The Chalkboard Network Introduces a Free Online Course About Microprocessor Design by Professor Michael Flynn.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000 The Chalkboard Network, a premier provider of Web-based training courses, introduced a new, tuition-free online course by Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. professor Michael Flynn For the Welsh footballer, see Michael Flynn (footballer) Michael Flynn, (b. 1947), sometimes published as Michael F. Flynn, works full time as a statistician and writes science fiction as a sideline. . The course, entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. Architecture: The Decade Ahead," is available on the Web at www.chalknet.com. Developed primarily for microprocessor engineers, "Microprocessor Architecture: The Decade Ahead" examines current trends in microprocessor design. Topics covered include the future of CAD tools, the limits of technology scaling, high-speed timing considerations, and the new processor architectures. Incorporating Chalkboard's unique Depth Control(R) methodology, the course provides a variety of links, interactive examples, audio and visual explanations, and other real-time learning aids that students can access as they progress through the course. The instructor of "Microprocessor Architecture: The Decade Ahead" is Michael Flynn. Flynn is a Professor of Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. at Stanford University and has an extensive background in microprocessor design. His industry accomplishments include work as design manager of several groundbreaking commercial systems, including the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) System 360. In 1995, Flynn received the IEEE-CS IEEE-CS Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Harry Goode Memorial Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the design and classification of computer architecture. In 1998, he received the Tesla Medal from the International Tesla Society. Professor Flynn is also the author of three books and more than 250 technical papers. "This course presents an excellent ten-year forecast of trends and changes that will affect the architecture of microprocessors," said Bob Zeidman, president of The Chalkboard Network. "Many of the issues discussed in the course can provide experienced engineers with solutions to their current projects. We are delighted than an expert such as Mike Flynn Mike Flynn can refer to:
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