Modern Microprocessor News Today

If you are a leftist, you should be against open borders as it diminishes democracy and promotes hypercapitalism. Let me explain why. Being in favor of open borders is a classic leftist point of view. In this regard I am the black sheep of the left. I very much believe in strong borders and I believe in the nation-state. But how can I? Don’t borders divide people instead of uniting them? Don’t borders create wars? Aren’t borders racist? Isn’t it about keeping brown people ou...

By now it is pretty clear that Apple’s M1 chip is a big deal. And the implications for the rest of the industry is gradually becoming clearer. In this story I want to talk about a connection to RISC-V microprocessors which may not be obvious to most readers. In that story I talked about two factors driving M1 performance. One was the use of massive number of decoders and Out-of-Order Execution (OoOE). Don’t worry it that sounds like technological gobbledegook to you. This story will be all ...