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Transmeta unveils software-based microprocessor
News Transmeta took the wraps off its long-awaited Crusoe chip on Wednesday, saying it represented the first microprocessor "whose instruction set is implemented entirely in software". In introducing the first two in what will be a family of chips...
[January 19, 2000, 16:30]
Ultra Low-Cost Defect Protection for Microprocessor Pipelines
White Papers This paper introduces the BulletProof pipeline, the first ultra low-cost mechanism to protect a microprocessor pipeline and on-chip memory system from silicon defects. The sustained push toward smaller and smaller technology sizes has reached a...
[November 25, 2008, 23:00]
Transmeta sells microprocessor unit
News Struggling chip designer Transmeta has found a buyer for its microprocessor business. Culture.com Technology Limited, a subsidiary of Culturecom Holdings of Hong Kong, will purchase the rights to the Crusoe microprocessor, the first chip produced...
[June 2, 2005, 9:50]
Intel celebrates microprocessor's 25th birthday
News November 15 marks the actual day when the first advertisement for the Intel 4004 chip appeared in US trade publication Electronics News. The legend goes that Dr. Ted Hoff, the inventor of the chip, came up with the design on a naturist beach in...
[October 31, 1996, 15:19]
AMD launches 1GHz microprocessor
News Microprocessor manufacturer AMD delivered a huge smack in the face to arch industry rival Intel today by announcing the launch of its 1GHz Athlon processor. A UK spokesperson for AMD this morning confirmed that the 1GHz processor, along with the...
[March 6, 2000, 8:42]
'The microprocessor is dead' says Sun
Talkback How often have I heard this from SUN. They may be right, but at this moment in time I'm not really fussed. I remember the days when SUN were real competition to Microsoft. I think one of the reasons why they aren't doing so well is that they keep...
[October 15, 2003, 13:50]
'The microprocessor is dead' says Sun
News Eventually, Papadopoulos predicted, almost an entire computer will exist on a single chip -- not a microprocessor but a "microsystem". Microprocessors are dead," Papadopoulos said, trying to provoke an audience of chip aficionados at the...
[October 15, 2003, 11:55]
Energy-Aware Microprocessor Synchronization: Transactional Memory Vs. Locks
White Papers One important way in which multiprocessors differ from uniprocessors is in the need to provide programmers the ability to synchronize concurrent access to memory. Transactional memory was proposed as a way of improving throughput especially when...
[November 25, 2008, 23:00]
It Takes Advanced Microprocessor Technology to Make a Modern Datacenter
White Papers Many IT organizations struggle to remain afloat in a sea of servers, each of which is dedicated to running a single application. Large datacenters may contain tens of thousands of servers, each consuming a few hundred watts of power and emitting...
[March 1, 2007, 0:00]
Next Leap in Microprocessor Architecture: Intel Core Duo Processor
White Papers Based on dual-core technology, Intel Core Duo rewrites the rules of computing and delivers breakthrough performance with amazingly low power consumption. Intel Core Duo processor is at the heart of Intel's premium desktop and notebook platforms...
[September 11, 2009, 2:03]
Transmeta's Crusoe: How it works
News Transmeta is billing its Crusoe chip as the first smart, software-upgradable microprocessor. Those grand plans are backed up by what the company says is a brand new approach to microprocessor design. The company Wednesday unveiled its new family of...
[January 20, 2000, 9:28]
Intel appeals against antitrust fine
News The microprocessor firm lodged its appeal against the €1.06bn (£951m) fine in the European Court of First Instance on Wednesday — although the company has not yet revealed the precise legal basis for the appeal.
[July 23, 2009, 13:05]
25 years on, Intel times still a' changin'
News Intel today celebrated the 25th anniversary of the microprocessor with press and key figures from Intel's history. Crawford reviewed the progress of the microprocessor, from the early 4004, 8008 and 8080, to the 386 and 486, and Pentium and Pentium...
[November 1, 1996, 13:30]
Sun claims major chip breakthrough
News Later today, Sun, based in Palo Alto, California, will disclose its plans for a microprocessor with a radical new architecture designed to handle complex graphics, voice and video, challenging Intel Corp.and other chip makers in the fast-growing...
[August 2, 1999, 13:41]
AMD to open third processor factory in 2004
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to open a third microprocessor fabrication facility by 2004, but will likely share the space with another chipmaker to cut costs. Unlike AMD's current microprocessor fabs in Austin, Texas, and Dresden, Germany...
[January 9, 2001, 8:47]
CeBIT: Intel shows 500MHz Pentium III Xeon servers
News The manufacturer's fastest microprocessor is designed for mid-range and high-end servers as well as workstations. The microprocessor group is at the centre of 9.5 million transistors based on Intel's P6 micro-architecture.
[March 18, 1999, 15:47]
Intel's major chip breakthrough
News A breakthrough in microprocessor technology promises a ten fold increase in processor speed over the next decade according to Intel Monday. The development of the transistor seems to fit into Moore's law, which states that microprocessor speed will...
[December 11, 2000, 10:35]
Chip industry looks to 2GHz in 2001
News Microprocessor manufacturers will crack the 2GHz speed barrier and 3G devices will spur on the semiconductor industry in 2001, leading analysts predicted Thursday. Microprocessor maker Intel was unsurprisingly also the subject of some key forecasts...
[January 19, 2001, 11:56]
Crusoe chip gets first suitor
News The first consumer product based on the Crusoe microprocessor from Transmeta will be announced in the US Thursday by consumer technology firm S3. According to initial reports, Diamond's "Web pad" will use the lower end 3120 Crusoe microprocessor...
[January 20, 2000, 17:37]
Intel v AMD: let the battle begin - Part2
News Also at the Microprocessor Forum AMD will discuss its plans to break into uncharted territory, servers and workstations. Intel, not to be outdone, will disclose new details on its the Merced processor at the Microprocessor Forum.
[October 4, 1999, 15:54]
