Microprocessors
37 entries in the Microprocessors compendium.
MicroprocessorA single-chip CPU that revolutionized computing through integration.Microprocessor chronologyA timeline of microprocessor evolution from 4-bit to multi-core chips.Instruction set architectureAn ISA is the fundamental abstraction ensuring binary compatibility across processor implementations.TRIPS architectureEDGE-based processor using compiler-scheduled hyper-blocks for high parallelism.European Processor InitiativeEuropean project developing low-power processors and accelerators for exascale computing.Interconnect bottleneckLimits on chip performance due to connection speed constraints.Latency oriented processor architectureMicroarchitecture optimized for low-latency serial thread execution.Megahertz mythClock rate alone does not determine processor performance.MicroarchitectureThe implementation of an instruction set architecture in a processor.Mobile processorLow-power CPU designed for portable, fanless computing.Multi-core processorA single-chip processor with multiple cores for parallel execution.MulticletFirst post von Neumann, multicellular dynamically reconfigurable microprocessor.Multiprocessor system on a chipAn SoC integrating multiple processor cores for parallel computing.Multithreading (computer architecture)Hardware technique enabling multiple threads on a single CPU core.Single-coreA microprocessor with a single CPU core on its die.Stack machineA processor using a push-down stack for temporary values.Tensor Processing UnitGoogle's custom ASIC for neural network machine learning.UncoreIntel term for non-core functions integrated for high performance.Ralph UngermannEngineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Zilog and Ungermann-Bass.Vision processing unitA microprocessor specialized for accelerating machine vision tasks.Motorola MC14500A one-bit CMOS microprocessor for industrial control applications.Intersil 6100A CMOS implementation of the PDP-8 instruction set.Toshiba TLCS-12A 12-bit microprocessor used in Ford's EEC engine control.1801 series CPUSoviet 16-bit PDP-11-compatible microprocessor family, widely used in home and industrial computers.Data General microNOVASingle-chip Nova implementation, limited market adoption.DEC T-11DEC's first single-chip microprocessor, implementing the PDP-11 ISA.Fairchild 9440Single-chip Nova 2 implementation in bipolar I3L, introduced 1977.Ferranti F100-LEurope's first 16-bit microprocessor, built for military environments.General Instrument CP1600One of the first single-chip 16-bit microprocessors, resembling the PDP-11.Harris RTX 2000A Forth-native stack machine for real-time and space systems.IMP-16First multi-chip 16-bit microprocessor, bit-slice design from National Semiconductor.Intel 8086The 16-bit microprocessor that launched the x86 architecture.Intel 8088Lower-cost 8086 variant with 8-bit bus, used in the IBM PC.Intel 80186A 16-bit microprocessor with integrated peripherals for embedded systems.Intel 801888-bit external bus variant of the Intel 80186 microprocessor.Intel 80286First x86 CPU with memory management and protected mode.K1810VM86Soviet clone of the Intel 8086, widely used in Eastern Bloc computers.
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