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Modern Processor Design: Fundamentals of Superscalar Processors
John Shen, Carnegie Mellon University
Mikko Lipasti, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Modern Processor Design: Fundamentals of SuperScalar Processors, First Edition
By John Shen, CMU & Intel and Mikko Lipasti, UW-Madison



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