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
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• 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