Hacker News with Generative AI: Microprocessors

An Interview with Zen Chief Architect Mike Clark (computerenhance.com)
Zen is one of the most important microarchitectures in the history of the x86 ecosystem. Not only is it the reigning champion in many x64 benchmarks, but it is also the architecture that enabled AMD’s dramatic rise in CPU marketshare over the past eight years: from 10% when the first Zen processor was launched, to 25% at the introduction of Zen 5.

AMD, Computer Architecture, Microprocessors, Interviews

151 points by Smaug123 10 days ago | 19 comments

GPascal – A Blast from the Past (2011) (gammon.com.au)
Quite a few years ago (1978) I started working with microprocessors, in particular the Motorola 6800 evaluation board.

Retrospective, Programming Languages, History, Microprocessors

52 points by archargelod 15 days ago | 8 comments

Intel the CPU Company (abortretry.fail)
At the start of the 1980s, Intel was in the absolute best position possible for a microprocessor manufacturer. They’d won IBM’s business with 8088, and they had around another 5000 customers for the 8086/8088.

History, Technology, Business, Microprocessors

97 points by rbanffy 29 days ago | 41 comments

Z-Ant: An Open-Source SDK for Neural Network Deployment on Microprocessors (github.com/ZIGTinyBook)
Zant (Zig-Ant) is an open-source SDK designed to simplify deploying Neural Networks (NN) on microprocessors.

Open Source, Neural Networks, Microprocessors, Software Development

10 points by jedisct1 46 days ago | 0 comments

SiFive's P550 Microarchitecture (chipsandcheese.com)
RISC-V is a relatively young and open source instruction set. So far, it has gained traction in microcontrollers and academic applications. For example, Nvidia replaced the Falcon microcontrollers found in their GPUs with RISC-V based ones. Numerous university projects have used RISC-V as well, like Berkeley’s BOOM. However, moving RISC-V into more consumer-visible, higher performance applications will be an arduous process.

RISC-V, Microprocessors, Open Source, Hardware

169 points by rbanffy 67 days ago | 70 comments

The Future of Microprocessors • Sophie Wilson • Goto 2024 [video] (youtube.com)

Microprocessors, Computer Hardware, Computer Science, Technology, Conferences

12 points by tambourine_man 67 days ago | 0 comments

Agner Fog's Software Optimization Resources (agner.org)
This series of five manuals describes everything you need to know about optimizing code for x86 and x86-64 family microprocessors, including optimization advices for C++ and assembly language, details about the microarchitecture and instruction timings of most Intel, AMD and VIA processors, and details about different compilers and calling conventions.

Software Optimization, C++, Assembly Language, Microprocessors, Intel, AMD, VIA

4 points by davikr 91 days ago | 1 comments

Shakti (Microprocessor) (wikipedia.org)
Shakti (stylized as SHAKTI) is an open-source initiative by the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) group at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) to develop the first indigenous Indian industrial-grade processor.[1][2]

Hardware, Open Source, India, Technology, Microprocessors

4 points by sandwichsphinx 146 days ago | 0 comments

Cyrix 6x86 (wikipedia.org)
The Cyrix 6x86 is a line of sixth-generation, 32-bit x86 microprocessors designed and released by Cyrix in 1995.

Microprocessors, CPUs, Technology, History, Computer Architecture

24 points by doener 155 days ago | 5 comments

Microprocessor's Romance with Integers (freecodecamp.org)
One of the first things we learn about computers is that they only understand 0s and 1s, or bits.

Microprocessors, Computer Architecture, Programming, Binary Code

29 points by vkweb 157 days ago | 16 comments

Bendable non-silicon RISC-V microprocessor (nature.com)
Semiconductors have already had a very profound effect on society, accelerating scientific research and driving greater connectivity.

RISC-V, Microprocessors, Semiconductors, Science, Technology

20 points by matt_d 187 days ago | 0 comments

How similar were the MC6800 and MOS 6502? (stackexchange.com)
When reading about the history of the 6502 CPU, it is regularly pointed out that Chuck Peddle had previously worked on the MC6800 CPU at Motorola. As well, it is stated that the goal when creating the chip was to produce a cheaper alternative to the 6800, and that was achieved when you compare that the 6800 cost $300 versus the 6502's $20 introductory price.

Computer Hardware, History, Programming, Microprocessors

10 points by SeenNotHeard 188 days ago | 2 comments

The Calculator that spawned the Microprocessor (2009) (vintagecalculators.com)
The fascinating story of why the development of a calculator led to the development of the first commercial microprocessor, and the unexpected consequences.

Microprocessors, History, Computing, Technology, Calculators

125 points by fortran77 195 days ago | 46 comments

Michigan Micro Mote (M3) makes history as the smallest computer (2015) (engin.umich.edu)
Michigan Micro Mote (M3), the world’s smallest computer, has taken its place among other revolutionary accomplishments in the history of computing at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

Hardware, History, Computing, Microprocessors

49 points by throwoutway 201 days ago | 9 comments

AT&T's Hobbit Microprocessor (2023) (thechipletter.substack.com)
Telecoms giant AT&T once had giant computing ambitions.

Telecoms, History, Microprocessors, AT&T

105 points by klelatti 201 days ago | 36 comments

CVBasic v0.6.0: The retro Z80 BASIC compiler now targets 6502 (github.com/nanochess)

Retro Computing, Programming Languages, Compilers, Microprocessors, Open Source

27 points by nanochess 235 days ago | 1 comments

Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They're Ultra-Efficient (2021) (ieee.org)

Superconductivity, Microprocessors, Efficiency

169 points by actinium226 247 days ago | 93 comments

Microchip Technology Enters 64-Bit Microprocessor Market (RISC-V) (microchip.com)