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Analysis of new developments in microprocessors and other semiconductor products
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January 1997
January 27, 1997
- Alpha Sails, PowerPC Flails
- First Media Processors Reach the Market
- Embedded Vendors Seek Differentiation
- Controllers Proliferate as USB Catches On
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: What's NeXT for Apple?
February 1997
February 17, 1997
- Klamath Extends P6 Family
- Intel Puts P55C on Mobile Module
- Arthur Revitalizes PowerPC Line
- TI’s New ’C6x DSP Screams at 1,600 MIPS
- DanSoft Develops VLIW Design
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Is It Soup Yet?
March 1997
March 10, 1997
- MediaGX Targets Low-Cost PCs
- MDR Analysis: Design Concepts for Merced
- Klamath Freezes, Direct RDRAM Cooks
- The Slater Perspective: The End of Film
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Intel Converting From Chips to Modules
March 31, 1997
- K6 Is World’s Fastest x86 Chip
- Digital’s 21164PC Aimed at PC Market
- Crystal SLIMD Speeds PCI Audio
- First Merced Patent Surfaces
- Mainframe History Provides Lessons
- The Slater Perspective: Living Without Moore’s Law
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Intel's Slippery Pricing Slope
April 1997
April 21, 1997
- PowerPC 603e Hits 300 MHz
- Hyperstone Merges CPU and DSP Cores
- Intel’s RDRAM Strategy a Sure Winner
- Microprocessors Follow Mainframe Path
- The Slater Perspective: Realizing the Potential of the Internet
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Intel Fab Crunch Slows MMX Rollout
May 1997
May 12, 1997
- Pentium II Debuts at 300 MHz
- WinHEC Shows Road to Memphis
- Philips Updates MIPS Line With 31700
- MIPS Roadmap Focuses on Bandwidth
- Temic SPARClet Takes Aim at Telecom
- The Slater Perspective: The PC Refrain – Waiting for Microsoft
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Java Not to Everyone's Taste
June 1997
June 2, 1997
- Centaur Gallops Into x86 Market
- Cyrix 6x86MX Outperforms AMD K6
- 3D Chips Break Megatriangle Barrier
- NEC V830 Adds Speed, New Instructions
- Digital, Cyrix Lawsuits Pressure Intel
- The Slater Perspective: x86 Positioning May Disappoint
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Exit Strategies for RISC Desktops
June 23, 1997
- Advanced 3D Chips Show Promise
- Embedded Pentium Comes on Board
- Future Will See More WebTVs, Java
- The Slater Perspective: User Interfaces – Beyond Keyboards
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Commodity Microprocessor Is a Myth
July 1997
July 14, 1997
- Intel Fumbles MMX Transition
- Atmel AVR Brings RISC to 8-Bit World
- Multithreading Comes of Age
- Letters to the Editor
- The Slater Perspective: Challenges of Being Fabless
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: 3D Chips Take Larger Bite of PC Budget
August 1997
August 4, 1997
- SGS Puts 486 PC on a Chip
- PowerPC 750 Sets MacBench Records
- V830 Gunning for Home Media Boxes
- IC Makers Confront RC Limitations
- Embedded DRAM Finds Growing Niche
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Intel's Two-Track Strategy Rerouted
August 25, 1997
- National Semi Acquires Cyrix
- Intel Countersues Digital Over Patents
- Deschutes to Come in Slot 1, Slot 2
- Looking Back on 10 Years of MPR
- First Takes
- Delivering the News First
- Hits and Misses
- Fantastic Forecasts
- The Ongoing RISC vs. CISC Debate
- Vendors Take Their Best Shots
- Arc of an Architecture: The i860
- The Slater Perspective: Are Single-Chip PCs Finally Coming?
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Many Changes in Past Decade
September 1997
September 15, 1997
- SA-1100 Puts PDA on a Chip
- New 3D Engines Redefine the Market
- DSP16xxx Targets Communications Apps
- P6 Microcode Can Be Patched
- AMD, Cyrix Lag on FP, MMX Performance
- The Slater Perspective: Will Graphics Follow Chip Sets?
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Microprocessors for the Indecisive
October 1997
October 6, 1997
- MIPS R12000 to Hit 300 MHz
- Cogency Pushes Asynchronous Logic
- NEC R4111 Boosts Speed of Windows CE
- iReady Makes Silicon Internet Interface
- Asynchronous Design Shows Promise
- The Slater Perspective: MIPS to Fade Away on Desktop
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Somerset Has Outlived Its Usefulness
October 27, 1997
- Intel, HP Make EPIC Disclosure
- M•Core Shrinks Code, Power Budgets
- National Builds Pentium-Level NC Chip
- AMD Has Super Plans for Socket 7
- Cayenne Spices Up Cyrix’s 6x86MX
- Direct RDRAM Sustains 1.5 Gbytes/s
- UltraSparc-3 Aims at MP Servers
- The Slater Perspective: x86 Architecture Fragmenting
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Class of '94 Has Mixed Success
November 1997
November 17, 1997
- Digital Sells Its Chip Business
- MicroJava Pushes Bytecode Performance
- Siemens TriCore Revives CISC Techniques
- Centaur Improves C6 With No Extra Cost
- PA-8500’s 1.5M Cache Aids Performance
- Gshare, “Agrees” Aid Branch Prediction
- IBM’s Power3 to Replace P2SC
- The Slater Perspective: RISC on the Desktop – Game Over
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Software Spiral, Intel Profits Both Stall
December 1997
December 8, 1997
- DVx Sets New Standard for Digital Video
- ARM9 Doubles ARM Performance in ’98
- StrongArm-1500 Grapples With MPEG-2
- Hyperstone Drops Power Below 100 mW
- Cyrix Creates Ultimate CPU for Games
- Hal Packs Sparc64 Onto Single Chip
- The Slater Perspective: AMD Seeking Leadership Role
- Most Significant Bits
- Editorial: Asian Vendors Take Up Alpha Torch
December 29, 1997
- RISC Disappointments Mount
- Motorola Buys Reverse-Engineered 68000
- Hitachi SH7750 Shines for Sega
- First VSI Project Exposes Challenges
- Year 2000 Leaves Programmers Unruffled
- 3D Vendors Prepare for Rough Seas in ’98
- The Slater Perspective: Mac on the Desktop – A Slow Fade
- Most Significant Bits
- Viewpoint: IA-64’s Static Approach Is Controversial
- Editorial: How Far Can Intel Go?