Microprocessors, Coprocessors and Microprocessor Busses

(last updated: 16-May-2015 09:31)
 

Books

  1. 16-Bit and 32-Bit Microprocessors: Architecture, Software, and Interfacing Techniques; Avar Singh and Walter Triebel; Prentice Hall, 1991.
     
  2. 32-Bit Microprocessors; H.J. Mitchell, editor; McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986.
     
  3. Advanced Microprocessors, Second Edition; Daniel Tabak; McGraw-Hill, 1995.
     
  4. Computer Hardware/Software Architecture; Wing Toy and Benjamin Zee; Prentice-Hall, 1986.
     
  5. Introduction to Microcomputers; Adam Osborne and Associates, 1978: 
              Volume 1 - Basic Concepts.
          Volume 2 - Some Real Microprocessors.
          Volume 3 - Some Real Support Devices.
  6. Microcomputer Busses; R.M. Cram; Academic Press, 1991.
     
  7. The Microprocessor: A Biography; Michael S. Malone; Springer-Verlag, 1995.
     
  8. Microprocessor-Based Design: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Hardware Design; Michael Slater; Prentice Hall, 1989.
     
  9. Microprocessor Handbook; Joseph D. Greenfield; John Wiley & Sons, 1985.
     
  10. Osborne 4 and 8-Bit Microprocessor Handbook; Adam Osborne; Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1981.
     
  11. Osborne 16-Bit Microprocessor Handbook; Adam Osborne; Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1981.
     
  12. SBus: Information, Applications, and Experience; James D. Lyle; Springer-Verlag.
     
  13. Superscalar Microprocessor Design; Mike Johnson; Prentice-Hall.

Periodical Articles

  1. "Microprocessor Techniques for Telephone-Oriented Applications", AETJ 14:6 Apr 1975 pgs 284- .
     
  2. "A Performance Comparison of Three Contemporary 16-bit Microprocessors", Micro Apr 1983 pgs 26-37.
     
  3. "32-Bit Microprocessors Support Parallelism and Cache", Digital Design 14:8 Aug 1984 pgs 96-105.
     
  4. "Micro Standards Special Feature: A Comparison of 32-Bit Buses", IEEE MICRO 5:6 Dec 1985 pgs 71-79.
     
  5. "A Benchmark Comparison of 32-bit Microprocessors", IEEE MICRO 6:4 Aug 1986 pgs 53-58.
     
  6. "The RISC/CISC Melting Pot", Byte Apr 1987.
     
  7. "Support Chips Give Designers a Performance Edge", EDN Jun 11 1987 pgs 131 & ff.
     
  8. "Math Chips: How They Work", Spectrum 24:7 Jul 1987 pgs 25-30.
     
  9. "Stacking Up the Chips", PCM 6:20 Nov 24 1987 pgs 130-131.
     
  10. "EDN's 14th Annual uP/uC Chip Directory", EDN Nov 26 1987 pgs 100 & ff.
     
  11. "Worth the RISC", BYTE 14:2 Feb 1989 pgs 245-249.
     
  12. "The Intel 80387 vs. The Weitek 1167", BYTE 13:3 Mar 1988 pg 205.
     
  13. "Math Coprocessors", BYTE 15:1 Jan 1990 pgs 337-348.
     
  14. "Tutor: How Math Coprocessors Work", PCM 9:5 Mar 13 1990 pgs 379-384.
     
  15. "Microprocessor Memory Management Units", Micro 10:2 Apr 1990 pgs 70- 85.
     
  16. "FPU Face-Off" (product reviews of math coprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, Cyrix, Integrated Information Technology, and Weitek), BYTE 15:12 Nov 1990 pgs 194-200.
     
  17. "Chips for the Nineties and Beyond", BYTE 15:12 Nov 1990 pgs 342-350.
     
  18. "Portable Chips", BYTE 15:13 Dec 1990 pgs 312-319.
     
  19. "Micro, Micro: Who Made the Micro?", BYTE 16:1 Jan 1991 pgs 304-312.
     
  20. "Math Coprocessors: Fact or Fantasy", PCM 10:3 Feb 12 1991 pgs 301-335.
     
  21. "Tutor: Segmented Memory", PCM 10:6 Mar 26 1991 pgs 395-399.
     
  22. "64-bit Computing", BYTE 16:9 Sep 1991 pgs 135-142.
     
  23. "Tutor: Stepping Up" (microprocessor chip step numbers), PCM 10:7 Oct 15 1991 pgs 436-437.
     
  24. "The Single-Chip PC" (Chips & Technologies F8680), BYTE 16:12 Nov 1991 pgs 148-162.
     
  25. "The Birth of the Microprocessor", BYTE 17:3 Mar 1992 pgs 145-150.
     
  26. "Built for Speed", BYTE 17:2 Feb 1992 pgs 122-135.
     
  27. "Reshaping the Microchip", BYTE 17:2 Feb 1992 pgs 137-148.
     
  28. "Support Your Local CPU" (coprocessors), BYTE 17:2 Feb 1992 pgs 151-156.
     
  29. "The History of the Microcomputer -- Invention and Evolution", PIEEE 83:12 Dec 1995 pgs 1601-1608.
     
  30. "The History of the Microprocessor", BLTJ 2:4 Autumn 1997 pgs 29-56.
     
  31. "Dissecting the Heart of Your Computer", PCM 17:11 Jun 9 1998 pgs 254-255.
     
  32. "What Makes Your Processor Think?", PCM 17:12 Jun 30 1998 pgs 263-266.
     
  33. "The State of Processors", PCM 17:13 Jul 1998 pgs 307-310.

Web Pages and Websites

  1. Wikipedia article "Microprocessor".