Definition of Microcode. Meaning of Microcode. Synonyms of Microcode

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- In processor design, microcode serves as an intermediary layer situated between the central processing unit (CPU) hardware and the programmer-visible...
- Intel microcode is microcode that runs inside x86 processors made by Intel. Since the P6 microarchitecture introduced in the mid-1990s, the microcode programs...
- CircuitMaker, TraxMaker and SimCode were originally developed by the Orem-based MicroCode Engineering, Inc. since 1988. CircuitMaker 5 for Windows 3.1, 9x and NT...
- computers are built using "writable microcode" — rather than storing the microcode in ROM or hard-wired logic, the microcode is stored in a RAM called a writable...
- provided to customers as a means of writing customized microcode. In the process of microcode ****embly it is helpful to verify the microprogram with emulation...
- BIOS contain patches to the processor microcode that fix errors in the initial processor microcode; microcode is loaded into processor's SRAM so reprogramming...
- sequence of simpler instructions. One reason for this was that architects (microcode writers) sometimes "over-designed" ****embly language instructions, including...
- its complex arithmetic. Microcode instructions move data between the CPU and the memory controller. Memory controller microcode instructions mani****te...
- perform some of these tasks with much greater speed. The introduction of microcode in the 1960s allowed these instructions to be included in the system's...
- directly in microcode as part of the Horizontal Microcode. The Horizontal Microcode resided in control store; it corresponded to traditional microcode. Vertical...