- JC's PC News'n'Links - http://www.jc-news.com/pc/
PC hardware sites and tech news, information on x86 processors and other computing technologies. Updated frequently.
- The PC Technology Guide - http://www.pctechguide.com/02procs.htm
Outlines the basic structure of a processor and the architectures of recent designs from Intel, AMD and Cyrix.
- Intel Corp. - http://www.intel.com/
Manufacturer of x86 microprocessors. Also make chipsets, motherboards and network processors.
- Evergreen Technologies, Inc. - http://www.evertech.com/
Designs, manufactures, distributes and supports processor (CPU) upgrades for personal computers.
- Elbrus International - http://www.elbrus.ru/
E2K microprocessor: postRISC parallel architecture claimed 2x faster than Merced. Has optimizing compiler. High security: supports data types in hardware, checks handling at run time.
- AMD: Advanced Micro Devices - http://www.amd.com/
Global supplier of integrated circuits for personal and networked computing and communications.
- Centaur Technology - http://www.centtech.com/
Was IDT. Makes WinChip processor family, world's smallest x86 processors, shipping four different parts, and consistently has the fastest design cycle in the industry. Subsidiary of VIA Technologies.
- Sandpile.org - http://www.sandpile.org/
Archive of technical x86 processor information and downloadable documentation. Includes a discussion forum.
- 3DNow.net - http://www.3dnow.net/
Resource site offering information on AMD and its technologies. Includes news articles and discussion forums.
- Wired News: AMD Throws Down the Gauntlet - http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42581,00.html
Article discussing AMD's release of a 1.3ghz Athlon chip, its support for DDR memory and AMD's planned future release of a 64 bit chip.
- Ars Technica - http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/pentium-1.ars
Part [1/2] of an article discussing the architectural history of the Pentium family of processors covering the integer pipeline, P6 architecture and the impact of legacy x86 support.
- Ars Technica - http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/pentium-2.ars
Part [2/2] of an article discussing the architectural history of the Pentium family of processors covering the trace cache, instruction window, P4 and Pentium-M developments and branch prediction.
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