The Pentium: An Architectural History of the World's Most Famous Desktop Processor, Part I
Article treats integer pipeline, P6 architecture, impact of legacy x86 support. [Ars Technica]
The Pentium: An Architectural History of the World's Most Famous Desktop Processor, Part II
Article treats trace cache, instruction window, P4 and Pentium-M developments, branch prediction. [Ars Technica]
X86 Architecture
Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
3DNow.net
Resource site offering information on AMD and its technologies. Includes news articles and discussion forums.
AMD: Advanced Micro Devices
Global supplier of integrated circuits for personal and networked computing and communications.
Centaur Technology
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.
Elbrus International
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.
Intel Corp.
Manufacturer of x86 microprocessors. Also make chipsets, motherboards and network processors.
JC's PC News'n'Links
PC hardware sites and tech news, information on x86 processors and other computing technologies. Updated frequently.
The PC Technology Guide
Outlines the basic structure of a processor and the architectures of recent designs from Intel, AMD and Cyrix.
Sandpile.org
Archive of technical x86 processor information and downloadable documentation. Includes a discussion forum.
AMD Throws Down the Gauntlet
Article treats AMD release of a 1.3ghz Athlon chip, its support for DDR memory, future planned release of 64 bit chip. [Wired News]
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