This course examines fundamental issues and design trade-offs in modern processor architectures. We will discuss some of the constraints that limit the design and programmability of modern processors, ...

Explore the 2026 ARM vs x86 battle—comparing processor architecture, CPU performance, and energy efficiency to reveal which chip design leads modern computing innovation.

RISC-V’s expanding role in AI is not a rejection of incumbent architectures, which continue to deliver performance and ...

Every processor ever built contains an underlying “architecture,” representing deep-seated characteristics that transcend any single CPU core or physical design. This architecture defines how a ...

For years, processors focused on performance, and that performance had little accountability to anything else. Performance still matters, but now it must be accountable to power. If small gains in ...

GTC Nvidia's rack-scale compute architecture is about to get really hot.… On stage at GTC on Tuesday, CEO Jensen Huang teased the tech titan's next-generation of high-end datacenter GPUs and CPUs ...