Can someone suggest any books on microprocessor and/or video processor design?

Question

I'm looking for books on microprocessor (such as Intel or AMD) & video processor (such as NVIDIA or Intel) ASIC design. I would like to understand the fundamentals of the circuit and, hopefully, the design process involved in creating a circuit of that magnitude.

Answer 1

Grant McFarland's book "Microprocessor Design" book (ISBN 0071459510) is one of the most popular.

You can find lots of whitepapers if you search around the Intel website. I put a link to a whitepaper about the Pentium 4 microarchitecture below. It's a very good read.

You'll also find the "Computer Architecture" book by by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson to be valuable. (ISBN 0123704901)