Intel vs Amd
A Research on the Legacy of Intel and AMD Microprocessors
From the introduction of the counting frame, or more popularly known as the abacus1, it was realized that the creation of a tool that is able assist in mathematical calculations will greatly increase productivity and efficiency needs of man2. The use of abaci continued for numerous centuries up to the years when early calculators made use of hole-placements in a dial to signify a count—similar to that of a rotary dial telephone3. As the years progressed people needed more. It was seen that the simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication functions were not enough. The need for memory storage features arose. People at that time perceived the abacus, comptometers, Napier's bones, books of mathematical tables, slide rules, and other manual tool used for computing as tedious and error-prone2. From this need came the development of the early non-electronic computers.
From the making of the first digital electronic computer by John V. Atanasoff, to the use of vacuum tubes in 1950, the early designs of computers were used in a variety of processes. They varied from decoding German messages during World War II, up to calculating the presidential election returns in the 1940’s. Although the latter function was not trusted by TV networks, people were amazed at the capabilities of these machines4.
In 1971 the first microprocessor was patented by Gilbert Hyatt at Micro Computer4. Making use of small number-holding areas known as registers, microprocessors were designed to perform not just arithmetic but also logic operations5. Regular microprocessor functions include adding, subtracting, comparing two numbers, and fetching numbers from one area to another5. It was during this time that two of the largest microprocessor companies today, namely Intel and Advanced Micro Devices developed its first microprocessor5.
Founded in 1968, Intel had one main objective: To make semiconductor memory
From the introduction of the counting frame, or more popularly known as the abacus1, it was realized that the creation of a tool that is able assist in mathematical calculations will greatly increase productivity and efficiency needs of man2. The use of abaci continued for numerous centuries up to the years when early calculators made use of hole-placements in a dial to signify a count—similar to that of a rotary dial telephone3. As the years progressed people needed more. It was seen that the simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication functions were not enough. The need for memory storage features arose. People at that time perceived the abacus, comptometers, Napier's bones, books of mathematical tables, slide rules, and other manual tool used for computing as tedious and error-prone2. From this need came the development of the early non-electronic computers.
From the making of the first digital electronic computer by John V. Atanasoff, to the use of vacuum tubes in 1950, the early designs of computers were used in a variety of processes. They varied from decoding German messages during World War II, up to calculating the presidential election returns in the 1940’s. Although the latter function was not trusted by TV networks, people were amazed at the capabilities of these machines4.
In 1971 the first microprocessor was patented by Gilbert Hyatt at Micro Computer4. Making use of small number-holding areas known as registers, microprocessors were designed to perform not just arithmetic but also logic operations5. Regular microprocessor functions include adding, subtracting, comparing two numbers, and fetching numbers from one area to another5. It was during this time that two of the largest microprocessor companies today, namely Intel and Advanced Micro Devices developed its first microprocessor5.
Founded in 1968, Intel had one main objective: To make semiconductor memory
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