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Analysis of new developments in microprocessors and other semiconductor products
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December 2000
December 26, 2000
December 18, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- MDR’s Analyst Choice Awards
- Motorola and ARM Sign Licensing Deal
- TI Expands C54x Family
- ColdFire Device Supports Telecom
December 11, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- More Xbox Details Emerge
- Jesse Lipcon: Interview With a Pioneer
- Intel-ligent I/O Processing
- Embedded Tidbits
December 4, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
November 2000
November 27, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
November 20, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Editorial: Steal this election!
- FPGA Processors Ready for Takeoff
- IBM's Power4 Unveiling Continues
- Sage Improves TV, DVD Quality
November 13, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Networking Gets XStream
- IBM Delivers 64-Bit Mainframe
- DDR Memory Pumps Up Athlon
- PicoTurbo Takes a Bite Out of ARM
- Intel 3Q Earnings Anticlimactic
- Embedded Tidbits
November 6, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
October 2000
October 30, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- The Shift From Speed to Power Dissipation
- AMD Announces Dual-ing Athlons
- NVIDIA Branches Out
- Intel 815 Goes Mobile
- Embedded Tidbits
October 23, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- VIA Still Bullish On Centaur
- ColdFire V4 Gets Even Hotter
- AMD's Q3 Earnings: Mixed Message
- AMD Ships 1.2 GHz Athlon, 800MHz Duron
October 16, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Embedded-Processor World War
- SH-Zam! SH Map Leads to SH-7
- Intel Deserts Timna
- Sun Shines on UltraSPARC III
October 9, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- SandCraft Declares War
- Lexra RISC-DSP Core Punches ARM9E
- PACT Debuts Extreme Processor
- Microchip “PICs” up RTOS Support
- EEMBC Expands Benchmark Options
- Tidbits
- Embedded Tidbits
October 2, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
September 2000
September 25, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
September 18, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- FPGA Processor Cores Get Serious
- StarCore SC140 Gets Baby Brother
- Intel Recalls 1.13GHz Pentium III
- Intel Launches 1GHz Xeon
- Tidbits
- Embedded Tidbits
September 11, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
September 4, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
August 2000
August 28, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Pentium 4 (Partially) Previewed
- An Elephant Danced for Three Days at Fall IDF
- NVIDIA Raises Bar Again
- Sandcraft: Absolutely Fabless
- Transmeta Files for IPO; Wins Sony
- Tidbits
- Embedded Tidbits
August 21, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
August 14, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- EEMBC 1.0 Scores, Part 1: Observations
- Intel Plans 900 MHz Cascades MP
- Rambus Reaches GHz Mark
- Imsys Hedges Bets on Java
- Embedded Tidbits
August 7, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- SGI Updates Systems, CPU Plans
- Embedded Java Chips Get Real
- BOPS Debuts Manta Silicon
- Tidbits
- Embedded Tidbits
July 2000
July 31, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
July 24, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- IBM Brings L2 Onto PowerPC 750
- NVIDIA Expands GeForce Line
- Cirrus Cranks the Volume With Maverick
- Moto Pairs StarCore With MCore For 3G
- New Moto PowerQUICC II Costs Less
- Two New MIPS Cores From LSI Logic
- VIA Gets Intel License for Some Chip Sets
July 17, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Lexra's NetVortex Does Networking
- Infineon Targets 3G With Carmel2000
- Toshiba, Hitachi License Rambus Patents
- ServerWorks, IBM Put Squeeze on DRAM
- Conexant Buys HotRail
- TriCore Turns 1.3
- Embedded Tidbits
July 10, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
July 3, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
June 2000
June 26, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Benchmarks Are Bunk
- Duron Takes on Celeron
- Cyrix III Is Dead, Long Live Cyrix III
- SiByte Reveals 64-Bit Core for NPUs
- IDT's RC32334 Integrates PCI
- TI Releases Details on First 'C64xx
June 19, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Extreme Lithography
- Vector DSP, FPU Extend Xtensa
- ARC Cores Encourages "Plug-Ins"
- Intel Improves Integrated Chip Set
June 12, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Chameleon Crosses CPU, FPGA
- Agere's Pipelined Dream Chip
- Intel Embeds Coppermine
- Athlon Gets Thunderbird Power
- Tidbits
June 5, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
May 2000
May 29, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Ease of Use: the biggest barrier
- Sitera Samples Its First NPU
- Intel Delivers Cascades-Based Xeon
- SGI Unveils Generic x86 Workstations
- Tidbits
- Embedded Tidbits
May 22, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
May 15, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Motorola Samples First ColdFire v4
- WinHEC Sees Great 3D
- AMD Brands Spitfire—Duron
- S3-VIA Debuts Integrated-3D Chip Set
May 8, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- RapidIO Expands Narrow-Bus Options
- Intel Mobile Processors Outrun Rivals
- NeoMagic Vanishes, Reappears
- Moto Buys Hyundai Fab
- Massana Teams With Lexra, Xemics
- Lexra Introduces LX4189 Core
- Embedded Tidbits
May 1, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- IBM Paving the Way to 0.10 Micron
- EEMBC Releases First Benchmarks
- S3, VIA Split Out Graphics Group
- Intel Reports Strong Q1 Earnings
- AMD's K6 Family on the Move
- Tidbits
April 2000
April 24, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Ethical Standards
- Guest Viewpoint: Embedded Systems and the Microprocessor
- AMD Q1 Earnings Blow Out
- Embedded Tidbits
April 17, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- ARM Wrestles picoTurbo in Court
- SPEC CPU2000 Released
- Philips Spins Off TriMedia Group
- ALi Intros Third Integrated Chip Set
- Tidbits
April 10, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
April 3, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Microsoft Weighs In With X-Box
- AMD Renamed AMDNow!
- USB2.0, Serial ATA Box Out 1394
- Intel Finds 432 Group Still Alive
- QED's RM7000A Gets Faster, Cooler
- Shocker: Intel Buys Internet
- NEC Debuts 16-Way Itanium Chip Set
- MDR Analyst Training Institute
- Coppermine Boosts Celeron to 600MHz
- Tidbits
- MIPS Joins Forces With TSMC
- Embedded Tidbits
March 2000
March 27, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Embedded Internet: What Problem Are We Solving?
- Silicon Magic: DVine-ly Inspired?
- Jazz Joins VLIW Juggernaut
- JSTAR Coprocessor Accelerates Java
March 20, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
March 13, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Joshua Becomes the VIA Cyrix III
- Athlon Wins Race to 1GHz by Hair
- Intel Offers a Peek at 870 Chip Set
- MAP-CA Ready for Prime Time
- Intel Outguns AMD for X-Box
- Tidbits
March 6, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
February 2000
February 28, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- Are There Too Many Processors?
- Processors Penetrate Gigahertz Territory
- Quicktake: Willamette Revealed
- Itanium Meets 800MHz Goal
- Intel Not Timid on Timna
- Intel Moves Mobile Celeron to 0.18µ
February 21, 2000 | PDF version of all new articles this week
- FormFactor Springs Into Action
- JAZiO: Slow Edges Can Run Fast
- Primarion Bridges Analog/Digital Divide
- Tidbits
February 14, 2000
February 7, 2000
- Best New Technology: POWER4
- Guest Viewpoints: IA-64 Pros and Cons
- Intel, Rambus Draw Lines in Silicon
- Intel's SpeedStep Boosts Mobile Performance
January 2000
January 31, 2000
- Intel Sees Life Beyond Windows
- Xeon Bumped to 800 MHz
- AMD Serves Up an 800-MHz Athlon
- Gateway Turns to Athlon for Help
- Centillium Licenses MIPS32 4Kp Core
- Motorola's Symphony Plays Digital Music
- Tidbits
January 24, 2000
- Transmeta Unveils Crusoe
- Media Processors Redefined
- Hitachi SH7615 Adds Ethernet
- HP and ST Collaborate on VLIW
- Hitachi, UMC Jump On 12" Wafers
January 17, 2000
- PC Processor Competition Consolidates
- PC 3D Prepares for PlayStation
- Chip Sets Go 3D, Intel Ships RDRAM
- Via Reveals Athlon Alternative
- Embedded Market Breaks New Ground
- TSMC Goes Copper