Hackaday

One Bit, One Instruction Discrete CPU

There is a certain benefit to being an early adopter. If you were around when Unix or MSDOS had a handful of commands, it wasn’t hard to learn. Then you learn new things as they come along. If you ...
EDN

How low can 32 bits processors go?

Moore’s Law observes that the number of transistors doubles for the same area every two years. The relentless fulfillment of this observation has been the rallying point for those who predict that ...
Business Wire

Renesas Unveils the First Generation of Own 32-bit RISC-V CPU Core Ahead of Competition

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today that it has designed and tested a 32-bit CPU core based on ...
EDN

Managing the 8- to 32-bit processor migration

Back when I started in electronics, workingon discrete, 4-bit processors, I couldn’t haveknown I would one day have to worry abouthow big an integer was or discuss processorsin a Gulliver’s Travels ...
SlashGear

32-Bit Vs 64-Bit Operating Systems Explained

Operating systems (OS) are the intermediary between computer hardware and software, an essential piece of any digital device. Much like an orchestra conductor, they ensure harmonious communication ...
Nasdaq

Renesas Selects Andes RISC-V 32-Bit CPU Cores for its First RISC-V Implementation of ASSPs

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a technology IP cooperation with Andes Technology, an ...
Hackaday

The Oldland CPU 32-bit FPGA Core

It’s an open source 32 bit CPU core that you can synthesize for use on an FPGA. Not only can you browse through all the Verilog code in the Github repo, but there’s also a bunch of tools for working ...
Embedded

In 32-bit CPU race, Cortus bets on security to win in IoT

Cortus president and CEO Michael Chapman told EE Times that it has focused on reducing the size of the instruction memory, which he called “the largest single component in a system.” With the v2 ...
PC World

Why can’t 32-bit Windows access 4GB of RAM?

32-bit processors and operating systems, in theory, can access up to 4GB of memory. So how come Qasim Zaib’s PC, with 4GB installed, only sees 3GB? Every byte of RAM requires its own address, and the ...
Ars Technica

Is the Xenon CPU 64-bit?

...and what about the Cell? I guess the Cell would benefit from 64-bits due to it being partly targeted for scientific markets. The Xenon, however would hardly have any use for more than 32-bits, as ...
Business Wire

Renesas Selects Andes RISC-V 32-Bit CPU Cores for its First RISC-V Implementation of ASSPs

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a technology IP cooperation with Andes Technology, an ...