Prior to the existence of the CPU/GPU architecture, microprocessors had blitters – logic blocks that rapidly modified data within the memory, capable of copying large swathes of data in parallel ...

The Software Problem Now that Intel had a microprocessor, they needed someone to write software. At the time, programmers saw prestige in working with a big computer.

Sony, Toshiba and IBM unveiled on Monday the technical details of their new Cell microprocessor, a key weapon in battling the Intel-Microsoft alliance for the digital home.

The tech giants threw their weight behind this new microprocessor architecture in hopes of breaking the stranglehold that Intel and Microsoft had over the personal-computer market.

Pioneers of computer architecture receive ACM Turing Award Contributions to microprocessors helped usher in mobile and IoT revolutions Grant and Award Announcement Association for Computing Machinery ...

David teaches the world's first Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) in Computer Architecture offered through Coursera. David's current research interests include how to create manycore microprocessors ...

The personal computing business as we know it owes itself to an environment of enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and happenstance. The invention of the microprocessor, DRAM, and EPROM integrated ...

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced Vikram-32, India's first indigenous 32-bit processor, developed by ISRO's SCL.

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"This new architecture builds upon the unrivalled low power and multiprocessing capabilities of the ARM Cortex-A9 processor core," said Loris Valenti, general manager of ST's Computer Systems SoC ...