ARC Cores is announcing this week an extension to its instruction set architecture(ISA) that allows for 16-bit instructions on its 32-bit processors. Phil Barnard, product manager at ARC, said: ...

Instructions? We don't need no stinkin' instructions! So, we've covered the memory addressing issues. We're done, right? Not even close. The memory issue is by far the most visible aspect of 64-bit ...

ARM has updated its Thumb 16-bit microprocessor instruction set, allowing it to be used by operating systems and interrupts. Extra instructions in Thumb-2 can also be mixed with standard 32-bit ...

Intel Corp. spent quite a bit of time extolling its plans and bashing competitors in the high-end server, portable device and microprocessor space this week as it presented its technology visions ...