RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Reduced_Instruction_Set_Computer
gptkbp:coinedBy	gptkb:David_Patterson gptkb:Carlo_H._Séquin
gptkbp:contrastsWith	CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer)
gptkbp:emphasizes	high instruction throughput single-cycle instruction execution
gptkbp:features	large number of registers load/store architecture simple addressing modes fixed-length instructions
gptkbp:focusesOn	simplified instruction set
gptkbp:goal	simplify hardware design enable pipelining improve performance per watt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
gptkbp:influenced	modern CPU design
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Berkeley_RISC_project gptkb:IBM_801_project gptkb:Stanford_MIPS_project
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:ARM_architecture gptkb:SPARC_architecture gptkb:PowerPC_architecture gptkb:RISC-V_architecture MIPS architecture
gptkbp:originatedIn	late 1970s
gptkbp:popularizedBy	1980s
gptkbp:usedIn	embedded systems mobile devices servers workstations
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RISC_II_processor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8