What is a processor?
| Refers to a system that accepts a program as input, prepares it for execution and executes the process defined with data to produce results. Can be a short term for a microprocessor or central processing unit (CPU) in computer. |
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| 2003-06-19 | PMC-Sierra processors have multiple I/O interfaces PMC-Sierra Inc. has announced two RM9000x2GL highly integrated 1GHz 64-bit MIPS-based multiprocessors that offer customers additional I/O interface options. |
| 2003-06-24 | PMC-Sierra MIPS processors eye networking systems PMC-Sierra Inc. has introduced the RM7900, RM7965, and RM7935 MIPS-based processors for networked laser printers and storage systems. |
| 2007-12-13 | PMC-Sierra licenses ARM processors for ASIC, PON ARM has announced that PMC-Sierra has licensed the ARM Cortex-A8 processor and ARM11 MPCore multicore processor for a broad range of designs, including devices for PON and ASIC devices. |
| 2002-05-22 | PMC-Sierra 64-bit processors consume 2.5W PMC-Sierra Inc. has introduced the RM7000C and RM7065C 64-bit MIPS-based processors that consume 2.5W at 600MHz, and are suitable for use in network router control planes, enterprise switches, networked printers, and STBs. |
| 2009-01-07 | Pixelworks' co-processors to go into CMO LCD panels Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has selected Pixelworks Inc.'s PW9800 family of co-processors with DNX MotionEngine technology for its latest line of LCD panels in 37-, 42-, 47- and 55-inch sizes. |
| 2013-01-29 | Phoenix-RTOS gets ported to eSi-RISC processors EnSilica and Phoenix Systems' partnership expands the eSi-RISC ecosystem with an embedded RTOS that can use eSi-RISC's hardware MMU with memory protection and security features. |
| 2003-10-16 | Philips releases CPU for next-gen media processors Royal Philips Electronics has announced a TriMedia CPU core that is deisgned for use in the next-generation of the company's Nexperia media processors. |
| 2004-10-05 | Philips processors suit portable audio, multimedia players Royal Philips Electronics announced its Nexperia Personal family of ICs for portable audio and multimedia players. |
| 2002-09-16 | Performance and power savings with new applications processors The processor speed and power saving features of Intel's PXA250 and PXA210 will meet the needs of full-featured handheld devices. |
| 2002-11-04 | Pentamicro ships new noise reduction processors Pentamicro Inc.'s noise reduction processors can remove noise in images before the compression process is done in digital image apps. |
| 2006-12-18 | PC TV processors support Intervideo's WinCinema, media center PCs NXP Semiconductors introduced a pair of PC TV processors that support multimedia solutions, including Intervideo's WinCinema, media center PCs, Microsoft Windows XP and the Windows Vista OS. |
| 2005-06-01 | Parallel implementation of fixed-point FFTs on TigerSHARC processors This app note explains how the fastest 16bit FFT implementation on the TigerSHARC works, but also provides guidance about algorithm development. |
| 2006-05-04 | Packet processors target Ethernet markets Marvell Semiconductor's Prestera 98DX2x5 family of packet processors enables the rapid development of high-port density gigabit standalone and stackable switching systems. |
| 2002-04-22 | Otellini describes upcoming mobile, server processors Intel Corp. president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini dropped more hints about his company's next-generation processors during his keynote address, April 18, at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. |
| 2010-11-25 | Organic processors run hardcoded program The 2011 International Solid State Circuits Conference will host papers on a 5.2GHz processor from IBM and an Intel Itanium chip packing 54Mbytes cache. |
| 2006-05-16 | Optimize power solutions for apps processors A low-dropout regulator is the lowest-cost, smallest-size and lowest-noise power management solution for low-voltage microprocessors. |
| 1999-11-09 | Optical quality assurance with parallel processors This application note describes a way to assure quality on the basis of digital imaging and signal processing with parallel signal processors for machine communication. |
| 2002-07-23 | ON Semi controller to drive next-gen Athlon processors ON Semiconductor's NCP5331 multiphase controller will be combined with fast switching, power MOSFETs to provide a cost-effective power solution for AMD's upcoming Athlon processor based on X86-64 architectures. |
| 2013-01-09 | Nvidia, Qualcomm take lead in apps processors According to reports from Strategy Analytics, Nvidia took the lead in the tablet market while Qualcomm lead in the smartphone space. |
| 2004-04-20 | Nvidia debuts new graphics processors made by IBM Nvidia has rolled out its GeForce 6800 line of 130nm graphics processing units for desktop PCs. |
| 2012-11-08 | Nufront squares in on mobile apps processors Nufront will try to outdo competitors in the apps processor market with wireless offerings such as its first-generation GSM/WCDMA 3G baseband chip. |
| 2006-04-07 | NI LabVIEW platform extends to ADI Blackfin processors ADI NI released the LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin processors, which extends the LabVIEW graphical dataflow development environment to directly target Blackfin processors. |
| 1999-11-20 | New timing measurement techniques for high-speed processors using TDS oscilloscopes Today's high bandwidth acquisition circuits, extremely long record lengths, and custom SW applications are making possible a new level of precision in timing measurements. This application note describes the use of TDS oscilloscopes for high-speed processors for the enhancement of new timing measurement techniques. |
| 2005-07-05 | New processors from Intel With the introduction of the Celeron D processor 351, Intel now has Intel EM64T, or 64-bit memory addressability, available throughout its entire desktop and server processor lines. |
| 2006-08-03 | New Intel processors reinvent computing Intel said its new Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Extreme processors will reshape how computers perform, look and consume power. |
| 2003-07-31 | New group to define interfaces for mobile processors What began last December as an agreement between TI and STMicro to standardize interfaces for apps processors targeting 2.5G and 3G mobile phones has grown into a broader industry consortium called the MIPI Alliance. |
| 2007-04-27 | New Fusiv processors suit residential gateways Ikanos Communications Inc. offers two new versions of the Fusiv processor for residential gateways based on fiber-to-the-home architectures and very high-speed DSL (VDSL2). |
| 2003-08-18 | New DVD processors enable single-chip DVD-AVRs By combining superior video quality with multichannel audio, the DVD-video format has placed the DVD player at the heart of home entertainment. |
| 2008-08-27 | New design integrates ARM processors to multiple platforms The North American Components business of Arrow Electronics has released a new design services and IP access model integrating ARM industry-standard processors in Altera Stratix FPGAs and HardCopy Structured ASIC series devices. |
| 2004-04-28 | New breed of comm processors emerges According to a new report announced by The Linley Group Inc., titled |
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