert Steve Hoover.

Syllabus

What this video is about
Generating a CPU core
Inside of CPU and how it works
What are registers
Program counter PC
How a program is executed in CPU
Logic gates explained
Building our own CPU
Instruction described - what is in it
OPCODE
If you would like to learn more
Uploading our design to FPGA

Taught by

Robert Feranec

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  • Profile image for Rakheesubinu Kasim Meppally
    Rakheesubinu Kasim Meppally
    Hello, I am Rakheesubinu Kasim And I am a diploma student in computer engineering 2nd year

    It’s helpful to know about chips IC and made the chip programs all !

    Thank you sir

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