Computer Engineering · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU COMPE 475 — Computer Architecture

Fundamental principles and advanced concepts of computer architecture. Design and organization of modern computing systems. Instruction set architectures, processor design, pipelining, memory hierarchy, input/output systems, and parallel processing. System performance evaluation. Emerging trends in processor and system architectures. Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate computer engineering and electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 599. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.