Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced it has formed a microprocessor business unit by consolidating two units within its computation products group (CPG). Richard Heye and Marty Seyer will head ...

A CPU IC is often considered the main processor in desktop and laptop computers but also used in embedded systems. Usually designed as for generic uses, CPUs do have variants within families that are ...

A microprocessor isn't the same as a system-on-a-chip (SoC) though it is often used interchangeably with the term central processing unit (CPU). Although small, these capable devices have millions ...

Compared to 3Q09, worldwide computer microprocessor unit shipments and revenues in the third calendar quarter of 2010 (3Q10) increased 8.6% and 24.1%, respectively, says the research group. The ...

Your computer's brain is the CPU: that's where all of the programming and computing happens. But its nervous system is the motherboard, which uses circuits to connect the CPU to the other pieces ...

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A central processing unit, or CPU, is the heart of any computer system. But it’s definitely not the only part: you also need RAM, ROM and at least some peripherals to turn it into a complete … ...

While a GPU (graphics processing unit) could help with those tasks, the CPU handles the brunt of the work. Here's what you should know about the CPU in your computer.

NILES, Mich. — The Enviroguard IISM refrigerant control system, Tyler Refrigeration Corp.’s second-generation EnviroguardSM system, adds an integrated microprocessor to simplify use and expand energy ...