Can developers utilize a 32-bit architecture with a clear upgrade path even when low power and compact size are high on the list of requirements? Arm Ltd. attempts to answer that question with its ...

One challenge posed by the steady advancement of computer hardware and software design is how to maintain reasonable continuity with the existing state of technology. Fantastic leaps forward may be ...

Arm and its partners are looking to give 8- and 16-bit microcontroller vendors fits with its Cortex M0 architecture. This optimized implementation of the Cortex M1 is designed to run on FPGAs. Its ...

"When we looked at AMD64 technology, we looked at more than just the instruction set and the memory addressability," says Patrick Patla, Opteron marketing manager at AMD. "We looked at all the ...

Before we dig into core architectures and other technical details, it's important to convey some general guidelines and context. In my college days, I remember taking a test and being so intent on ...

Among many other things, iOS 10.3 makes it clear that the end of the road is near for 32-bit iOS apps. This has been coming for a while—all apps and updates submitted for App Store approval since ...

Microchip Technology’s USB microcontroller support now spans across 8-, 16-, and 32-bit PIC devices. New USB-device families include the 8-bit PIC18F13K50 and PIC18F14K50, the 16-bit PIC24F, and the ...

Thought Windows on ARM was snazzy? Have a gander at this. The outfit's forthcoming ARMv8 architecture, the first ARM architecture to include a 64-bit instruction set, has just been detailed, with a ...

If you have bought a PC in recent years, in all probabilities you have a 64-bit version of Windows 11/10. Unlike 32-bit (x86) Windows installation that permitted the installation of only 32-bit ...

ARM debuted its new 64-bit microarchitecture today and announced the upcoming launch of a new set of Cortex processors, due in 2014. The two new chips, dubbed the Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A57, are the ...