Clock Generator 8284A: During fetch and execute instructions, the 8086 and 8088 processors require clock pulse which has about 10 ns rise and fall times. The logic 0 level of…

Time Delay Loop in Microprocessor: Microprocessors perform different operations in sequence and one operation at a time. To complete an opera­tion, some time is required. When some time delay is…

What is High Level Language in Microprocessor?: The demerits of assembly languages are overcome by using high-level languages. High-level languages can improve the readability by using English words which make…

What is Risc Processors?: What is Risc Processors? - In the previous sections, CISC processors were discussed elaborately. CISC is pronounced sisk, and it stands for Complex Instruction Set Computer.…

Architecture of Pentium 4 Processor: The simplified block diagram of internal architecture of Pentium 4 Processor is shown in Fig. 12.60 and the detailed internal architecture of Pentium 4 is…

Pentium Pro, Pentium II and Pentium III Processors: Pentium Pro The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor and it was introduced by Intel in 1995. This processor was developed…

Pentium Bus Interfacing: Pentium Bus Interfacing - The Pentium processor has a 64-bit data bus which increases data transfer rates over previous generation processors, and the processor bus is used…

Pin Diagram of Pentium Processor: The Pentium's memory and I/O interfaces are more advanced than the simple models. They are very different from the 8086 bus interfaces. Figure 12.28(a) shows…