Does system architecture affect power dissipation? You bet it does. A few days ago, I discussed an article in EDN that was written by Dean Andersen. He stated as his first major point that ...

As new use cases emerge in the personal electronics market, the processors that run them must evolve to meet the changing requirements. In 1990, the productivity era drove growth in personal computers ...

The WVM49RX reference design combines the company's TMPR4925 or TMPR4926 MIPS-based RISC microprocessor with Sigma Designs' EM8485 MPEG decoder chip. The design supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 ...

A new technical paper titled “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Microprocessor Design Space Exploration” was published by researchers at Harvard University and Google research groups.

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers. On December 5, ...

28 September 2006Latest addition to global design network expected to accelerate introduction of next-generation processors better tailored to rapidly evolving customer needs SUNNYVALE, Calif. - AMD ...