Under normal circumstances, the CPU in your desktop PC generates modest amounts of heat; a smart fan on top of the CPU runs just fast enough to keep it cool. At this speed, you barely hear the fan.

The implementation of servers that utilize multicore processors is continuing to escalate as the requirements for more computing power evolves. The world of file-based manipulation and conversion is ...

Outfitting imaging, audio, embedded-modem, and video-surveillance applications, the second-generation CX92755 media processor supports advanced functionality including HD video encoding and decoding, ...

Multi-core processors theoretically can run many threads of code in parallel, but some categories of operation currently bog down attempts to raise overall performance by parallelizing computing. Is ...

Is your chip fast enough? Is it too fast? Systems engineers might be paying for more chip than they need, or they may be dangerously close to over-taxing their current processor. Take the guesswork ...

Network processors are designed for speed, but programming them is often a challenge. Here, you'll find the information you need to write software that makes the most of them. Network processors are ...

AMD Geode™ LX 800@0.9W Processor* Advances Company’s Vision for Integrated, Ubiquitous Computing with Industry Standard x86 Architecture Austin, TX -- May 23, 2005 --Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE ...