… Today's microprocessors rival mainframes and … trends of some key attributes in Intel microprocessors
over the last 15 years. This paper surveys where microprocessor technology is …

… In the past thirty years, computer technology advances have … technologies. In this paper,
we will examine key architectural and process technology trends that affect microprocessor …

… between microcontrollers and microprocessors, even though … the embedded domain and
microprocessors with the desktop … In contrast, we think of microprocessors as having a memory …

… Figures 1-4 in this paper show trends plotted versus Vcc and minimum Leff. The target
Leff for a given process will always be some delta above the minimum, depending on the …

… length distribution in several microprocessors is shown in … show microprocessor power,
and active capacitance trends. … , then the future microprocessors could consume thousands of …

… Highest performance Best MP Scalability Leading edge process technology RAS,
virtualization … Large system application trends … New trends are towards …

… As the Technology of processing improved it became possible … A microprocessor is a central
arithmetic and logic unit of a … the microprocessor with sufficient peripheral functions such as …

… Process and transistor technology has been the primary means over the years to higher …
The move to 90 nm technology and beyond introduces a significant DC power component that is …

… and trends in semiconductor technology and systems markets, insofar as they directly concern
the development of the microprocessor industry, … of trends in the microprocessor industry. …

… Historical microprocessor product trends show an increase in product frequency of 1 .25x
per year and a transistor count increase of 1 .4x per year since the early 70's. This trend is …