Advances in Processors Microprocessors

Question: Discuss about theAdvances in Processorsfor Microprocessors. Answer: Introduction The field of electronics and information technology is a very dynamic and emerging field. A decade back, a palm size hard disk was required to store 64 GB data and today, the same can be stored in a finger nail long pen drive. All this has been possible with the advancements in the field of microprocessors. The Moores law of technology holds that the numbers of transistors that can be inserted on a single integrated circuit are doubling every two years. The performance and efficiency of the modern digital devices is closely linked with the Moores law (Moran Calvo, 2014). The development in the field of processors has pushed the growth of companies like Intel and AMD. The objective of this paper is to discuss various advancements in processors. Analysis Microprocessors are built on the design of micro architecture. These chips contain many transistors almost around 47 million on a single die. The main function of the microchips is to perform computations like comparing numbers and carrying them to different areas. In recent times, there has been an exponential increase in the speed of microprocessors. Today, a single microprocessor can process a large number of transaction in a split of second. The advancement in processors is observed not only in terms of computing speed but also in terms of power consumption. The current days processors require very less power consumption as compared to the processors of previous generation (Sharma Kaur, 2016). One of the major advancements in processors is in terms of its architecture and design. Today, the processors are not dependent on hard coded wires to compute any transaction. The processors use a laser connection to complete the transaction. With the laser connection, data can actually move with the speed of light. The rise in the area of processors has been instrumental in the growth and development of electronic gadgets like radio, smart phones, transistors and home appliances. It is important to mention that the development in the field of processors has not come overnight (Moran Calvo, 2014). There have been gradual advancements in processors that has eventually improved the speed and capacity of microprocessors. The old microprocessors used to have a flash memory. However, the latest microprocessors have memristors technology. The use of memristors technology in microprocessors is much more reliable and durable. Technically defined, a memristors, is a resistor with a memory. In memristors the data is stored in the layers of memory. The current day processors can handle the millions of transistors on a single board. The advancements in microprocessor could also be observed in terms of integrated function. There was a time when microprocessors used to work with a silo approach. However, today, microprocessors can be programmed to work in an integrated manner. The use of integration among various microprocessors has ensured that the computing goal is achieved. It can be said that microprocessors have played a truly phenomenon role in the area of computing. In fact, the advancements in latest technology domain like cloud computing could also be attributed to the advancements in microprocessors. The area of microprocessors is still; under exploration and various researches are being done to further improve the computing power and speed of microprocessors. The electronics and semiconductor industry would continue to depend on the advancements in the area of microprocessors as microprocessors are the basic and fundamental need for any electronic device or gadget. There are various advantages of advanced microprocessors. One of the greatest advantages of current days microprocessors is speed. The improvement in the speed of gadgets like smartphones, tablets, etc. can certainly be attributed to the speed of microprocessors. Another advantage of current days microprocessors is that the latest microprocessors use flexible printed circuits (Ou Lin, 2015). It means that the chip of microprocessors could be changed very easily for a new configuration. It adds to the reusability of microprocessors. Today, a very less time is required to program the microprocessors. A microprocessor inside a laptop could be used for multiple transactions. The advantages of latest microprocessor could also be observed in terms of memory (Cusumano Yoffie, 2016). The latest microprocessor have much more robust and durable memory. The comparison between the latest and old microprocessor could also be done in terms of security. The current day microprocessor chips have b etter security features. The use of encryption is more in latest microprocessor. All the above features show the advancements in the field of microprocessor that has happened over a period of time. Other intangible benefits of advanced microprocessors include reduction of manpower. As microprocessors evolve; systems, will automate the business processes, there is less requirement of manpower. Standardization is another benefit. For instance, organizations that have implemented advanced robotic systems with advanced microprocessors have their systems bring collaboration between various departments and obviate the need to work in silos (Ou, Lin, 2015). All these also lead to increase in the visibility of information worldwide and ease the maintenance of information systems as same systems will be used worldwide. There are not much of the disadvantages of advancements of microprocessors. However, one of the slight disadvantage is the cost. The latest microprocessors are expensive as compared to the traditional microprocessors. However, a single microprocessor can handle a million of transactions. There is resistance of change among business users for upgrading the microprocessors in the systems. They are comfortable in doing the things in their existing ways and thus often come up with issues and claim that new systems will not be able to fulfill their requirements (Tessier Pocek, 2015). At this time, it is the responsibility of the top management to change the business processes. It is not necessarily that existing processes are the best processes. The systems based on advanced microprocessors often have best practices and processes built in them and thus people have to come out of their comfort zone to appreciate newer way of doing things. Concussion The above paper discusses the evolution of microprocessor. With the above discussion, it can be said that microprocessors have evolved a lot. The paper discusses various aspects of advancements in microprocessors. It is expected that microprocessors would continue to grow at the same speed. Going forward, the microprocessor would work in more integrated manner, thereby increasing the power of computing. The efficiency of a microprocessor could directly be linked with the power of computing. In this age of globalization, digitalization and cloud computing, organizations constantly have to reinvent them as well as update their IT systems so as to get the competitive advantage (Cusumano Yoffie, 2016). This age requires collaborated integrated processes that help the supply chain to become agile and adaptable. Legacy systems do not support such kind of collaboration across business processes and thus organization which is using old/inefficient IT systems cannot compete in the market in the world where technology is changing so fast. One of the cornerstone of changing technology is microprocessors and it can be said that there would be more and more advancements in the area of microprocessors. 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