If you’re closely following the semiconductor space, you will be pleased to know that Synopsys, Inc. has made a significant announcement this week. With the introduction of the new RISC-V ARC-V ...

Standardized, repeatable testing underpins everything we review at PCMag. Here's how we evaluate desktop CPUs, from pure processing trials to gauging a processor's nuanced effects on graphics ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

Have you ever wondered what those confusing letters and numbers at the end of the CPU mean? Every year, Intel and AMD release new generations of their CPUs with updated specifications and sometimes ...

Processors, the chips that power our smartphones, can often be overlooked, remembered only by their catchy name. Provided they work, don’t overheat, and incrementally deliver more power and ...

It’s natural to think of the processor as the heart of an embedded system. With CPU speed and peripherals determining the overall capabilities that a new product can achieve, it’s easy to understand ...

“GPUs are the best AI processors” is an overstatement of AI hardware’s evolving landscape. GPUs have long processing time and low processing efficiencies, but energy consumption poses constraints. AI ...

In 2007, Apple launched a revolutionary device, the first-ever iPhone, that changed the smartphone industry. The original iPhone featured a modest 32-bit ARM microprocessor, underclocked from 620 MHz ...

The project began in 2012 when James Newman from Cambridge, U.K., decided to build his own computer processor. Using hand-soldered components, Newman aimed to create a functioning system that ...