GitHub

A cut-down version of the 8080 processor using HCTTL and including a discrete ALU and instruction decoder

This is an attempt to replicate most of the functionality of the 1970s Intel 8080 processor using contemporary HCTTL surface mount components. By implementing most - though by no means all - of the ...
Ars Technica

RISC vs. CISC in the mobile era

Back in 1998, when I first began covering hardware at the newly launched Ars Technica, much of my writing focused on issues raised by the raging Mac vs. PC flame wars that took place in computing ...
GitHub

16-bit Multicycle CISC Processor

This project implements a fully functional 16-bit multicycle CISC processor featuring an 8-register file, unified memory architecture, and complete instruction set support including arithmetic, memory ...
The LaSallian

Powerhouses of the future: Comparing the RISC and CISC processor designs

With the launch of the Apple M1 processor in November last year, the pedestal occupied by x86 processors, such as those from Intel and AMD, may soon be put into question. As Apple’s first ARM-based ...
Electronics Weekly

CISC core runs RISC-like, says Renesas

Renesas Electronics has increased the performance of its RX processor core, with a 4.0 Coremark MHz or 2.0 DMIPS/MHz RXv2 core. The CISC microcontroller now has the DSP performance to execute complex ...
IEEE

An approach for implementing efficient superscalar CISC processors

Abstract: An integrated, hardware/software co-designed CISC processor is proposed and analyzed. The objectives are high performance and reduced complexity. Although the x86 ISA is targeted, the ...
EDN

Toshiba offers 32-bit MCUs based on new CISC processor core

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. today announced two new 32-bit complex-instruction set computer (CISC) microcontrollers with integrated 128-kilobytes of ROM and 6-Kbytes of RAM. The MCUs are the industry's ...