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RISC Processor Based Speech Codec Implementation for Emerging Mobile Multimedia Messaging Solutions
White Papers This paper describes the challenges and techniques of implementing speech codecs on RISC processors. Mobile Multimedia Messaging (MMS) promises to provide a richer and versatile experience to the user along with new revenue streams for mobile...
[November 25, 2008, 23:00]
The MIPS32 24KE Core Family: High-Performance RISC Cores With DSP Enhancements
White Papers The 24KE core family fills an important gap in the convergence of RISC processors and Digital Signal Processors (DSPs). The MIPS32 24KE core family is the latest high-performance synthesizable microprocessor cores from MIPS Technologies, Inc.and...
[October 25, 2008, 0:00]
When Good Instructions Go Bad: Generalizing Return-Oriented Programming to RISC
White Papers This paper demonstrates general return-oriented programming on the SPARC, a fixed instruction length RISC architecture with structured control flow. This paper reconsiders the threat posed by Shacham's "Return-oriented programming" - a technique by...
[January 16, 2009, 0:00]
FFT for RISC
Downloads This is an FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) library which was optimized for speed on RISC processors such as the PowerPC. Most FFTs use single precision floats; for double precision, just use a global search and replace to change float options in all...
[February 11, 1998, 6:44]
HP plans 16-way RISC server
News HP's eight-processor N-class server, the current workhorse of the product line, will be upgraded with the coming PA-RISC 8700 chip, according to Mark Hudson, worldwide marketing manager for the Unix server line.
[March 8, 2001, 12:11]
SQL Server 64-bit undercuts RISC rivals
News SQL Server is widely regarded as suitable for smaller systems, while larger databases are the province of Oracle or DB/2 running on RISC systems. SQL Server still has a very small market share at the high end, Gatchalian concedes, but he claims...
[April 14, 2003, 11:18]
Intel launches RISC-free strategy
News Transitive's translation software will be used to let software from rival RISC processors run on Intel's Itanium and Xeon server processors. However, the companies didn't say which of the likely RISC candidates - Sun's Sparc, HP's PA-RISC, HP's...
[March 7, 2006, 8:15]
RISC OS for Cortex please
Talkback Be nice if the original OS for ARM chips was ported to these new babies.
[October 24, 2008, 13:25]
Start-up boosts Sun's open source plans
News A start-up called Simply RISC has built a single-core variant of Sun's UltraSparc T1, an indication of interest in Sun's plan to encourage others to adopt and modify open source designs for the processor.
[September 12, 2006, 8:45]
'Star Wars' effects studio shifts to Intel
News The technical effects studio has switched from using RISC-Unix workstations from SGI to using Intel-based Dell systems running Linux for the bulk of its animation and special effects work, said Cliff Plumer, ILM's chief technology officer.
[July 22, 2002, 8:02]
Merced: Our industry expects...
News Merced represents a totally new direction for the chip maker and some analysts claim IA-64 could surpass the fastest RISC architectures: "We'll get to the point where it competes seriously with the Alpha RISC," said Linley Gwennap, vice president...
[March 17, 1999, 11:00]
IBM hedges its bets with Unix for Intel
News It's anyone's guess whether Intel's upcoming super-processors, the 64-bit parts known as IA-64, will begin to make headway against the RISC-based chips that have traditionally dominated the high-end Unix market.
[August 23, 2000, 14:46]
HP releases budget-minded Unix servers
News The new Unix/RISC servers -- 2505, 5405 and 7405 models -- are essentially economy-class versions of the company's 2400, 5400 and 7400 server models. The processors in the new servers can be partitioned, or divided, so the hardware is able to run...
[September 3, 2002, 7:55]
Russians launch Itanium attack
News Intel is using a team of Russian engineers in its Moscow-based Intel Solutions Centre as a secret weapon in the cold war between Intel's IA-64 processors and established Risc systems. But they are also used to help convince large customers of the...
[June 28, 2001, 9:58]
HP puts beef into new Unix server
News The HP rp8400 will become the company's principal offering in the midrange Unix/RISC server market and replace the rp7400, or N-Class, midsize server over time. In the future, HP will also come out with circuit boards that will allow owners to...
[September 19, 2001, 9:11]
Strong ARM elbows out competition
News ARM designs intellectual property for the embedded RISC processors in mobile phones and other portable devices that require low power consumption -- a market that has been booming with the uptake of mobile phones and handheld computers.
[February 1, 2001, 9:02]
Sun releases low-cost Unix workstation
News The Sun Blade 150 workstation, starting at $1,395, is the latest in a series of inexpensive RISC/Unix workstations designed to compete against workstations based around Intel chips running Windows or Linux.
[August 21, 2002, 14:11]
HP Integrity Servers Help Keep Planes and Passengers in the Air
White Papers Working together with HP, Lufthansa Systems consolidated the 18 old PA-RISC machines down to two HP Integrity Business Critical Servers (BCS). It transitioned LTL from PA-RISC to Itanium. Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH (LTL) supplies Maintenance...
[December 13, 2006, 0:00]
US Report: HP describes plans for first IA-64 chip set
News Beginning sometime next year, HP will begin shipping PA-RISC and Intel-based systems with a motherboard that will also be used in Merced-based systems when the chip is available in mid-2000. As it works toward its long-term strategy of...
[October 13, 1998, 17:27]
HP drops price of Unix servers
News The systems bring the new PA-RISC 8700 chip to HP's low-end Unix servers, and the cheapest model has a starting price of less than $1,000. The rp2430 accommodates only one 650MHz PA-RISC 8700 CPU (central processing unit), whereas the rp2470 can...
[March 7, 2002, 11:41]
