Save 70% on Blackfin Processor Development Tools
For a limited time, March 1 - May 28, ADI is offering two discounted development tools bundles including full VisualDSP++ Development Software and an Emulator. So order your bundle today!

e-clips news alerts by keyword

paper    

A Brief History of Microprocessors
Timeline of major events in the history of computing.
preview: http://www.eee.bham.ac.uk  

paper    

A Brief History of the Microprocessor
The following article describes the evolution of the microprocessor which focused on the technology, the companies and the people behind the invention. It begins with a brief history before the Intel 4004, then describes the designing of the chip. It follows the microprocessor through its iterations to RISC, parallel processing and to today's super-RISC designs. (Footnoted references are indicated by a + sign.)
preview: http://www.computermuseum.li  

paper    

Decisive Aspects in the Evolution of Microprocessors
The incessant demand for higher performance has provoked a dramatic evolution of the microarchitecture of high performance microprocessors. In this paper we focus on major architectural developments which were introduced for a more effective utilization of instruction level parallelism (ILP) in commercial, performance oriented microprocessors. We show that designers increased the throughput of the microarchitecture at the instruction...
preview: http://www.cslab.ntua.gr  

paper    

Microcontrollers A Brief History of Early Microprocessors
The first microprocessor was developed by what was then a small company called Intel (short for Integrated Electronics) in the early 1970s. The client, a Japanese company called Busicon, declined to buy the chipset and Intel, faced with a development cost and no customer, decided to market the chipset as a 'general purpose' microprocessing system for use in applications where digital logic chips would have been used. The chipset was a...
preview: http://www.ami.ac.uk  

project    

The History of Computing Project
This site offers you a detailed chronology on the history of computing And many additional pages that tell the story of what was needed to arrive at today's computers. All available material is stored into different sections: timeline, hardware, software, major companies and computing pioneers. Click on the buttons on top to go to the individual sections
preview: http://www.thocp.net  

misc.    

Silicon Zoo
High-magnification photomicrographs of various cartoons and artwork, placed on computers by their designers. Engineers designing modern computer chips have a very rich sense of humor as you will discover when you visit our Silicon Creatures Gallery that we keep corralled in the Silicon Zoo.
preview: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu  

hot list    

Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present (V 13.4.0)
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive compilation of microprocessors, but rather a description of designs that are either unique (such as the RCA 1802, Acorn ARM, or INMOS Transputer), or representative designs typical of the period (such as the 6502 or 8080, 68000, and R2000). Not necessarily the first of their kind, or the best. A microprocessor generally
preview: http://jbayko.sasktelwebsite.net