microprocessors in pictures

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  Slideshow: The 11 most influential microprocessors ever

• Intel, AMD six-core chips mark an evolution for the desktop

  By Sharon Gaudin | 13 March, 2010 07:33

  Desktop processor technology took a significant step forward this month with the unveiling of six-core processors by both Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp., analysts say.

• Intel experimental processor adapts to environmental challenges on the fly

  By Tim Greene | 15 February, 2010 16:26

  Intel’s research labs have prototyped a resilient microprocessor that delivers as much as 41 percent more throughput using the same amount of energy as a comparable conventional core.

• IBM details world's fastest graphene transistor

  By Joab Jackson | 06 February, 2010 07:05

  Thanks to a change in recipe, IBM has created a graphene-based processor that can execute 100 billion cycles per second (100GHz), almost four times the speed of previous experimental graphene chips.

• IDC: Chip market on way back after recession

  By Sharon Gaudin | 27 January, 2010 05:43

  A rise in PC chip shipments in the last quarter of 2009 indicates that the market is on its way back after the dark days of the recession, according to an IDC report released today.

• Microprocessor sales reach record levels, says IDC

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 10 November, 2009 00:08

  Intel's Atom processor, which is used in netbooks, helped PC microprocessor makers sell record numbers of chips during the third quarter, although the overall value of the market fell, according to market researcher IDC.

• Slideshow: The 11 most influential microprocessors ever

  By Benj Edwards | 03 September, 2009 10:09

  In the wide field of microprocessors, some chips have stood out for the influence they've had technologically, culturally, and economically. They aren't necessarily the most successful, the best selling, or the most powerful, but they each started an important and persistent trend - an architecture, a marketing concept, or a whole new use for computing.

• Meet Magic-1, the homemade CPU

  By Alessondra Springmann | 20 February, 2010 12:01

  Have you ever wanted to build your own minicomputer, but felt restricted by the available selection of microprocessors? You may remember Magic-1, the awesome homebrew CPU from the 2007 Maker Faire Bay Area, but were perhaps a little disappointed at the amount of available documentation at the time. Magic-1 creator (and Google engineer) Bill Buzbee has recently updated his Web site to include detailed information on schematics, architecture, as well as his build diaries if you're interested in constructing a similar machine on your own.