Cache prefetching is what allows processors to have data and/or instructions ready for use in a fast local cache rather than having to wait for a fetch request to trickle through to system RAM and ...
With a new electron microscope from IBM and Nion, semiconductor researchers can not only examine individual atoms, they can also look at the spaces between them. The two companies have created an ...
A CPU collector/enthusiast has taken the top off of an Intel 4004 processor and taken pictures of the chip's insides, showing ...
Apple wasn't shy in boasting about the new microprocessor it designed for the iPhone 5, though didn't say too much about how the chip achieved the stated improvements. Some analysts think they've ...