The Intel 8088 (and its big brother 8086) processor was among the first microprocessors to implement (instruction) prefetching in hardware, which [Ken Shirriff] has analyzed based on die images ...

The Intel 8088 (and its big brother 8086) processor was among the first microprocessors to implement (instruction) prefetching in hardware, which [Ken Shirriff] has analyzed based on die images ...

but it was really the 8-bit Intel 8080 and the Zilog Z80 that made the difference. The emergence of the 16-bit Intel 8088 and 8086 led to the PC revolution. Though the 8-bit micros are no longer ...

A computer that uses a CPU from Intel, such as a Core, Xeon or Pentium chip. Also known as an "x86-based system." The x86 designation comes from the first PC, which used the Intel 8086 chip.

If you are working on a PC today, there's a good chance that it's using a chip that can trace its roots down to the Intel 8088 processor. That chip launched 44 years ago today, on June 1, 1979.

There are several possible reasons for this huge price drop, with one major factor being the ongoing stability issues with Intel’s 13th and 14th-gen processors. Though the tech giant is ...

An operational state in an Intel CPU that allows it to perform as multiple 8086/8088 CPUs, which was the architecture of the first x86 chip. Virtual 8086 Mode divides the computer into multiple ...

Intel is spinning off its chipmaking business as part of its plans to reverse billions in losses and a tumbling stock price. In an announcement on Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the Intel ...

Shares of chip giant Intel jumped more than 9% on Friday (Au. 30), but the gains were not because things are going great. Intel (INTC) is having a rotten year, and its stock price reflects the misery.

An intrepid code archaeologist has found and uploaded an early ancestor of what became MS-DOS, which ultimately sparked the IBM PC-compatible computer industry.… The newly recovered boot disk ...

1 Day INTC 1.11% DJIA 0.20% S&P 500 0.25% Technology -0.35% The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum ...

PETALING JAYA: Chip giant Intel Corp is said to have partially paused its new chip-packaging and testing project in Penang, which is a part of the US$7bil investment announced three years ago.