ExtremeTech

RISC vs. CISC Is the Wrong Lens for Comparing Modern x86, ARM CPUs

Try to investigate the differences between the x86 and ARM processor families (or x86 and the Apple M1), and you'll see the acronyms CISC and RISC. It's a common way to frame the discussion, but not a ...
Design-Reuse

Is your career at RISK without RISC-V?

I am delighted to share my technical insights into RISC-V in this article to inspire and prepare the next generation of chip designers for the future of the open era of computing. If you understand ...
Design-Reuse

ISA optimizations for hardware and software harmony: Custom instructions and RISC-V extensions

The topic of RISC-V custom instructions is growing in importance. This article explains why this subject is becoming so significant, and outlines some of the previous approaches to processor hardware ...
マイナビニュース

CISCアーキテクチャとRISCアーキテクチャ

命令の機能や、対象とするデータサイズごとに異なるOPコードが必要であり、OPコード部分として使えるビット数により、実装できる命令の種類数が制限されるので、どのような命令を作りどのようにOPコードを割り当てるかというのが命令セット ...
ExtremeTech

What Kind of Performance Should We Expect From ARM-Based Macs?

Some of the articles online are framing this as a CISC-versus-RISC battle, but that's an outdated comparison. The "classic" formulation of the x86 versus ARM debate goes back to two different methods ...