Chapter 1. Introduction
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The Following work structure
The following paper is structured as follows: Chapter 2 describes the processor imple-
mented and its main characteristics as well as the key features and the goals behind the
design. Chapter 3 describes the implementation of the FPU as well as the veriļ¬cation.
Chapter 4 describes the processor customization in order to augment the FPU module as
well as the testing of the processor. Chapter 5 describes all the necessary programming
tools that were used along with the hardware. Chapter 6 is the epilogue with suggestions
for improvements and acknowledged compromises of the design.