If you don’t think your CPU has a lot of instructions in it ... it to the relatively tiny list of the original 8086 instruction set (which is still in there, too). According to the project ...

That's why one startup's efforts are so intriguing. Every microprocessor is different, in part because it executes its own special set of instructions. Like human languages, CPU instruction sets have ...

Most of us will be familiar at some level with the operation of a basic CPU, usually through exposure to microprocessors of the type that find their way into our projects. We can look at its ...

What might help people migrate to a more modern processor architecture? RISC-V defines a 32-bit processor instruction set architecture (ISA) that is open source and free to be implemented in any ...

This paper presents an instruction set simulator of an 8-bit, MCS-51 compatible CPU core, and shows how to use it in embedded software development process; Method to control and debug CPU using ...

The idea of dynamic instruction set is a good method to achieve the embedded system’s re-configurability. This paper presents a convenient method for a Java processor to work with dynamic instruction ...

In a sit-down with PCWorld at CES, Bergey revealed that after achieving a lead in IPC (instructions per clock), Arm is now aggressively targeting higher operating ...

Intel and AMD said several tech giants are backing their new effort to expand the ecosystem for the x86 instruction set architecture at the heart of their dueling CPU businesses. The Santa Clara ...