Microprocessor-based systems are ideal for executing an essentially infinite number of tasks. The host microprocessors support a limited set of instructions that can combine to produce incredibly ...

The performance of a business computer at everyday tasks largely depends on two factors: its processor speed and the amount of memory it has. The processor's speed comes from its clock, a timing ...

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We recently looked at the origins of the integrated circuit (IC) and the calculator, which was the IC’s first killer app, but a surprise twist is that the calculator played a big part in the invention ...

The processors in today’s computers have grown tremendously in performance, capabilities and complexity over the past decade. Clock speed has skyrocketed, and size has dwindled, even as the number of ...

In a perfect world, you could simply purchase all top-of-the-line parts for your computer. If you have approximately $6,000 to spare for that expense, then that is the best path. Most of us, however, ...

Something lurking out there among the African Violets was wreakinghavoc with the greenhouse control system Greenhouses were already going green some twenty years ago. I hadbeenworking for a solar ...

Creating a new chip architecture is becoming an increasingly complex series of tradeoffs about memories and processing elements, but the benefits are not always obvious when those tradeoffs are being ...

Explore the DHRUV64 microprocessor's significance, specifications, and potential impact on India's electronics landscape and ...

Automotive Integrated Electronics Corporation (AIEC) has launched the AIEC9 microprocessor core, claiming it is the world’s fastest automotive grade microprocessor core with embedded flash memory. The ...