We recently looked at the origins of the integrated circuit (IC) and the calculator, which was the IC’s first killer app, but a surprise twist is that the calculator played a big part in the invention ...

Despite continuous improvements and incremental upgrades with each new generation, processors haven't seen any industry-shifting advancements in a long time. The transition from vacuum tubes to ...

Microprocessors are wondrous devices: They integrate the brain of a computer onto a single electronic component. The computing power that once required a room full of equipment now fits onto a ...

India has announced Dhruv64, a 1.0GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, marking the country's first fully homegrown CPU. Developed by C-DAC under the Microprocessor Development Programme, Dhruv64 is ...