There are central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs) and even data processing units (DPUs) – all of which are well-known and commonplace now. GPUs in particular have seen a ...
Existing processors in PCs, smartphones and other devices can be supercharged for enormous power and efficiency gains using a new parallel processing software framework designed to eliminate ...
A Finland-based firm is aiming to increase the performance of the central processing units (CPUs) used in computers by up to 100 times using what the company calls – parallel processing units (PPU) ...
Scientists introduce what they call 'simultaneous and heterogeneous multithreading' or SHMT. This system doubles computer processing speeds with existing hardware by simultaneously using graphics ...
Today we’re going to build the ticking heart of every computer. Take the 2017 PBS Digital Studios Survey: http://surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2017. Today we’re going ...
CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. It is the brain of a computer because it handles all the tasks that a user performs on his/her computer. All the arithmetic and logical calculations required to ...
Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to the ...