The Register attended this year's Microprocessor Forum, held in San Jose. Highlights at the Forum included announcements from Intel, AMD, Motorola, Cyrix, IDT/Centaur and Rise Technology:
- Intel doctors Foster to extend life of IA-32 architecture
- AMD K7 snatches at Intel high-end crown
- Cyrix, IDT/Centaur, Rise ready low-end PC processors
- Motorola launches PowerPC G4
- IBM readies Gigaprocessor PowerPC for server lines
- Nat Semi CEO proposes giveaway PCs
Related processor stories include:
- Intel unveils three-pronged strategy for appliance and embedded
- HP announces next generation PA chips
- AMD scores major supply deal with HP
- MIPS preens after shipping 100 millionth CPU