The document discusses the different phases of a compiler:
1. The lexical analyzer converts source code into tokens.
2. The syntax tree verifies that strings of tokens are valid based on grammar rules and reports errors.
3. The semantic analyzer checks for semantic errors like type mismatches and ensures types are used consistently.
4. Intermediate code generation converts code into postfix notation or three-address code.
5. Code optimization improves code efficiency.
6. Code generation produces the final target code.