7 events with tag "RISC"
1984
ID: 4391
MIPS Computer Systems founded to commercialize Stanford RISC research - challenges Intel with simpler design
ID: 4391
1985
ID: 4364
MIPS Computer Systems founded - commercializes RISC architecture from Stanford, challenges CISC
ID: 4364
1987
ID: 4367
July 1987
Sun introduces SPARC architecture - Scalable Processor Architecture for RISC workstations
ID: 4367
1989
ID: 4392
February 1989
Intel introduces i860 RISC processor - 'Cray on a chip' for graphics, limited commercial success
ID: 4392
1990
ID: 4402
November 1990
ARM Ltd spun out from Acorn - designs low-power RISC processors, licenses to others, dominates mobile
ID: 4402
1991
ID: 4394
IBM, Motorola, and Apple announce PowerPC alliance - RISC architecture to challenge Intel dominance
ID: 4394
1992
ID: 4395
February 1992
DEC introduces Alpha 21064 - first 64-bit microprocessor, 200MHz, fastest processor of its time
ID: 4395