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Editorial: Microprocessor Confusion

Can a Windows virus harm your digital camera or digital-audio player? No, but many people don’t know that, and they need your help.

POWER: The Sixth Generation

IBM aims to solidify its hold on the high-end server market with a new POWER6 processor that smashes the 4GHz frequency barrier.

ARM Thumbs a Ride

ARM announces it first 32-bit processor core specifically intended for microcontrollers in automotive systems. New features include an FPU and ECC.

SPARC64 VI: Ready for PrimeTime

Fujitsu’s next-generation SPARC64 VI processors will be the foundation of new APL servers, replacing older server lines at both Sun and Fujitsu.

Intel Goes Quad

Intel introduced its first quad-core x86 processors at the Intel Developers Forum in September, laying the foundation for a comeback in 2007.

SPEC CPU2006 Benchmark Suite

SPEC CPU2006 is the first sweeping revision of this benchmark suite for measuring processor performance in six years. But does it fairly evaluate today’s processors?

Ambric’s New Parallel Processor

An Oregon-based fabless semiconductor company has a new architecture and programming model for massively parallel processing.

Number Crunching With GPUs

Silicon Valley startup PeakStream has a math library that eases the task of programming graphics processors for high-performance computing applications.