Over the last few decades, Intel's x86 architecture has ruled the world of computing, powering everything from the most basic ...

The giant chip makers' big pact isn't just a technical twist—it could mean some major changes for the PC market. Here's what ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Thursday that the company’s new deal with Intel will allow the two firms to enable a “new class ...

The researchers "conclude that at least 40% of the x86 ISA, even after excluding multimedia extensions, could be emulated ...

AMD's argument centered on the overall system experience rather than the processor's instruction set. The company emphasized ...

Old-timers might recall the idea of "RISC" as a once-upon-a-time processor design ideology. RISC processors were mostly used for servers from Sun Microsystems, DEC, and other companies of a bygone era ...

AVX stands for Advanced Vector Extensions and is an x86 instruction set architecture for microprocessors by Intel and AMD, offering new features and improved performance. AVX makes heavy applications ...

Google’s latest security bombshell tool is already fuelling an underground bid to rewrite the rules of chip architecture. A team of Google researchers dropped a tool called Zentool last month, ...

Advanced Micro Devices AMD reported strong fourth-quarter results, with nice growth in client and data center revenue and a rebound in gaming revenue. However, all investor eyes are on the artificial ...

RISC-V’s advantages—customizability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness—make it a strong competitor to Arm. RISC-V is rapidly gaining momentum. If current trends continue, it may surpass ...

A bit of backstory: in May 2023, Intel published the draft specification of x86S instruction set with the intention to remove some of the legacy and obsolete features that harkens back to the very ...