There are a range of integrated circuits that most of us would regard as definitive examples of their type, devices which became the go-to for a particular function and which have entered our ...

A microprocessor is a complex, programmable integrated circuit (IC) on a single chip that can execute instructions. This generally includes CPUs found in computers but also refers to the ...

“2D” materials are materials built out of a thin layer of atoms — sometimes they’re a single atom thick. There are a bunch of reasons this is a good idea for electronics: a chip that thin can be ...

Researchers have built a primitive microprocessor out of a two-dimensional material similar to graphene, the flexible conductive wonder material that some believe will revolutionize the design and ...

Ever wonder how Intel makes a CPU? Here's a glimpse at some of the amazingly sophisticated work going on daily inside those cutting-edge fabrication plants. A microprocessor is the most complex ...

Classified history: Intel's 4004 has long been celebrated as a milestone in the early history of personal computing. However, decades after its introduction, it's been revealed that an iconic fighter ...

The Cell Broadband Engine is an advanced multicore microprocessor optimized for compute-intensive workloads and various broadband media applications including computer entertainment, movies, and other ...

Figure 1: The electro-optic system on a chip. We use the direct chip-to-chip optical connectivity of the microprocessor chip to build a photonically connected main memory system for the microprocessor ...

Mark Hempstead owns shares in Intel Corp in a retirement account. He has received federal and industry funds for his research in power-management and computer architecture. Computers’ amazing ...

Researchers have built a primitive microprocessor out of a two-dimensional material similar to graphene, the flexible conductive wonder material that some believe will revolutionize the design and ...