Unreferenced date February 2009 Image Information processing system english .svg 500px right InformationProcessor An informationprocessor or information processing system , as its name suggests, is a system be it electrical , Machine mechanical or biological which takes information a sequence of enumerated state computer science state s in one form and Information processing process es transforms it into another form, e.g. to statistics , by an algorithm ic process. An information processing system is made up of four basic parts, or sub system s Input output input central processing unit processor computer data storage storage Input output output An object philosophy object may be considered an informationprocessor if it receives information from another object and in some manner changes the information before transmitting it. This broadly defined term can be used to describe every change which occurs in the universe. As an example, a falling rock could be considered an informationprocessor due to the following observable facts First, information in the form of gravitational force from the earth serves as input to the system we call a rock. At a particular instant the rock is a specific distance from the surface of the earth traveling at a specific speed. Both the current distance and speed properties are also forms of information which for that instant only may be considered ... a process has occurred meaning that a central processing unit processor of some kind is at work. In addition ... properties of the rock are its output. In this example, both the rock and the earth are information ..., information is processed. Information theory approach From the stance of information theory , information ... alphabet . Information processing consists of an input output function that maps any input sequence ... ref See also Data , data processing , information system Holographic principle an information processing ... Information Category Information systems fa lt Informacijos apdorojimo sistema ... more details
Wiktionarypar processorProcessor or Processing unit may refer to Computing Central processing unit CPU , an electronic circuit which executes computer programs, containing a processing unit and a control unit Processing unit, in Von Neumann computer architecture, contains an arithmetic logic unit ALU and processor registers Microprocessor , a CPU on one silicon chip as part of a microcomputer Graphics processing unit GPU VPU , a dedicated graphics rendering device for a personal computer or game console Physics processing unit PPU , a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics Digital signal processor , a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing Network processor , a microprocessor specifically targeted at the networking application domain Front end processor , a helper processor for communication between a host computer and other devices Coprocessor Floating point unit Data processing disambiguation Data processor , a system that translates or converts between different data formats Word processor , a computer application used for the production of printable material Audio processor , used in studios and radio stations Other Food processor , a machine for preparing food See also Process disambiguation disambig ar de Prozessor el es Procesador ko he no Prosessor sk Z kladn jednotka uk zh ... more details
There are multiple articles regarding stream processor Stream processing a technique used to accelerate the processing of many types of video and image computations. Stream Processors, Inc a semiconductor company that has commercialized stream processing for DSP applications. Event Stream Processing is a set of technologies designed to assist the construction of event driven information systems. disambig ... more details
A signal processor is an device which processor processes Signal electronics signal s containing information . Also analog signal s with analog electronics is used, the name means mostly digital electronics Electronic circuit circuit s that processes digital signal s. Most modern signal processors are either dedicated microprocessor integrated circuit s or general purpose programmable microprocessors. A DSP digital signal processor is an electronic device which serves the purpose of signal processing . It can be used for Digital signal digital to analog conversions and vice versa. Digital audio In the realm of digital audio , a signal processor is a device that modifies an audio signal, either analog or digital. It can be a piece of electronic hardware or computer software . A basic example of a signal processor is a high pass filter, which removes low frequencies from a signal. Traditionally signal processors were electronic circuits that affected analog signals. In digital audio, signal processors can be software that alter digitized audio information. The term Digital Signal Processing DSP usually refers to the processors that are involved in calculating the effect a digital signal processor will have on an audio data stream. For example, HD Accel cards by Digidesign contain processors that calculate the changes to a digital audio signal. Types of Signal Processors Equalization Audio filter Filters Reverberation Delay audio effect Delay Dynamic processing Dynamic range compression compression , Expansion audio expansion , limiting , Noise gate noise gating Noise reduction References Audio in Media, Stanley R. Allen, Thomson Wadsworth, 7th Edition, 2005. ISBN 0 534 63046 4 Category Signal processing Compu hardware stub ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 A network processor is an integrated circuit which has a feature set specifically targeted at the Computer networking networking application domain. Network processors are typically software programmable devices and would have generic characteristics similar to general purpose Central Processing Unit central processing unit s that are commonly used in many different types of equipment and products. History of development In modern telecommunications network s, information voice, video, data is now transferred as Packet information technology packet data termed packet switching rather than previously in older telecommunications networks as analog signal s such as in the public switched telephone network PSTN or analog TV Radio networks. The processing of these packets ... In the generic role as a packet processor, a number of optimised features or functions are typically present in a network processor, these include Pattern matching the ability to find specific patterns ... a result, typically routing information. Computation Data bitfield manipulation the ability to change ... of the pipeline consisting of an entire processor performing one of the functions listed above. Parallel ... and used to be executed by a variety of co processors, becomes in integral part of the network processor ... Using the generic function of the network processor, a software program implements an application that the network processor executes, resulting in the piece of physical equipment performing a task ... Intel 2XXX Version . Addison Wesley. ISBN 9780131872868. ref Packet information technology Packet ... by the processor. TCP Offload Engine TCP offload processing References Reflist See also Content processor Multi core computing Multi core Processor Knowledge based processor Knowledge based processor Active networking Computer engineering Internet List of defunct Network Processor companies ... div Category Networking hardware es NPU fr Network processor it Network processor zh ... more details
Content processors are sometimes confused with network processor s that inspect the packet information technology packet payload of an Internet protocol suite IP packet travelling through a computer network . These components allow for the design and deployment of next generation networking systems that can make packet or message processing decisions based on an awareness of the packet or message content. The work of Content Processors is often termed Content Processing or Deep Packet Inspection , DPI , though some people feel that the expression DPI is too limiting as many Content Processors can modify and re write content on the fly therefore they can do much more than just inspect which implies a sort of monitoring only function. Unlike knowledge based processors or Ternary Content addressable memory TCAMS , which mainly target the packet header twenty percent of the packet currently comprises the header , content processors go much further into the packet or message thereby determining the nature of the content in the packet itself 80 of the packet currently is data . Applications of content processors include Application layer layer 7 application , application oriented networks switches , Router computing routers , unified threat management UTM computer appliances , Intrusion Detection , prevention systems IDS IPS , anti virus , compliance dn date April 2012 , VOIP and XML gateways. The various layers of the OSI model are given in the link that follows with a description of layer 7 where content processing is and will become and integral part of the intelligent network as the next generation networks mature. Advanced Content Processors can both examine and transform content ... compressed file type named .pptx, .xlsx and .docx. So a content processor could be used to examine all ... for can cross packet boundaries and they will still be found. See also Network processor Multi core computing Multi core Processor Knowledge based processor Knowledge based processor External links ... more details
XAP information from Cambridge Consultants RISC based processor architectures Category Embedded microprocessors ...Out of date date March 2012 unreferenced date January 2010 The XAP processor is a RISC central processing unit processor architecture developed by Cambridge Consultants since 1994. XAP processors are a family of 16 bit and 32 bit cores, all of which are intended for use in an application specific integrated circuit or ASIC chip design. XAP processors were designed for use in mixed signal integrated circuits for sensor or wireless applications including Bluetooth , ZigBee , GPS , RFID or Near Field Communication chips. Typically these integrated circuits are used in low cost, high volume products that are battery powered and must have low energy consumption. There are other applications where ... hearing aids. History XAP1 The first XAP processor was XAP1, designed in 1994 and used for a number ..., Harvard architecture , 16 bit processor with a 16 bit data bus and an 18 bit instruction set instruction ... bit address bus for data. XAP2 was a 12,000 gate processor with support for interrupts and a software ... requirement for a 32 bit processor. The project demanded a low cost and low energy ASIC implementation ... requirements saw a new 16 bit processor, the XAP4, designed to supersede the XAP2 taking into account ..., 12,000 gate, Von Neumann architecture Von Neumann bus , 16 bit processor core capable of addressing ... real world data captured by an Analog to digital converter ADC or similar sources. The processor ... bit processor. XAP4 also offers a migration path from 8 bit processors, such as Intel 8051 8051 , in applications ... of a 32 bit processor. XAP5 Development of an extended version of this architecture commenced in 2006 and resulted in the XAP5, which was announced in July 2008. XAP5 is a 16 bit processor with a 24 ... processor hardware size the XAP5 core uses 18,000 gates , and it fits designs that are clocked ... code from privileged operating system and interrupt handler code. The XAP processor hardware manages ... more details
Multiple issues advert March 2009 essay like March 2009 unreferenced April 2009 A payment processor is a company often a third party appointed by a merchant to handle credit card transactions for merchant acquiring bank s. They are usually broken down into two types front end and back end. Front end processors have connections to various card associations and supply authorization and settlement services to the merchant banks merchants. Back end processors accept settlements from front end processors and, via The Federal Reserve Bank, move the money from the issuing bank to the merchant bank. In an operation that will usually take a few seconds, the payment processor will both check the details received by forwarding them to the respective card s bank issuing bank or card association for verification, and also carry out a series of anti fraud measures against the transaction. Additional parameters, including the card s country of issue and its previous payment history, are also used to gauge the probability of the transaction being approved. Once the payment processor has received confirmation that the credit card details have been verified, the information will be relayed back via the payment gateway to the merchant, who will then complete the payment transaction. If verification is denied by the card association, the payment processor will relay the information to the merchant, who will then decline the transaction. History of Payment Processors In the 16th century, paper currency became a way to trade commodity resources, like tobacco leaves stored in a warehouse. A producer would deposit his crop with the depot, and the depot keeper would give a bearer demand note to the depositor ... levied on businesses, the modern payment processor is usually partnered with merchants through a concept ... of origination through the payment processor s integrated receivables management platform. This results ... information, passing back to the merchant a payment token. Merchants use this token to actually process ... more details
Image Processor technology logo.png right Processor Technology s logo Processor Technology Corporation was a personal computer company founded in April 1975 by Gary Ingram and Bob Marsh in Berkeley, California. ref Freiberger 2000 , 61 63 ref Their first product was a 4K byte RAM board that was compatible with the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems MITS Altair 8800 computer but more reliable than the MITS board. ref name 4KRA RAM cite journal last Marsh first Robert title 4KRA 4096 x 8 RAM Static Memory Module journal Homebrew Computer Club Newsletter volume 1 issue 5 pages p. 2 publisher location Menlo Park, CA date July 1975 ref This was followed by a series of memory and I O boards including a video display module. ref name PT Ad Oct 1976 cite journal title Make a Giant of Your ... NH date October 1976 A Processor Technology advertisement showing a motherboard with eight ... date 2011 10 09 ref Processor Technology manufactured approximately 10,000 Sol 20 personal computers between 1977 and 1979. All Processor Technology products were available either fully assembled, or as electronic kits . Processor Technology also sold software on cassette tape . One side of the tape ... as a contractor. Making Standards Processor Technology also designed several S 100 bus boards. The boards ... Nov 1975 cite journal author Processor Technology title 8800 Hardware journal Byte volume 1 issue 3 pages p. 75 publisher Green Publishing location Peterborough, NH date November 1975 Processor Technology ... standard for microcomputers. Products Image Processor Technology SOL 20 Computer.jpg thumb right Processor Technology Sol 20 Computer designed by Bob Marsh, Lee Felsenstein and Gordon French Computers ... Archive of Sol 20 information http www.oldcomputermuseum.com Collection of old analog and digital computers ... computers.com http www.pc history.org sol.htm Processor Technology SOL PC History by Stan Veit Category ... Defunct computer hardware companies it Processor Technology ... more details
. Each processor holds minimal routing information for each communications channel to enable messages ...Tao Virtual Processor VP is a virtual machine from Tao Group . The first version, VP1, was the basis ... with 16 32 bit processor register registers , and had data types of 32 and 64 bit integers and 32 ... Processor s machine code , is intended to be able to represent the constructs required when ... of vital ideas. Hardware Independence Taos applications run on different processor architecture s without ... way beyond that possible from increasing the power of a single processor? The answer is that, whilst ... Taos than it is to write them for single processor operating systems, as applications code will run on any processor supported by Taos. Taos uses a process and communications model of parallelism. Each process can execute on a separate processor, and talk by sending messages to each other. The processes ... processor, can be re compiled to run on a different processor without the need to re write ... for every processor type introduced. This can consume a great deal of effort to achieve. Taos takes a different approach. By targeting all compiled code at the Taos Virtual Processor, porting ... in. In effect the portability has been taken from the language level to the processor level. Furthermore ..., below. Taos can be ported with little effort to any processor or communications hardware. The only part of Taos that needs to be re coded to support a new physical processor, is the Translator. The Translator is the program which converts VP code into the native code for the processor. Once the translator is written, all applications written for any processor, in any language which compiles to VP, will become instantly executable on the new processor type. So, to reiterate programs written ... t even have to recompile. Virtual Processor The first Taos virtual processor was an imaginary 32bit .... All programs are compiled or assembled into virtual processor code and are kept in this form ... more details
multiple issues refimprove March 2008 cleanup January 2012 In computer architecture , a processor register is a small amount of Computer storage storage available as part of a CPU or other digital processor. Such registers are typically addressed by mechanisms other than main memory and can be accessed more quickly. Almost all computers, load store architecture or not, load data from a larger memory into registers where it is used for arithmetic, manipulated, or tested, by some machine instruction . Manipulated data is then often stored back in main memory, either by the same instruction or a subsequent one. Modern processors use either Static random access memory static or Dynamic random access memory dynamic Random access memory RAM as main memory, the latter often being implicitly accessed via one or more CPU cache Multi level caches cache levels . A common property of computer program s is locality of reference the same values are often accessed repeatedly and frequently used values held in registers improves performance. This is what makes fast registers and caches meaningful. Processor registers are normally at the top of the memory hierarchy , and provide the fastest way to access ... bit register . A processor often contains several kinds of registers, that can be classified accordingly ... such as zero, one, or pi . Vector registers hold data for vector processor vector processing done ... state they usually include the program counter aka instruction pointer and status register aka processor ... also called machine specific registers store data and settings related to the processor itself. Because their meanings are attached to the design of a specific processor, they cannot be expected to remain standard between processor generations. Control and status registers It has three types ... related to fetching information from random access memory RAM , a collection of storage registers located ... Neumann . Clear Register usage The number of registers available on a processor and the operations ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A mobile processor is a Central processing unit CPU designed to save Electric power power . It is found in mobile computer s and cellphone s. A CPU chip designed for portable computers, it is typically housed in a smaller chip package, but more importantly, in order to run cooler, it uses lower voltages than its desktop computer desktop counterpart and has more sleep mode capability. A mobile processor can be throttled down to different power levels and or sections of the chip can be turned off entirely when not in use. Further, the clock frequency may be stepped down under low processor loads. This stepping down conserves power and prolongs battery life . See also Notebook processor Embedded processor DEFAULTSORT Mobile Processor Category Mobile computers Category Microprocessors Microcompu stub ko ... more details
A document processor is a document preparation system that superficially resembles a word processor . However, the emphasis in a document processor is on the arrangement of the document s components, ref What is a http www.lyx.org WhatIsLyX document processor ? ref not the formatting of the characters that compose it. The available tools are not just typical document elements paragraphs, lists, headers the primary attraction of a document processor is the ability to program documents with powerful conditional automatic formatting rules to create structured document s, which allow large numbers of similar elements to be generated and reformatted for different media with little human effort. Examples of document processors include programs like Parametric Technology Corporation PTC Arbortext , Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker , LyX , BroadVision QuickSilver formerly Interleaf , and Syntext Serna . Examples of markup language s used for non graphical document processing include SGML XML , LaTeX and troff . See also Desktop publishing References references DEFAULTSORT Document Processor Category Technical communication tools ... more details
Scalar processors represent the simplest class of computer processor s. A scalar processor processes one datum at a time typical data items being integer computer science integer s or floating point number s . ref name ram Advanced Microprocessors and Interfacing by Badri Ram 2000 ISBN 0070434484 page 11 ref , a scalar processor is classified as a SISD processor Single Instructions, Single Data . In a vector processor , by contrast, a single instruction operates simultaneously on multiple data items. called SIMD in Flynn s taxonomy The difference is analogous to the difference between scalar mathematics scalar and Vector geometric vector arithmetic. A superscalar processor, on the other hand, executes more than one instruction during a clock cycle by simultaneously dispatching multiple instructions to redundant functional units on the processor. Each functional unit is not a separate CPU core but an execution resource within a single CPU such as an arithmetic logic unit, a bit shifter, or a multiplier. ref name ram See also Instruction pipeline Parallel computing Superscalar References Reflist Compu hardware stub DEFAULTSORT Scalar Processor Category Central processing unit cs Skal rn procesor de Skalarprozessor es Procesador escalar fr Processeur scalaire ko id Prosesor skalar mk ja pl Procesor skalarny ru uk zh ... more details
Image AMD Geode LX 800 0.9W Processor white background .jpg thumb AMD Geode LX 800 500MHz, 0.9W processor ... Semiconductor as the Geode family in 1999. The original Geode processor core itself is derived ... the Geode business from National in August 2003 to augment its existing line of embedded x86 processor products. AMD expanded the Geode series to two classes of processor the MediaGX derived Geode ... computing northbridge . Whilst the processor family is best suited for thin client , set top box ... per Child project originally used the GX series Geode processor in the OLPC XO , but it has since ... package. Single processor boards based on these processors are manufactured by ThinCan Artec Group ... successful Athlon processor, K7. Geode NX uses the Thoroughbred core and is quite similar to the Athlon ... suited for embedded devices with graphical performance requirements, such as information kiosks ... upgrades to the processor and that there will be no successor however, the processors will still be available ... Low power. Full x86 compatibility. Processor functional blocks CPU Core GeodeLink Control Processor GeodeLink Interface Units GeodeLink Memory Controller Graphics Processor Display Controller Video Processor Video Input Port GeodeLink PCI Bridge Security Block 128 Bit Advanced Encryption Standard AES CBC ECB True Random Number Generator Specification Processor frequency up to 600 MHz LX900 ... Watt . There are no official references to this processor except officials explaining that the batch ... geode nx2001 e.html Fab51.com information , retrieved January 22, 2008 ref br style clear both clear ... 13022,00.html AMD Geode LX800 product information http www.amd.com files connectivitysolutions geode ...?mainid html cpu CxMGX.php CPU INFO Cyrix MediaGX, indepth processor history http fab51.com mobile tbred geode nx e12.html Voltage and P State information for Geode NX http www.quixant.co.uk hardware.php ... embedded board with Geode LX processor http www.compulab.co.il iglx html iglx cm datasheet.htm ... more details
A barrel processor is a Central processing unit CPU that switches between Thread computer science threads of execution on every Instruction cycle cycle . This CPU design technique is also known as interleaved or fine grained temporal multithreading . As opposed to simultaneous multithreading in modern superscalar architectures, it generally does not allow execution of multiple instructions in one cycle. For example, the peripheral processing system of the CDC 6000 series computers and its successors executed one Instruction computer science instruction or a portion of an instruction from each of 10 different virtual processors called peripheral processors before returning to the first processor ... Set See page 2 44 for an illustration of the rotating barrel . ref . Also, the IP3023 processor ... thread. The Cray XMT also uses a barrel processor Threadstorm in its architecture. Like preemptive ... register s each thread s architectural state . A barrel processor can guarantee that each thread will execute .... A technique called C slowing can take a normal single tasking processor design and automatically generate a corresponding barrel processor design. An n way barrel processor generated this way acts much like n separate multiprocessing copies of the original single tasking processor, each one running ... processor spends a lot of time idle, not doing anything useful whenever a cache miss or pipeline ... way barrel processor with n deep Instruction pipeline pipeline s is much simpler than designing a single tasking processor because a barrel processor never has a pipeline stall and doesn t need feed forward circuits. For real time computing real time applications, a barrel processor can guarantee ... Soft peripherals Embedded.com article examines Ubicom s IP3023 processor http www.cs.clemson.edu mark g60.ps An Evaluation of the Design of the Gamma 60 DEFAULTSORT Barrel Processor Category Central ... processor ... more details
A Java processor is the implementation of the Java Virtual Machine JVM in hardware. In other words the Java bytecode bytecodes that make up the instruction set of the abstract machine become the instruction set of a concrete machine. Implementations Up to now only a few Java processors are available picoJava was the first attempt by Sun Microsystems to build a Java processor http www.ajile.com index.php?option com content&view article&id 2&Itemid 6 aJ102 and http www.ajile.com index.php?option com content&view article&id 3&Itemid 7 aJ200 from http www.ajile.com aJile Systems, Inc. . Available on boards from http jstamp.systronix.com Systronix http www.imsystech.com Cjip from Imsys Technologies. Available on boards and with wireless radios from http www.avidwireless.com site AVIDdirector.htm AVIDwireless ref Imsys hedges bets on Java microcode Writable control stores rewritable microcode chip has instruction sets for Java, Forth, C C by Tom R. Halfhill http www.imsystech.com press room press archive press micro p report.pdf ref http ipr.ira.uka.de komodo komodoEng.html Komodo is a multithreaded Java microcontroller for research on real time scheduling http www.inf.ufrgs.br en FemtoJava is a research project to build an application specific Java processor ARM9E ARM926EJ S is an ARM processor able to run Java bytecode, this technology being named Jazelle Java Optimized Processor ref cite doi 10.1016 j.sysarc.2007.06.001 ref for FPGA s. A PhD thesis is http www.jopdesign.com thesis index.jsp available http shap.inf.tu dresden.de SHAP bytecode processor from the TU Dresden http www.ee.cityu.edu.hk hisc architecture.html jHISC ref cite doi 10.1016 j.micpro.2005.12.007 ref provides hardware support for object oriented functions http www.vivaja.com ObjectCore is a multicore Java processor designed by http www.vivaja.com Vivaja Technologies . http www.templecomputing.com Java Offload Engine JOE is a high performance Java co processor from http www.templecomputing.com Temple Computing ... more details
In computer architecture , dual processor can refer to two different types of multiprocessing A computer with two central processing unit s A dual core central processing unit two processors combined into a single integrated circuit or package. disambig ca Processament dual ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Context date October 2009 A processor array is like a storage array but contains and manages Process computing processing elements instead of storage elements. The processor array should have the following characteristics Should support forty or more processing elements blades per chassis The chassis should support the use of commodity motherboard s The chassis should only backplane power and management capabilities to extend the life of the chassis and reduce chassis change costs Will provide end to end redundant power Each processing element should support two or more redundant virtualized I O connections See also Computer cluster Distributed computing Massively parallel processor array Blade server Category Concurrent computing Category Fault tolerant computer systems tech stub ... more details
Processor affinity or CPU Pinning . CPU pinning enables mapping and unmapping entire virtual machines or a specific virtual CPU vCPU , to a physical CPU or a range of CPUs.It is a modification of the native central queue scheduling algorithm in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system. Each task be it Process computing process or Thread computing thread in the queue has a tag indicating its preferred kin central processing unit processor . At allocation time, each task is allocated to its kin processor in preference to others. Processor affinity takes advantage of the fact that some remnants of a process may remain in one processor s state in particular, in its CPU cache cache from the last time the process ran. Scheduling it to run on the same processor the next time could result in the process s running more efficiently by reducing performance degrading situations such as cache misses ... algorithm implementations vary in adherence to processor affinity. Under certain circumstances some implementations will allow a task to change to another processor if this is deemed to be most efficient. This may be the case if two processor intensive tasks A and B have affinity to one processor while another processor lies unused. Many algorithms would shift task B to the second processor in order to maximize processor use. Task B would then acquire affinity with the second processor while task A would continue to have affinity with the original processor. Processor affinity can effectively ... problem. ref http www.tmurgent.com WhitePapers ProcessorAffinity.pdf White Paper Processor Affinity From http www.tmurgent.com tmurgent.com . Accessed 2007 07 06. ref Further, processor affinity becomes ... core processor dual core hyper threading hyper threaded Central processing unit CPUs presents a challenge ... resources are also shared, processor affinity alone cannot be used as the basis for CPU dispatching ... Processor Affinity Category Scheduling algorithms ja pl Koligacja procesor w ... more details
1.4.2 screenshot.png 250px thumb KWord File LyX15.png 250px thumb LyX A word processor is a computer ..., and possibly printing of any sort of printable material. Word processor may also refer to a type of stand ... functions of an electric typewriter with a dedicated processor like a computer processor for the editing ... commonplace, most business machine companies stopped manufacturing the word processor as a stand ..., remain in use. Since 2009, Sentinel has offered a machine described as a word processor, but in actuality ... text that was written using a text editor or word processor. Almost all word processors enable ... to styles as an advanced feature of the word processor, which often discourages users from using styles ... JW 10.JPG thumb Toshiba JW 10, the first word processor for the Japanese language 1971 1978 List of IEEE ... of standalone word processor typefaces c. 1980 1981 File Hardwarewordprocessor.png thumb Brother ... what is going onto the tapes. ref as a word processor rather than strictly a typewriter, in that it stores ... processor. Input was normally on punched card s, with 80 capital letters and non alphabetic ... of form letters with a pause for the operator to manually type in the variable information , ref ... title The word processor cumbersome, but great publisher EETimes accessdate 2006 05 29 ref The New ... Electronic Systems AES , introduced the world s first programmable word processor with a video screen ... 3 50. ref In 1975, Dorsey started Micom Data Systems and introduced the Micom 2000 word processor ... made the word processor smaller, less costly to build and supported multiple languages. ref Thomas ... NV and Dorsey grew Micom s sales position to number three among major word processor manufacturers ... sales. In 1974, Koplow s interface program was developed into the Wang 1200 Word Processor, an IBM ... of the Wang Office Information System OIS , introduced in 1976. It was a true office machine, affordable ... processor rapidly came to refer to CRT based machines similar to the AES 90. Numerous machines of this kind ... more details
A notebook processor is a Central processing unit CPU optimized for Laptop notebook computer s. One of the main characteristics differentiating notebook processors from other CPUs is Low power electronics low power power consumption consumption . The notebook processor is becoming an increasingly important market segment in the semiconductor industry . Notebook computers are an increasingly popular format of the broader category of Mobile computing mobile computer s. The objective of a notebook computer is to provide the performance and functionality of a desktop computer in a portable computer portable size and weight. AMD Turion 64 , Turion 64 X2 Transmeta Transmeta Crusoe Crusoe and Efficeon Intel Pentium M , Intel Core Core Duo , Core 2 Duo and the budget Celeron M Freescale Semiconductor makes the PowerPC processors that were used in the pre Intel Apple Computer notebooks. Cell phones and PDAs require microcontroller s that use even less power than notebook processors. While it is possible to use desktop processors in laptops, this practice is generally not recommended, as desktop processors heat faster than notebook processors and drain batteries faster. Currently, the fastest notebook processor is the Intel core List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors i7 2640M , a 2.8 GHz dual core processor. ref http ark.intel.com products 53464 Intel Core i7 2640M Processor ref The new core i7 line has the Intel Turbo Boost mode that can boost its clockspeed over the factory default. The first quad core notebook processor code named Penryn QC was released by Intel in Q3 2008. ref http www.laptoplogic.com news detail.php?id 3284 Dead link date April 2012 ref gallery Image KL Intel Pentium Mobile.jpg Intel Mobile Pentium MMX 300 MHz. Image KL Fujitsu Mobile Pentium Plastic Bottom.jpg Rare Fujitsu Pentium 100 MHz for Notebooks. Image KL Fujitsu Pentium Mobile Ceramic.jpg ... Personal computing References references DEFAULTSORT Notebook Processor Category Microprocessors ... more details
refimprove date April 2011 A baseband processor also known as baseband radio processor , BP , or BBP is a device a chip or part of a chip in a network interface that manages all the radio functions all functions that require an antenna . This may not include wi fi and or bluetooth . It typically uses its own RAM and firmware. The rationale of separating the baseband processor from the main processor known as the AP or Application Processor is threefold radio performance radio control functions signal modulation, encoding, radio frequency shifting, etc. are highly timing dependant, and require a realtime OS legal some authorities e.g. the U.S. Federal Communications Commission FCC require that the entire software stack running on a device which communicates with the cellular network must be certified. Separating the BP into a different component allows reusing them without having to certify the full AP. radio reliability Separating the BP into a different component ensures proper radio operation while allowing application and OS changes. Baseband processors typically run a Real Time Operating System RTOS written in firmware Nucleus RTOS iPhone 3G 3GS iPad ENEA AB ENEA s Operating System Embedded OSE Versatile Real Time Executive VRTX ThreadX iPhone 4 Significant baseband manufacturers include Broadcom Icera Infineon Qualcomm ST Ericsson Further reading http wiki.openezx.org BP Baseband Processor entry at openezx.org Babin, Steve. http books.google.com books?id thd5DSWn F4C&pg PA80 Developing software for Symbian OS A beginner s guide to creating Symbian OS v9 smartphone applications in C . Symbian Press, 2007, p. 80. Category Antennas radio Category Radio electronics ... more details
Merge to computational RAM date July 2011 A Processor in memory PIM refers to a CPU computer processor CPU tightly coupled to computer memory memory , generally on the same Integrated circuit silicon chip . The chief goal of merging the processing and memory components in this way is to reduce memory latency and increase Bandwidth computing bandwidth . Alternatively reducing the distance that data needs to be moved reduces the power requirements of a system. Much of the complexity and hence power consumption in current processors stems from strategies to deal with avoiding memory stalls. Examples In the 1980s, a tiny CPU that executed FORTH was fabricated into a DRAM chip to improve PUSH and POP. FORTH is a Stack oriented programming language and this improved its efficiency. The Transputer also had large on chip memory given that it was made in the early 1980s making it essentially a Processor in memory. Notable PIM projects include the University of California, Berkeley http iram.cs.berkeley.edu IRAM project or the University of Notre Dame http www.nd.edu pim PIM effort. External links http www.classiccmp.org transputer Transputer Category Computer architecture comp sci stub ... more details
other uses of Alchemy The Alchemy microprocessor is a low power processor family that uses MIPS architecture . The Alchemy family was used by AMD, Raza Microelectronics Inc Raza Microelectronics currently NetLogic Microsystems and Sun Microsystems in its embedded products such as Network processors. Products include AMD Alchemy Au1550 Processor Network processor Sun Ray Sun Ray 2 family of thin client s. Several Cowon Portable media player PMP devices. Dell DRAC5 remote administration cards. AirPort Extreme Base Station External links http www.netlogicmicro.com Products Alchemy index.asp Official website at NetLogic Microsystems http www.linux mips.org wiki Alchemy Alchemy page at linux mips.org AMD processors DEFAULTSORT Alchemy Category MIPS implementations Category Advanced Micro Devices microprocessors compu hardware stub de Alchemy eo Alchemy fr Alchemy processeur ko pl Alchemy procesor ru Alchemy uk Alchemy zh yue Alchemy zh Alchemy ... more details
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