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microprocessor - HighBeam Encyclopedia |
 | | microprocessor integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. |
 | | Microprocessors are classified by the semiconductor technology of their design (TTL, transistor-transistor logic; CMOS, complementary-metal-oxide semiconductor; or ECL, emitter-coupled logic), by the width of the data format (4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64-bit) they process; and by their instruction set (CISC, complex-instruction-set computer, or RISC, reduced-instruction-set computer; see RISC processor). |
 | | Choosing and using microprocessor memory interfaces: designers evaluating memory-interface options need to optimize the trade-offs among capacity, bandwidth, efficiency and system constraints. |
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