India's microprocessor imports from China surged by 53% in 2022-23, highlighting dependency issues. Shakti microprocessors, based on RISC-V architecture, aim to reduce reliance on foreign chips. The ...

FEATURE The Z80 has a long series of successor models – some compatible and some not. There are multiple options for hobbyist computer builders. Zilog has announced that it will end production of the ...

Introduction: In the realm of microprocessor-based systems, efficient memory management is essential for optimal performance. The Intel 8085 microprocessor, a widely used component in industrial ...

Biometric passports have additional security features, such as encryption and active authentication, to prevent forgery. The RFID chip in e-passports stores biometric data like facial mapping and ...

The Vectrex may be the most innovative video game console you’ve never heard of. It had everything it needed to prompt a revolution, including controllers far more sophisticated than the competition ...

The story of the first microprocessor, one you may have heard, goes something like this: The Intel 4004 was introduced in late 1971, for use in a calculator. It was a combination of four chips, and it ...

The advent of the PC, in 1981, famously resulted in the wholesale reorganization of the computer industry. Within a few years value in that industry migrated from the manufacturers that assembled and ...

Intelligent server adapters, or SmartNICs, boost server performance in cloud and private data centers by offloading network processing workloads and tasks from server CPUs. Offloading network ...

The release of Intel’s 8086 microprocessor in 1978 was a watershed moment for personal computing. The DNA of that chip is likely at the center of whatever computer—Windows, Mac, or Linux—you’re using ...

Electrical Engineering is all about abstraction. We hide complex details and features and work on high level objects to make our work easier. However, this also means that most often, we do not know ...

The advent of microcomputers in the 1970s has dramatically changed our society. Since then, microprocessors have been made almost exclusively from silicon, but the ever-increasing demand for higher ...

When I ask people to picture a coder, they usually imagine someone like Mark Zuckerberg: a hoodied college dropout who builds an app in a feverish 72-hour programming jag—with the goal of getting ...