Labelled Intel 80386 die shot. (Credit: Ken Shirriff) Using die shots of the 386’s registers and surrounding silicon, it’s possible to piece together how backwards compatibility was implemented.

In one way or another I’ve been enjoying the fruits of the company’s labor for decades — starting with the Intel 386 processor which powered many hours of Wolfenstein 3D gaming.

The Hand 386 is a PDA style handheld computer that, according to the listing, is powered by an Intel 386SX CPU running an M6117D SoC / M1217 ...

Lenovo and Intel have partnered for over 30 years to bring industry-leading PCs to business computing. From the inception of ThinkPad on Intel 386 processors to the launch of productivity-boosting ...

1982. AMD and its main competitor Intel signed a 10-year technology exchange agreement, as part of a deal to supply chips to IBM ().1991. AMD released the Am386, its version of the Intel 386 ...

Moving on to the Pocket 386's specific implementation of the CPU, this is an 80386SX, the weaker of the two 386 variants. You might recall that the Intel 8088 CPU was still a 16-bit processor ...

Former Intel India country head Avtar Saini, known for his work on Intel microprocessors, died after being knocked down by a speeding cab while cycling on Palm Beach Road in Nerul. The incident ...