The one element that can make or break a design is the CPU. If you consider that the CPU is to the system-on-chip (SoC) what an engine is to an automobile, then you know you wouldn't put a Volkswagen ...

What do you get when you cross a modern super-scalar out-of-order CPU core with more traditional microcontroller aspects such as no virtual memory, no memory cache, and no DDR or PCIe controllers? You ...

Typically, CPU fan noises are heard when you reboot your PC (the whirring sound you may have heard upon startup) and it goes on to decline as the startup process completes. The purpose of fans on your ...

Many market dynamics have driven the PC ecosystem to the point where they emulate many of the mobile experiences we get from our smartphones. The growth of the smartphone industry and its current size ...

It's no secret that general-purpose compute performance has been largely stuck in idle these last few years, with top-end improvements limited to single-digit increases. DARPA has a plan for ...

2017 has been a siesmic year for CPU developments. Leo Waldock takes a look back and summarises the state of play As we come to the end of 2017 you can take some satisfaction that we have seen a ...