AMD: Advanced Micro Devices - Global supplier of integrated circuits for personal and networked computing and communications.
Amd vs Intel - Weblog, documents rivalry between two CPU makers: comparisons, tables, news, criticism, overclocking, links.
Celeronm.com - Information on Celeron M processor, and other personal computer topics.
Centaur Technology - Was IDT. Makes WinChip processor family, world's smallest x86 processors, shipping four different parts, and consistently has the fastest design cycle in the industry. Subsidiary of VIA Technologies.
3DNow.net - Resource site offering information on AMD and its technologies. Includes news articles and discussion forums.
Elbrus International - E2K microprocessor: postRISC parallel architecture claimed 2x faster than Merced. Has optimizing compiler. High security: supports data types in hardware, checks handling at run time.
Intel Corp. - Manufacturer of x86 microprocessors. Also make chipsets, motherboards and network processors.
The PC Technology Guide - Outlines the basic structure of a processor and the architectures of recent designs from Intel, AMD and Cyrix.
Sandpile.org - Archive of technical x86 processor information and downloadable documentation. Includes a discussion forum.
Wikipedia: X86 Architecture - Encyclopedia article about the microprocessor architecture, including history, naming scheme, design details, and software suport.
The Pentium: An Architectural History of the World's Most Famous Desktop Processor, Part II - Article treats trace cache, instruction window, P4 and Pentium-M developments, branch prediction. [Ars Technica] (July 26, 2004)
The Pentium: An Architectural History of the World's Most Famous Desktop Processor, Part I - Article treats integer pipeline, P6 architecture, impact of legacy x86 support. [Ars Technica] (July 11, 2004)
AMD Throws Down the Gauntlet - Article treats AMD release of a 1.3ghz Athlon chip, its support for DDR memory, future planned release of 64 bit chip. [Wired News] (March 22, 2001)
