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Analysis of new developments in microprocessors and other semiconductor products
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January 1994
January 24, 1994
- Editorial: Desktop Market Will Open – Slowly
- PC Market Centers On Growing 486 Family
- General Magic Unveils Magic Cap OS
- New PA-RISC Processor Decodes MPEG Video
- PDAs Begin Shipping in 1993
February 1994
February 14, 1994
- TI Shows Integrated x86 CPU for Notebooks
- Editorial: Apple on the Threshold
- Intel Dealt Two Major Legal Setbacks
- Hitachi Extends SH7000 Line at Top, Bottom
- Processors Aim At Desktop Video
- VLIW: The Wave of the Future?
March 1994
March 7, 1994
- Intel Extends 486, Pentium Families
- Editorial: Number Two Doesn’t Always Try Harder
- Oblique Perspective: High-Flying Technology
- PA-7200 Enables Inexpensive MP Systems
- PA-RISC Connects to 486 Bus
- FireWire Brings Fast Serial Bus to Desktop
March 28, 1994
- RISC Reaches Mainstream with Power Macs
- Editorial: Workstation Market May Implode
- AMD Wins Key Microcode Court Case
- NexGen Enters Market with 66-MHz Nx586
- Motorola Unveils First Magic Cap Device
- TI Introduces Four-Processor DSP Chip
- Low-Power Design, Pentium Dominate ISSCC
- Glossary
April 1994
April 18, 1994
- PPC 604 Powers Past Pentium
- Editorial: Microprocessors Meet Madison Avenue
- Motorola Introduces Heir to 68000 Line
- WaveMeter Chip Provides Digital Money
- CPU Vendors Deploy Half-Micron Processes
May 1994
May 9, 1994
- IBM, Motorola Preview Embedded PowerPCs
- Editorial: Intel’s Predicament
- IBM and Cyrix Ink Five-Year Pact
- Intel Unveils Multiprocessor System Spec
- Motorola Fights for Printer Design Wins
- Microprocessors Head Toward MP on a Chip
May 30, 1994
- Vitesse Unveils MP Chip Set for P54C
- UMC Announces Enhanced 486SX-Compatible
- Competitors Seek to Counter Pentium Push
- RISC Processors Can Emulate x86 Quickly
- Flash Memory Heads Toward Mainstream
June 1994
June 20, 1994
- Intel, HP Ally on New Processor Architecture
- Motorola Chip Combines 68000 with DSP
- Intel Reveals Successor to 960KA
- Fujitsu Extends SparcLite Family
- AMD Adds New High End to 29000 Family
July 1994
July 11, 1994
- Zilog Introduces 32-bit Z80 to U.S.
- Editor's View: One Year Later: NT-on-RISC Still on Runway
- Most Significant Bits
- LSI Builds Custom CPU for Sony PlayStation
- WDC Carries 6502 Flag into New Arenas
- Intel Slashes Prices on Pentium, 486DX2
- Viewpoint: Room for Three Architectures in the 2000s
- Next-Generation CPUs to Debut at Forum
August 1994
August 1, 1994
- DSP Cores Bring New Levels of Integration
- Editorial: Chicago’s Track to RISC May Be Derailed
- Most Significant Bits
- MoSys Launches New DRAM Architecture
- Gary Kildall, Industry Pioneer, Dead at 52
- Viewpoint: On the Road to an All Digital World
August 22, 1994
- DSP Chips Enable PC Multimedia
- Editorial: Digital Bets Company on Weak Hand
- Most Significant Bits
- x86 Has Plenty of Performance Headroom
- Viewpoint: Intel and HP Shoot Each Other in the Foot
September 1994
September 12, 1994
- Digital Leads the Pack with 21164
- Editorial: What’s Happened to the PDA Market?
- Most Significant Bits
- Motorola Announces PowerPC System Logic
- Improved Cost Model Puts Pentium at $180
- S3 Revamps Graphics Accelerator Line
- Viewpoint: Power Play—Year Two
October 1994
October 3, 1994
- UltraSparc Unleashes SPARC Performance
- Editorial: Can the Intel/HP Partnership Last?
- Most Significant Bits
- Intel Reveals Next-Generation 960 H-Series .
- NEC Launches Second V-Series Core
- Philips Extends 8051 Architecture to 16 Bits
- Fujitsu Starts New Embedded CPU Family
- From the Mailbox: The Origins of DOS
October 24, 1994
- AMD’s K5 Designed to Outrun Pentium
- Editorial: Coming Next Year-586 vs. 586
- 620 Fills Out PowerPC Product Line
- MIPS R10000 Uses Decoupled Architecture
- AMD Unveils First Superscalar 29K Core
- Motorola Redefines 68K Instruction Set
- Most Significant Bits
November 1994
November 14, 1994
- PA-8000 Combines Complexity and Speed
- Editorial: Announcing Processors Without Chips
- National Enters Embedded RISC Market
- New Pentiums for Notebooks, 486 Upgrades
- IDT Spins R4600 for Consumer Market
- Sun Tweaks SuperSparc to Boost Performance
- ARM Reaches into Set-Top Boxes
December 1994
December 5, 1994
- Cyrix M1 Design Tapes Out
- Editorial: Multimedia Boom Affects CPU Design
- Apple Plans Open Licensing for PPC Platform
- Philips Hopes to Displace DSPs with VLIW
- UltraSparc Adds Multimedia Instructions
- Brooktree Reveals Multimedia Plans
- Architects Debate VLIW, Single-Chip MP
December 26, 1994
- PowerPC Becomes Best-Selling Desktop RISC
- Editorial: Intel’s Handling of Bug is Real Problem
- How Bad Is the Pentium FPU Bug?
- New Processor Families Join Embedded Fray
- Most Significant Bits