January 1994 / State Of The Art

Microprocessor Trends	Mainstream processors are becoming faster, RISCier, smaller, and less power hungry. They are also getting better at emulating non-native instruction sets.
Power2 Takes the Lead--For Now	IBM's Power2 RISC processor, the successor to the Power1 found in its RS/6000 line, combines aggressive superscalar execution with a high-speed interconnect strategy. - by Paul Statt
M1 Challenges Pentium M1 vs. Pentium Standard 80x86 Operations	The Cyrix M1 architecture brings more of the benefits of superpipelining and superscalar execution to 80x86 programs without requiring recompilation - by Bob Ryan
Pipeline Hazards	When an instruction stalls in a pipeline, it is held at a particular stage until an earlier instruction completes an act ion that will eliminate the stall condition.
RISC Grows Up RISC Comparison	As RISC moves to the mainstream, vendors are broadening their offerings to appeal to various users - by Bob Ryan and Tom Thompson
Intel/VLSI Join The PDA Fray	A new PDA chip set from Intel and VLSI brings the 80x86 architecture to PDAs - by Paul Statt
The Am386Sc Does DOS And Windows	To produce a device to power a PDA (personal digital assistant), Advanced Micro Devices has taken what might seem an obvious approach--integrating all the features of a PC on a single chip.
The AT&T Hobbit Enters Its Second Generation AT&T 92K Hobbit Family Processors	The AT&T Hobbit chip sets betray their corporate heritage.
Digital Video Goes Real-Time	The VideoRISC Compression Architecture enables real-time MPEG 1 and 2 video encoding and decoding - by Peter Wayner

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