Prior to the existence of the CPU/GPU architecture, microprocessors had blitters – logic blocks that rapidly modified data within the memory, capable of copying large swathes of data in parallel ...

1976: The x86 architecture suffers a setback when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak introduce the Apple II computer using the 8-bit 6502 processor from MOS Technology.

Understand the architecture of a basic computer system and its components, and the role of performance in designing computer systems. Understand how to design and instruction set and its impact on ...

Design and understanding of the computer system as a whole unit. Performance Evaluation and its role in computer system design; Instruction Set Architecture design, Datapath design and optimizations ...

David's current research interests include how to create manycore microprocessors customized specifically for future data centers and Cloud computing environments and how to reduce the impact of ...

Pioneers of computer architecture receive ACM Turing Award Contributions to microprocessors helped usher in mobile and IoT revolutions Grant and Award Announcement Association for Computing Machinery ...

Secure processor architecture research is concerned with exploring and designing hardware features inside computer processors, features which can help protect confidentiality and integrity of the code ...

Adwait Jog, an assistant professor in William & Mary’s Department of Computer Science, is working to make computers more efficient by improving the architecture of the machines, necessary for ...

In 1971, one of the designers of the F-14’s Central Air Data Computer (CADC) – [Ray Holt] – wrote an article for Computer Design magazine that was naturally immediately classified by the ...

Computer scientists discover new vulnerability affecting computers globally Date: April 30, 2021 Source: University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science Summary: A team o computer ...