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Harvard architecture

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(architecture)Harvard architecture - A computer architecture in which program instructions are stored in different memory from data. Each type of memory is accessed via a separate bus, allowing instructions and data to be fetched in parallel.

Contrast: von Neumann architecture.



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The new CPU is based on a Harvard Architecture, which provides separate address and data paths, allowing the execution of instructions and data access in single cycle.
Using a traditional Harvard architecture, it features separate local, tightly coupled, instruction and data RAMs to eliminate memory contention and provide fast performance on performance-critical code and interrupt handling routines.
 
 
 
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