With growing interest in computer security and the protection of the code and data which execute on commodity computers, the amount of hardware security features in today’s processors has recently ...

Energy conservation has become a key social objective in all aspects of our lives. Due to the pervasiveness of electronics and computing, the processor industry accounts for an ever increasing share ...

Today, if you want to build a high-performance computing device, you can almost certainly find all the software you need in a free and open form. The same is not true for the processor chips that run ...

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 ...

“Disruptive products cannot be built from legacy chips,” Apple Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji said when he spoke at ITF World in Belgium in May. He was there to receive ...

Spurred by the latest cyclical development boom, the semiconductor industry is entering a new golden era of custom processors, but this time ‘custom processor’ means something different. A generation ...

While its competitor has been stealing a lot of limelight recently, Intel is still a force to be reckoned with in the processor market with enviable market share and big plans for the future. However, ...

Advanced Micro Devices will detail its upcoming low-power CPU for tablets code-named Jaguar at the Hot Chips show in August, and share the stage with IBM, Oracle and Fujitsu, which will provide ...

Processors lie at the heart of your computer. They juggle millions of instructions every second so you can watch Netflix and play Fallout 4. They throttle their clockspeeds to save power, and boost ...