When the microprocessor and inexpensive ROM memory arrived in the early 1970s, building small, stored-program computing systems became practical. System designers learned that with the rapidly growing ...

A new technical paper titled “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Microprocessor Design Space Exploration” was published by researchers at Harvard University and Google research groups.

As new use cases emerge in the personal electronics market, the processors that run them must evolve to meet the changing requirements. In 1990, the productivity era drove growth in personal computers ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16 -- MICROPROCESSOR FORUM - - Today's embedded systems targeted at imaging, connectivity and digital audio applications are requiring higher performance levels and more ...

Every engineer wants a microprocessor to fit an application like a glove. But nobody wants to design a micro for a specific application. Too expensive. Too much work. But today, engineers can get a ...

Apple Inc. has agreed to buy P.A. Semi Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., a microprocessor design company known for its high-end, low-power chips, according to a report today by Forbes. The deal is worth ...