The semiconductor industry is facing scaling limitations (if you haven’t yet, read our white paper on semiconductor scaling) for new applications that require efficient execution of algorithms for ...

AI is changing processor design in fundamental ways, combining customized processing elements for specific AI workloads with more traditional processors for other tasks. But the tradeoffs are ...

"Chip design is not rocket science. It's much more difficult," is a running joke in the industry. But in an age where AI is helping solve some of the biggest challenges across medical science and ...

The Cell Broadband Engine is an advanced multicore microprocessor optimized for compute-intensive workloads and various broadband media applications including computer entertainment, movies, and other ...

What do you get when you cross a modern super-scalar out-of-order CPU core with more traditional microcontroller aspects such as no virtual memory, no memory cache, and no DDR or PCIe controllers? You ...

Many of the improvements in the speed and computing ability of today’s PCs and embedded systems can be traced to the microprocessor, which has evolved from the 4-bit devices in the early 1970s to ...

Cirrus Logic, Intel, and Microsoft are developing a reference design that teams Intel’s forthcoming Lunar Lake processor with Cirrus audio and power devices. The reference platform will help ...

The name Intel has long been associated with microprocessors powering PCs, and more recently has been associated with a struggling semiconductor supplier trying to regain its footing in the AI era.

Heat is not a new problem in computer and semiconductor design. It goes back all the way to ENIAC in 1946. In the early 1950s, companies air-conditioned their computer rooms to combat heat. Starting ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. Processor-based systems place strenuous voltage regulation requirements on their power supply. In many instances, this ...