IEEE

Soft-Error Detection and Execution Observation for ARM Microprocessors

Abstract: We present an intellectual property (IP) called a trace real-time analyzer to check processor errors under radiation (TRACER) designed to detect errors and observe the behavior of advanced ...
Electronic Design

How a Dumb Move Spawned the x86 and Kickstarted the PC Revolution

The history of Intel’s 8008 processor. Insight into the x86 architecture. Lasting legacy with modern applications. Computer Terminal Corporation (now defunct Datapoint) launched the DataPoint 3300 ...
IEEE

A 16-issue multiple-program-counter microprocessor with point-to-point scalar operand network

Abstract: This microprocessor explores an architectural solution to scalability problems in scalar operand networks. The 0.15/spl mu/m 6M process, 331 mm/sup 2/ research prototype issues 16 unique ...
IEEE

Microprocessor Design Space Exploration via Space Partitioning and Bayesian Optimization

Abstract: Design space exploration (DSE) has long been a very important topic in electronic design automation (EDA), but the growing diversity of applications and the complexity of integrated circuits ...
IEEE

Customizing a Large Language Model for VHDL Design of High-Performance Microprocessors

Abstract: The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in hardware design has taken off in recent years, principally through its incorporation in tools that increase chip designer productivity. There has ...
IEEE

A New IEEE Milestone: Development of the BELLMAC-32 Microprocessors, 1976–1982 [A New IEEE Milestone]

Abstract: On 17 February 2025, the IEEE Board of Directors designated the BELLMAC-32 development as a historic milestone. Commemorative plaques will be placed on the walls of Nokia Bell Labs, Murray ...
Stevens Point Journal

STMicroelectronics scales STM32 microprocessors for cost-efficient, low-power, and flexible performance

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, January 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — STMicroelectronics has introduced STM32MP21 microprocessors (MPUs) for cost-aware edge applications in ...
IEEE

The Myth of the Harvard Architecture

Abstract: The label “Harvard architecture” has been applied to various computing devices where instructions and data are stored in separate memories. In the Harvard Mark III/IV the decision to ...
Montrose Daily Press

Growing microprocessors instead of wheat? As energy-thirsty data centers move into rural areas, communities wrestle with questions of economics, environment & culture

Editor's note: As large data centers increasingly move into rural areas, issues of economics and environment, as well as culture, intertwine. This story about a potential such hyperscale data center ...
The Fence Post

Growing microprocessors instead of wheat?

A data center that may soon be formally proposed in northeastern Colorado shocks me in its potential demand for electricity. A behemoth. The data center may require up to two gigawatts of electricity, ...
USA Today

Russell Westbrook breaks NBA record for most career points by a point guard

Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook continued to etch his name in history as one of the best point guards of all time. Westbrook passed Oscar Robertson for most points scored by a point guard in ...