The Timeline Series - #6 - MicroProcessor Chips(From Hz through MHz to GHz) - Part - III
Welcome to the SIXTH post of the #Timeline series by @danishmmir. In this post we will be looking at the different inventions and innovations that happened in microprocessor technology.
For those who have missed upon my previous posts, here is a list of all my previous posts in #Timeline series ordered chronologically. Stay tuned to my #Timeline tag and give me a follow up to support this minnow if you like it.
The Timeline Series - #2 - Computers (From Electronic to Quantum) - Part-II
The Timeline Series - #3 - Computer Memory (From MEGAs through GIGAs to EXAs)
The Timeline Series - #4 - MicroProcessor Chips(From Hz through MHz to GHz) - Part - I
The Timeline Series - #5 - MicroProcessor Chips(From Hz through MHz to GHz) - Part - II
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The Timeline Series - #5 - MicroProcessor Chips(From Hz through MHz to GHz) - Part - II
Without further ado let-us start the #Timeline
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:::.EPIC.:::
Intel introduced 64-bit EPIC technology for its processors. It also introduced MMX pentium for digital signal processing applications.
||1998||
:::.Intel Celeron.:::
Intel introduced the low end Celeron processors.
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:::.VIA-Tech.:::
The makers of X86 processors and X87 co-processors, Cyrix Corp and Centaur Technologies, were acquired by VIA-Tech.
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:::.Pentium-4.:::
with approximately 42 million transistors on board, Pentium-4 hit the market.
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||2003||
:::.AMD-X86-64.:::
X86-64, a superset of X86 instruction set was released by AMD.
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:::.Dual Core Processor.:::
An X86 Dual Core processor was demonestrated by AMD.
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:::.Dual Core Processor.:::
First Intel Dual Core processor was shipped in this year. Apple decided to switch from PowerPCs to Intel X86 Family of processors for its Macintosh.
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