Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

In a quest for a truly minimal computer, that can be built from readily available 74HC components on a low cost pcb, I have settled on a novel 8-bit, bit-serial architecture - a design that I call ...

As most of the normal world is still immersed in end of 2025 festivities, most of the design world has been looking at 2026 for a while. Publishing a magazine is a great way to be projected into the ...

CPU manufacturers must address issues that arise with processors already on the market, especially the errors that are discovered over time. To handle this, Intel has released a new version of ...

This design philosophy is the key to a calmer, less stressful home. It’s not just about adding a few plants — it’s about using natural light, organic materials, and specific colors to fundamentally ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. America has long led the world in innovation, technological advancement, and design. But with a sprawling ecosystem of digital services offered to Americans, the ...

Eric Law is a Game Rant contributor from Pennsylvania, USA. An MMORPG-focused video game writer for Game Rant for two years and counting, Eric cut his teeth on gaming since he was a wee lad watching ...

Intel has confirmed that it's about to issue another microcode update for its 13th-gen and 14th-gen Raptor Lake CPUs, meaning you'll need to update your motherboard BIOS again. As with the raft of ...

AMD has released mitigation and firmware updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited to load malicious CPU microcode on unpatched devices. The security flaw (CVE-2024-56161) ...

AMD and Google's Security Team have disclosed a major microcode vulnerability affecting all AMD EPYC processors built on the Zen 1 through Zen 4 architectures. That means EPYC 7001 (Naples), 7002 ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

What just happened? AMD has confirmed a security vulnerability in some of its processors, which was inadvertently revealed through a beta BIOS update from Asus. The flaw, described as a "microcode ...