Pat Gelsinger : Why This is the Best Time to Build Hardware
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RSSArm & SoftBank: Part 1- Masa comes calling, bearing gifts
Part 1 of an extended discussion, covering the Softbank takeover of Arm in 2016
The Air Computer
Can you build a computer with water, air and clever geometry?
The Innovative HP Computer Behind a Hedge Fund Pioneer
A Machine for All Markets?
Where will RISC-V be in 20 Years? Poll Results
All the way back in August 2023, in the midst of a series of posts on the RISC-V architecture, I ran a reader poll on the future of the architecture, with the following introduction:
RISC-V : What Really Matters
Readers may have seen the recent post from Dmitri Grinberg RISC-V: They Should Have Known Better which sets out, at some length, his criticisms of the ISA.
Apple and AI : Siri the Early Years
One of the reasons for studying technology history is to look for recurring patterns: characteristics of either the technology itself or of firms that are built around it that are repeated time and time again.
The Secret Life of Computers
A brilliant and fun exposition of the development of computer technology
Floating Point: The Origin Story
Where does floating point arithmetic come from?
Arm, the UK and Apple
The Softbank takeover and ISA transitions
Intel Inside the Micro Revolution: 8008 Origins
How Intel gained its key position in the original micro-computer market
The Infinity Man
Demis Hassabis, colleagues and rivals with a little help from their machines
Arm Makes Chips!
Is Arm getting its hands on its customers' business?
Compatibility and Fragmentation in the AI Era
New architectures pose new challenges but AI may help to provide solutions and break down barriers
Nvidia's Groq Plot Thickens
Jonathan Ross 'Builds Fast'
The Origins and Limitations of AMD's Historic Revival
Hector Ruiz almost oversaw AMD's end in the 2000s but the risks paid off - eventually!
Intel's Larabee Legacy
Intel's long series of unforced errors on graphics and vector instructions
Qualcomm's Ventana RISC-V Acquisition
Qualcomm has won one architecture battle but is still engaged in another CPU contest
Jensen Groks Groq
On Nvidia's fascinating 'acqui-something' of AI chip startup Groq
TPU Mania
Is GPU vs TPU the CISC vs RISC contest of the modern era?