Information theory and the second law of thermodynamics dictate that a logical operation in a computer must consume a minimum amount of energy. Today's computers consume a million times more energy ...

You've probably heard this story before, or perhaps lived it: Once upon a time, computers were huge. In the 1960s, a computer with the capability of, say, an Apple II, required a room full of heavy, ...

Microprocessors are wondrous devices: They integrate the brain of a computer onto a single electronic component. The computing power that once required a room full of equipment now fits onto a ...

EDITORIAL. Mass production of microchips is the embodiment of a form of hyper-capitalism, one that is extremely demanding in ...

India's Shakti and Vega microprocessors, developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), are on par with global counterparts ...

Microchip (MCHP) Technology has announced the PIC64HX family of microprocessors. Unlike traditional MPUs, the PIC64HX is purpose built to address the unique demands of intelligent edge designs. The ...

Military grade electronic components such as FIFO, non-volatile memory, data converters, DRAM and processors can be offered over an extended temperature range or for particular environmental ...

Satellite operators are increasingly acquiring more and more data in-orbit, and would prefer to process this on-board the payload to extract value-added insights rather than downlink huge amounts of ...

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has started filling orders for the brains in Apple's iPhones and iPads, a significant step in Apple's push to diversify its suppliers. The WSJ's Jake Lee ...

Everything indicates that at its next developers’ conference (WWDC), starting on June 22, Apple will announce it is no longer going to use Intel microprocessors and will start making its own, based on ...