RISC-V System-on-Chip Design
RISC-V System-on-Chip Design by Harris and Harrisby Harris and Harris
The most recommended of 3 computer architecture textbooks
Praised as a bridge from microarchitecture to SoC design; one critic says it leaves out core SoC topics.
Praised as a bridge from microarchitecture to SoC design; one critic says it leaves out core SoC topics.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Worth the price for readers
“I just pre-ordered this book and think it's definitely worth it.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Book: RISC-V System-on-Chip Design” “It's worth (for me paying that amount of money for) it.”
Comment from 12 Jul 2026 in “Book: RISC-V System-on-Chip Design” Seen as an excellent find
“Excellent find, an academic paper announcing the book is here”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “Book: RISC-V System-on-Chip Design” “Judging by the authors, I'm sure the book will be excellent.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Book: RISC-V System-on-Chip Design”
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The two most recommended other computer architecture textbooks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISC-V System-on-Chip Designby Harris and HarrisThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approachby Hennessy and Patterson | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Computation Structuresby Ward and Halstead | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Based on your exclusion list you've dropped all the core SoC topics”
“It's worth (for me paying that amount of money for) it.”
“I found it to be a wonderful bridge from more elaborated microarchitecture into SoC.”
“Excellent find, an academic paper announcing the book is here”
“Judging by the authors, I'm sure the book will be excellent.”
“I just pre-ordered this book and think it's definitely worth it.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.