In the first quarter, CPU sales declined, except for servers. AMD is taking further x86 market share from Intel. ARM CPUs are gaining in notebooks and servers.

Now a dominant player in data centers, Nvidia is taking another run at the personal computer processor market after being part of an effort that fizzled out more than a decade ago ...

The basics of microcontroller units (MCUs) and microprocessor units (MPUs) haven’t changed too much. But application requirements have. What was once a simple automotive, industrial, or medical ...

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Snapdragon CPUs have seemingly come out of the void to make their mark on the PC market. They offer several advantages over Intel and AMD chips that contribute to their popularity and effectiveness in ...

The name Intel has long been associated with microprocessors powering PCs, and more recently has been associated with a struggling semiconductor supplier trying to regain its footing in the AI era.

EMU8086 is arguable the most powerful and popular 8086 Emulator for Windows 10. It has a simple user interface and tons of example codes for a beginner. The only caveat here is that it doesn’t emulate ...

An embedded processor is a microprocessor designed to perform a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system. Unlike the general-purpose processors found in personal computers or ...

An Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) defines the software interface through which for example a central processor unit (CPU) is controlled. Unlike early computer systems which didn’t define a ...

AMD’s Ryzen 7 line of processors has always intrigued me because I can never really figure out their place in the market, or their primary use case for that matter. Are they gaming CPUs? Or are they ...