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  2. Mac transition to Intel processors - Wikipedia

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    The Mac transition to Intel processors was the process of switching the central processing units (CPUs) of Apple 's line of Mac and Xserve computers from PowerPC processors over to Intel 's x86-64 processors. [a] The change was announced at the 2005 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who said Apple would ...

  3. Intel - Wikipedia

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    Intel ( Int egrated el ectronics) was founded on July 18, 1968, by semiconductor pioneers Gordon Moore (of Moore's law) and Robert Noyce, along with investor Arthur Rock, and is associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove. [8]

  4. Intel Core - Wikipedia

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    Intel Core is a line of multi-core (with the exception of Core Solo and Core 2 Solo) central processing units (CPUs) for midrange, embedded, workstation, high-end and enthusiast computer markets marketed by Intel Corporation. These processors displaced the existing mid- to high-end Pentium processors at the time of their introduction, moving ...

  5. Meltdown (security vulnerability) - Wikipedia

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    Meltdown. Meltdown is one of the two original transient execution CPU vulnerabilities (the other being Spectre ). Meltdown affects Intel x86 microprocessors, IBM POWER processors, [1] and some ARM-based microprocessors. [2] [3] [4] It allows a rogue process to read all memory, even when it is not authorized to do so.

  6. Mac transition to Apple silicon - Wikipedia

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    The Mac transition to Apple silicon was the process of switching the central processing units (CPUs) of Apple Inc. 's line of Mac computers from Intel 's x86-64 processors to Apple-designed systems on a chip that use the ARM64 architecture. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a "two-year transition plan" to Apple silicon on June 22, 2020. [1]

  7. Ivy Bridge (microarchitecture) - Wikipedia

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    Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's 22 nm microarchitecture used in the third generation of the Intel Core processors ( Core i7, i5, i3 ). Ivy Bridge is a die shrink to 22 nm process based on FinFET ("3D") Tri-Gate transistors, from the former generation's 32 nm Sandy Bridge microarchitecture—also known as tick–tock model. The name is ...

  8. Hyper-threading - Wikipedia

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    A 3 GHz model of the Intel Pentium 4 processor that incorporates Hyper-Threading Technology [7] Hyper-Threading Technology is a form of simultaneous multithreading technology introduced by Intel, while the concept behind the technology has been patented by Sun Microsystems. Architecturally, a processor with Hyper-Threading Technology consists ...

  9. Pat Gelsinger - Wikipedia

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    Patrick Paul Gelsinger ( / ˈɡɛlsɪŋɡər /; born March 5, 1961) [1] is an American business executive and engineer, and CEO of Intel. [2] Based mainly in Silicon Valley since the late 1970s, Gelsinger graduated from Stanford University with a master's degree in engineering and was the chief architect of Intel's i486 microprocessor in the 1980s.