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Intel
 
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Intel describes P5 internal architecture 06/14/05 10/28/92 PDF PDF
Pentium approaches RISC performance 07/04/01 03/29/93 PDF PDF
Intel reveals Pentium implementation details 07/04/02 03/29/93 PDF PDF
What's next for Intel? 07/06/ED 05/10/93 PDF PDF
Intel and HP shoot each other in the foot 08/11/VP 08/22/94 PDF PDF
Intel's handling of bug is the real problem 08/17/ED 12/26/94 PDF PDF
How bad is the Pentium FPU bug? 08/17/02 12/26/94 PDF PDF
P6 underscores Intel's lead 09/02/01 02/16/95 PDF PDF
Intel's P6 uses decoupled superscalar design 09/02/02 02/16/95 PDF PDF
Pentium is first CPU to reach 0.35 micron 09/04/02 03/27/95 PDF PDF
Intel's P6 bus designed for multiprocessing 09/07/01 05/30/95 PDF PDF
Intel boosts Pentium Pro to 200 MHz 09/15/01 11/13/95 PDF PDF
Intel's MMX speeds multimedia 10/03/01 03/05/96 PDF PDF
Intel's long-awaited P55C disclosed 10/14/04 10/28/96 PDF PDF
IA-64 and Merced -- what and why 10/17/VP 12/30/96 PDF PDF
Klamath extends P6 family 11/02/01 02/17/97 PDF PDF
Intel puts P55C on mobile module 11/02/02 02/17/97 PDF PDF
Intel prepares MMX CPU wave ??? 02/17/97 PDF PDF
first Merced patent surfaces ??? 03/31/97 PDF PDF
Pentium II debuts at 300 MHz (2 page version) 11/06/01 05/12/97 PDF PDF
Pentium II debuts at 300 MHz (4 page version) 11/06/01 05/12/97 PDF PDF
Digital, Cyrix lawsuits pressure Intel ??? 06/02/97 PDF PDF
Deschutes to come in slot 1, slot 2 11/11/03 08/25/97 PDF PDF
P6 microcode can be patched 11/12/04 09/15/97 PDF PDF
Intel, HP make EPIC disclosure 11/14/01 10/27/97 PDF PDF
IA-64's static approach is controversial 11/17/VP 12/29/97 PDF PDF
slot vs. socket battle heats up 12/01/01 01/26/98 PDF PDF
Intel aims low with Celeron 12/04/01 03/30/98 PDF PDF
OEMs brace for slot 2 impact 12/04/05 03/30/98 PDF PDF
P6 reaches all market segments 12/05/06 04/20/98 PDF PDF
Merced slips to mid-2000 12/08/01 06/22/98 PDF PDF
Xeon replaces Pentium Pro 12/09/01 07/13/98 PDF PDF
W(h)ither Intel 12/11/07 08/24/98 PDF PDF
Pentium III = Pentium II + SSE 13/03/01 03/08/99 PDF PDF
Intel discloses new IA-64 features 13/03/03 03/08/99 PDF PDF
extreme lithography -- Intel backs EUV for next-generation lithography -01 06/19/00 PDF PDF
Intel strikes back at Transmeta -02 07/03/00 PDF PDF
2001 PC survivor challenge -01 02/11/02 PDF PDF
technology 2001: on a clear day you can see forever -01 02/25/02 PDF PDF
AMD and Intel harmonize on 64 -01 03/29/04 PDF PDF
best servers of 2005 -01 01/18/05 PDF PDF

 
NexGen
 
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NexGen enters market with 66 MHz Nx586 08/04/03 03/28/94 PDF PDF

 
AMD
 
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AMD's K5 designed to outrun Pentium 08/14/01 10/24/94 PDF PDF
AMD K5 volume slips into 1996 09/06/02 05/08/95 PDF PDF
AMD ships Pentium competitor 10/04/01 03/25/96 PDF PDF
K6 to boost AMD's position in 1997 10/14/06 10/28/96 PDF PDF
K6 is world's fastest x86 chip 11/04/01 05/31/97 PDF PDF
AMD has super plans for socket 7 11/14/04 10/27/97 PDF PDF
AMD deploys K6-2 with 3DNow! 12/07/06 06/01/98 PDF PDF
K7 challenges Intel 12/14/01 10/26/98 PDF PDF

 
Cyrix
 
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Cyrix describes Pentium competitor 07/14/01 10/25/93 PDF PDF
Cyrix M1 design tapes out 08/16/01 12/05/94 PDF PDF
Cyrix, IBM push 6x86 to 133 MHz 10/02/02 02/12/96 PDF PDF
performance analysis of the 6x86 3.0 ??? 06/21/96 PDF PDF
Cyrix doubles 6x86 performance with M2 10/14/05 10/28/96 PDF PDF
MediaGX targets low-cost PCs 11/03/01 03/10/97 PDF PDF
Cyrix 6x86MX outperforms AMD K6 11/07/02 06/02/97 PDF PDF
Cayenne spices up Cyrix's 6x86MX 11/14/05 10/27/97 PDF PDF
Cyrix creates ultimate CPU for games 11/16/05 12/08/97 PDF PDF

 
Centaur
 
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Centaur gallops into x86 market 11/07/01 06/02/97 PDF PDF
Centaur improves C6 with no extra cost 11/15/04 11/17/97 PDF PDF
big plans for small WinChip 12/07/01 06/01/98 PDF PDF

 
Transmeta
 
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Transmeta breaks x86 low-power barrier -01 02/14/00 PDF PDF
top PC vendors adopt Crusoe -02 07/10/00 PDF PDF
the transformation of Transmeta -01 05/02/05 PDF PDF

 
UMC
 
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UMC announces enhanced 486SX compatible 08/07/02 05/30/94 PDF PDF

 
Digital
 
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Digital leads the pack with 21164 08/12/01 09/12/94 PDF PDF
Digital 21264 sets new standard 10/14/02 10/28/96 PDF PDF
Digital's 21164PC aimed at PC market 11/04/02 03/31/97 PDF PDF

 
Editorials
 
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coming next year: 586 vs. 586 08/14/ED 10/24/94 PDF PDF
living without Moore's law 11/04/SP 03/31/97 PDF PDF
x86 positioning may disappoint 11/07/SP 06/02/97 PDF PDF
challenges of being fabless 11/09/SP 07/14/97 PDF PDF
Are single-chip PCs finally coming? 11/11/SP 08/25/97 PDF PDF
Will graphics follow chipsets? 11/12/SP 09/15/97 PDF PDF
MIPS to fade away on desktop 11/13/SP 10/06/97 PDF PDF
x86 architecture fragmenting 11/14/SP 10/27/97 PDF PDF
RISC on the desktop: game over 11/15/SP 11/17/97 PDF PDF
AMD seeking leadership role 11/16/SP 12/08/97 PDF PDF
Cache strategies key to future CPUs 12/03/SP 03/09/98 PDF PDF
Can multiprocessing go mainstream? 12/04/SP 03/30/98 PDF PDF
integration approaches diverge 12/05/SP 04/20/98 PDF PDF
How much power is too much? 12/06/SP 05/11/98 PDF PDF
integration and segmentation intertwined 12/09/SP 05/13/98 PDF PDF
PC processor market stratifies 12/10/SP 08/03/98 PDF PDF
Why aren't computers better? 12/12/SP 09/14/98 PDF PDF
The fifth era of computing 12/13/SP 10/05/98 PDF PDF
Evolution of the x86 architecture 12/16/SP 12/07/98 PDF PDF
Profits elude Intel's competitors 13/06/SP 05/10/99 PDF PDF
Business computers: AMD's next hurdle 13/08/SP 06/21/99 PDF PDF
A quiet revolution at Intel 13/11/SP 08/23/99 PDF PDF
Information appliances inching along 13/12/SP 09/13/99 PDF PDF
Direct RDRAM (almost) arrives in PCs 13/14/SP 10/25/99 PDF PDF
The future of serial buses 13/15/SP 11/15/99 PDF PDF
Information appliances seek subsidies 13/16/SP 12/06/99 PDF PDF
The microprocessor millennium 13/17/SP 12/27/99 PDF PDF

 
Sample Issues
 
title vol/no/story date on-line?
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architects look to processors of future 10/10/06 08/05/96 PDF PDF
sample issue (including MMX, Klamath, Deschutes, FX!32) 10/03 03/05/96 PDF PDF
sample issue (including P54-200, 6x86-P200) 10/08 06/17/96 PDF PDF
sample issue (including Katmai, Willamette, and Merced) 10/15 11/18/96 PDF PDF
sample issue (including P55C, Tillamook, K5 PR-166, and USB) 11/01 01/27/97 PDF PDF
sample issue (including C6+/C2) 11/15 11/17/97 PDF PDF
sample issue (including Merced and x86 testing) 12/08 07/22/98 PDF PDF
sample issue (including Pentium III, Transmeta, IA-64, and K6-III) 13/03 03/08/99 PDF PDF

 
Miscellaneous Reports
 
title vol/no/story date on-line?
(FILE or HTTP)
PC Processor Microarchitecture ??? 07/12/99 PDF PDF



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