The Intel 8088 (and its big brother 8086) processor was among the first microprocessors to implement (instruction) prefetching in hardware, which [Ken Shirriff] has analyzed based on die images ...

Back in the last century, Intel saw itself faced with a need to have ‘second source’ suppliers of its 8088 and 8086 processors, which saw NEC being roped in to be one of those alternative supp ...

Weighing well under five pounds with surprisingly typical dimensions for a laptop, the Psion MC-400 mobile computer was powered by a 7.68MHz Intel 80C86 processor and featured a 640x400 LCD with ...

When considering what the best processor is for your PC, Intel offers stiff competition in productivity and gaming, despite facing downAMD's Ryzen 7000 and Ryzen 9000 CPUs. Intel's parts just need ...

A computer that uses a CPU from Intel, such as a Core, Xeon or Pentium chip. Also known as an "x86-based system." The x86 designation comes from the first PC, which used the Intel 8086 chip.

Intel was for decades Silicon Valley’s dominant chip company. But missed opportunities and poor execution left it on the sidelines in tech’s latest gold rush. Credit...Kevin Van Aelst for The ...

When it comes to desktop and laptop processors, the two biggest names in town are Intel and AMD. Qualcomm is making inroads, but if you want peak performance, Intel and AMD make the best ...

If you are working on a PC today, there's a good chance that it's using a chip that can trace its roots down to the Intel 8088 processor. That chip launched 44 years ago today, on June 1, 1979.

It all started out so civilly. In 1982, AMD became a second source manufacturer of Intel 8086 and 8088 processors so IBM would use the chip in its legendary Personal Computer, and it wasn’t long ...

1982 - Advanced Micro Devices, co-founded in 1969 by a fellow Fairchild Semiconductor alum, becomes a second producer of the Intel 8086 microprocessor. This partnership would later cause a long ...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab on Tuesday said they are forming a group to help make sure software works across their chips ...

1 Day INTC -3.55% DJIA -0.86% S&P 500 -0.29% Technology -0.21% The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the ...