The Middle-Aged Microprocessor
2021; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 41; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1109/mm.2021.3114115
ISSN1937-4143
Autores Tópico(s)Embedded Systems Design Techniques
ResumoFrom its birth with 4 bits, first stumbling 8-bit steps, no longer an adolescent 16-bit design, and well past the awkward 32-bit age, the microprocessor is finally mature and well into middle age! It is only those of us for whom the Fogey Factor is high who remember this lifecycle. It has certainly not been boring or lacking drama. We remember fondly the Milli Vanilli of semiconductors,1 the overhyped RISC v. CISC wars, and our first experience with “flame wars” on comp.arch. Not to be missed is the history of the “Brainiacs” and “Speed Demons”2 with special guest star “Fireball.”3
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