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href="/Acorn+RISC+Machine">Acorn RISC Machine</a></td><td><a href="/address+bus">address bus</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/addressing+mode">addressing mode</a></td><td><a href="/Advanced+RISC+Machine">Advanced RISC Machine</a></td><td><a href="/Alpha">Alpha</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Alpha+AXP+21164">Alpha AXP 21164</a></td><td><a href="/ALU">ALU</a></td><td><a href="/AMD+29000">AMD 29000</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/AMD+29027">AMD 29027</a></td><td><a href="/AMD+Am2901">AMD Am2901</a></td><td><a href="/AMD+Am2903">AMD Am2903</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/AMD+Am2910">AMD Am2910</a></td><td><a href="/Amulet">Amulet</a></td><td><a href="/Arithmetic+and+Logic+Unit">Arithmetic and Logic Unit</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/ARM">ARM</a></td><td><a href="/ARM610">ARM610</a></td><td><a href="/ARM7">ARM7</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/ARM710">ARM710</a></td><td><a href="/ARM7500">ARM7500</a></td><td><a href="/ARM8">ARM8</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/ARM800">ARM800</a></td><td><a href="/array+processor">array processor</a></td><td><a href="/ASP">ASP</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Auto+Idle">Auto Idle</a></td><td><a href="/backside+cache">backside cache</a></td><td><a href="/branch+prediction">branch prediction</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Branch+Target+Buffer">Branch Target Buffer</a></td><td><a href="/bus+error">bus error</a></td><td><a href="/CDP1802">CDP1802</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Celeron">Celeron</a></td><td><a href="/central+processing+unit">central processing unit</a></td><td><a href="/Ceramic+Pin+Grid+Array">Ceramic Pin Grid Array</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/clock">clock</a></td><td><a href="/clock+rate">clock rate</a></td><td><a href="/control+unit">control unit</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/core">core</a></td><td><a href="/CPU+Info+Center">CPU Info Center</a></td><td><a href="/Cyrix+6x86">Cyrix 6x86</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/DEC+Alpha">DEC Alpha</a></td><td><a href="/Dynamic+Execution">Dynamic Execution</a></td><td><a href="/Fairchild+F8">Fairchild F8</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Ferranti+F100-L">Ferranti F100-L</a></td><td><a href="/fetch-execute+cycle">fetch-execute cycle</a></td><td><a href="/Flip+Chip+Pin+Grid+Array">Flip Chip Pin Grid Array</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/G3">G3</a></td><td><a href="/Halt+and+Catch+Fire">Halt and Catch Fire</a></td><td><a href="/heat+slug">heat slug</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Hitachi+6309">Hitachi 6309</a></td><td><a href="/Hitachi+HD64180">Hitachi HD64180</a></td><td><a href="/horizontal+encoding">horizontal encoding</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/horizontal+microcode">horizontal microcode</a></td><td><a href="/HyperSPARC">HyperSPARC</a></td><td><a href="/i860">i860</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/index+register">index register</a></td><td><a href="/indirect+address">indirect address</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+4004">Intel 4004</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+4040">Intel 4040</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+486">Intel 486</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+486DX">Intel 486DX</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+486SX">Intel 486SX</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+487SX">Intel 487SX</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+8008">Intel 8008</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+80186">Intel 80186</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+80188">Intel 80188</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+80286">Intel 80286</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+80386">Intel 80386</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+80386DX">Intel 80386DX</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+80386SX">Intel 80386SX</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+8048">Intel 8048</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+8051">Intel 8051</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+8080">Intel 8080</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+8085">Intel 8085</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+8086">Intel 8086</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+8088">Intel 8088</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+80x86">Intel 80x86</a></td><td><a href="/Intel+8751">Intel 8751</a></td><td><a href="/IntelDX4">IntelDX4</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Intel+i960">Intel i960</a></td><td><a href="/Intersil+6120">Intersil 6120</a></td><td><a href="/K6">K6</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Klamath">Klamath</a></td><td><a href="/machine+cycle">machine cycle</a></td><td><a href="/Matrix+Math+eXtensions">Matrix Math eXtensions</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/MESI+protocol">MESI protocol</a></td><td><a href="/microcontroller">microcontroller</a></td><td><a href="/microperation">microperation</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Microprocessor+without+Interlocked+Pipeline+Stages">Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages</a></td><td><a href="/MIPS">MIPS</a></td><td><a href="/MIPS+R2000">MIPS R2000</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Mobile+Triton">Mobile Triton</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+14500B">Motorola 14500B</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+6800">Motorola 6800</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Motorola+68000">Motorola 68000</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+6801">Motorola 6801</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+68010">Motorola 68010</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Motorola+68020">Motorola 68020</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+68030">Motorola 68030</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+68040">Motorola 68040</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Motorola+68060">Motorola 68060</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+6809">Motorola 6809</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+680x0">Motorola 680x0</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Motorola+68HC11">Motorola 68HC11</a></td><td><a href="/Motorola+68LC040">Motorola 68LC040</a></td><td><a href="/National+Semiconductor+32000">National Semiconductor 32000</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/NEC+780-C">NEC 780-C</a></td><td><a href="/Nova">Nova</a></td><td><a href="/OCP">OCP</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Order+Code+Processor">Order Code Processor</a></td><td><a href="/Overdrive">Overdrive</a></td><td><a href="/P1754">P1754</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/P6">P6</a></td><td><a href="/Pentium">Pentium</a></td><td><a href="/Pentium+II">Pentium II</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Pentium+III">Pentium III</a></td><td><a href="/Pentium+II+Xeon">Pentium II Xeon</a></td><td><a href="/Pentium+Pro">Pentium Pro</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Philips+SCC68070">Philips SCC68070</a></td><td><a href="/Plastic+Pin+Grid+Array">Plastic Pin Grid Array</a></td><td><a href="/PowerPC">PowerPC</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/PowerPC+601">PowerPC 601</a></td><td><a href="/PowerPC+G3">PowerPC G3</a></td><td><a href="/RapidCAD">RapidCAD</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/RCA+1802">RCA 1802</a></td><td><a href="/Reduced+Instruction+Set+Computer">Reduced Instruction Set Computer</a></td><td><a href="/SA-110">SA-110</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/SC/MP">SC/MP</a></td><td><a href="/SL">SL</a></td><td><a href="/Socket+370">Socket 370</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/SPARC">SPARC</a></td><td><a href="/speculative+execution">speculative execution</a></td><td><a href="/StrongARM">StrongARM</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Thumb">Thumb</a></td><td><a href="/TMS+9900">TMS 9900</a></td><td><a href="/trace+scheduling">trace scheduling</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/transputer">transputer</a></td><td><a href="/Triton">Triton</a></td><td><a href="/Triton+II">Triton II</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Triton+VX">Triton VX</a></td><td><a href="/uniprocessor">uniprocessor</a></td><td><a href="/Univac">Univac</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/vertical+encoding">vertical encoding</a></td><td><a href="/vertical+microcode">vertical microcode</a></td><td><a href="/virtual+86+mode">virtual 86 mode</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/word+size">word size</a></td><td><a href="/Z180">Z180</a></td><td><a href="/Zilog+Z8">Zilog Z8</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Zilog+Z80">Zilog Z80</a></td><td><a href="/Zilog+Z8000">Zilog Z8000</a></td><td><a href="/Zilog+Z80000">Zilog Z80000</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Zilog+Z80A">Zilog Z80A</a></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> </table> </div></p> <p class="vertical-space"></p> <hr> <div></div> <hr>  <div id="HCB_comment_box">Loading</div> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" 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