Most of us will be familiar at some level with the operation of a basic CPU, usually through exposure to microprocessors of the type that find their way into our projects. We can look at its internal ...

If instruction sets didn't matter, processors would be cheaper and designers would have more options. That's why one startup's efforts are so intriguing. Every microprocessor is different, in part ...

Hello all, I have a question regarding CPU instruction sets. I have heard that the aging x86 instruction set is holding back progress, so to speak. So I was thinking about what would make a better, ...

An Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) defines the software interface through which for example a central processor unit (CPU) is controlled. Unlike early computer systems which didn’t define a ...

The S5000 software-configurable processor family combines the flexibility of the compilable Tensilica Xtensa RISC processor core and the programmable Stretch instruction-set extension fabric (ISEF) to ...

x86, the mainstream instruction set architecture for PC CPUs, originated from the Intel 8086 processor and has been in use for 46 years. Technology blog Hackaday claims that x86 will be extinct in the ...

This paper provides an overview of the processor reorder buffer timeout and provides methodology to debug these types of system issues. Using the debug methods and debug tools suggested in this ...

August 8, 2008 will be a significant date in the history of computer architecture. This is the date that Intel intends to discontinue the Pentium 4 CPU line, therefore also the NetBurst ...