Computers

Global supplier of integrated circuits for personal and networked computing and communications.

E2K microprocessor: postRISC parallel architecture claimed 2x faster than Merced. Has optimizing compiler. High security: supports data types in hardware, checks handling at run time.

In depth report on the history of the x86 processor.

Manufacturer of x86 microprocessors. Also make chipsets, motherboards and network processors.

Outlines the basic structure of a processor and the architectures of recent designs from Intel, AMD and Cyrix.

Archive of technical x86 processor information and downloadable documentation. Includes a discussion forum.

Encyclopedia article about the microprocessor architecture, including history, naming scheme, design details, and software support.

Code optimizer that supports code for the IA-32 and x86-64 architectures which is used to optimize and auto-parallelize code generated by a compiler.

"The eX5 server platform is the first to effectively ""decouple"" memory performance and capacity from the processor

Article treats trace cache, instruction window, P4 and Pentium-M developments, branch prediction. [Ars Technica] (July 26, 2004)

Article treats integer pipeline, P6 architecture, impact of legacy x86 support. [Ars Technica] (July 11, 2004)