Tech Times

ARM vs x86 Processors in 2026: A Deep Dive into Chip Performance and Processor Architecture

Explore the 2026 ARM vs x86 battle—comparing processor architecture, CPU performance, and energy efficiency to reveal which chip design leads modern computing innovation.
Forbes

The ISA Wars Have Ended And The Heterogeneous CPU Era Has Arrived

Discussions about CPUs often frame one instruction set architecture (ISA) against another—x86 vs. Arm, Arm vs. RISC-V, and so on. However, it’s common to use multiple CPU architectures in a single system, whether that is a single system-on-chip (SoC ...
VentureBeat

RISC-V chip designer SiFive raises $175M at a $2.5 billion valuation

Chip design firm SiFive has raised $175 million at a $2.5 billion as RISC-V emerges as an alternative processor architecture. The funding comes at a time when RISC-V is showing greater momentum as an alternative processor architecture to those run by Intel ...
Network World

Happy birthday, x86! An industry standard turns 30

Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the 8086 was slow to take off, its underlying ...
Forbes

The RISC-V Architecture Secures Smartwatches With Google And Qualcomm

Today, Google and Qualcomm announced an extension of their partnership to bring RISC-V-based systems-on-chips (SoCs) to market with support for Wear OS, a version of Android for smartwatches and wearables. This announcement marks a hardware first for ...