Microprocessor Report
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Microprocessor Report is a newsletter covering the microprocessor industry. The publication is accessible only to paying subscribers. To avoid bias, it does not take advertisements.
The publication provides extensive analysis of new high-performance microprocessor chips. It also covers microprocessor design issues, microprocessor-based systems, memory and system logic chips, embedded processors, GPUs, DSPs, and intellectual property (IP) cores.[http://www.mpronline.com/about.php The Linley Group - The industry's leading experts in communications semiconductor markets]. Mpronline.com. Retrieved on 2014-03-02.
History and profile
Microprocessor Report was first published in 1987 by Michael Slater (engineer). Original board members included Bruce Koball, George Morrow, Brian Case, John Wakerly, Nick Tredennick, Bernard Peuto, Rich Belgard, Dennis Allison, and J H Wharton all of whom served for many years.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110104152611if_/http://www.mslater.com/10_years_mpr_8-97.pdf Looking Back on 10 Years of MPR] A Personal History of MicroDesign Resources, by Michael Slater Slater left MicroDesign Resources (MDR), at the end of 1999.
Slater's company MDR, based in Sebastopol, California, originally published Microprocessor Report. MDR also hosted an annual conference, the Microprocessor Forum, and related events.
Publication
Originally published monthly in print, in 2000 it began publishing weekly online and monthly in print.
Typical articles describe the internal design and feature set of microprocessors from vendors such as Intel, Broadcom, and Qualcomm. The articles usually compare the leading products and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. The annual "year in review" articles provide a broader look at the processor landscape. The publication gives annual awards to the best microprocessor products.{{cite news |title= The Linley Group Announces Winners of First Annual Analysts' Choice Awards |date= January 23, 2012 |work= Press release |url= http://www.linleygroup.com/press_detail.php?The-Linley-Group-Announces-Winners-of-First-Annual-Analysts-Choice-Awards-50 }} Free summaries of these articles are available [https://archive.today/20130127202136/http://www.linleygroup.com/processor online].
During the 1990s, Microprocessor Report was recognized four times as Best Newsletter by the Computer Press Association, which noted its "comprehensive and in-depth coverage."[http://www.computerpress.org/awards/awardwinners/award14list.html Winners, 14th Annual Computer Press Awards]. Computerpress.org. Retrieved on 2014-03-02.
Slater wrote an account of the early years for the newsletter's tenth anniversary.{{cite news |title= Looking Back on Ten Years of MPR: Personal History of MicroDesign Resources |date= August 25, 1997|work= Microprocessor Report|author= Michael Slater |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110104152611if_/http://www.mslater.com/10_years_mpr_8-97.pdf|accessdate= February 8, 2024 }} Slater also recounted his career in an oral history at the Computer History Museum.[https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102738141 Computer History Museum Oral History Collection] Computerhistory.org Retrieved on 2014-03-02.
Contributors
In addition to Slater, regular contributors have included Linley Gwennap, Keith Diefendorff, Steven Leibson, Markus Levy, Peter Glaskowsky, Kevin Krewell, Tom Halfhill, Jim McGregor, and Max Baron. The 2018 staff was led by editor-in-chief Gwennap with Bob Wheeler, Mike Demler, and Aakash Jani.{{cite web |title=Analysts |url=http://www.linleygroup.com/analysts.php |website=The Linley Group |accessdate=2 October 2018}} Tom Halfhill retired in June 2020.
Acquisition
In 1992, MDR was acquired by Ziff Davis.
In 1999, MDR was sold to Cahners Business Information (later Reed Business Information), where it became part of the analyst group In-Stat.{{cite news |title= Mergers/Acquisitions |date= June 1, 1999 |work= Circulation Management |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55567332.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130515051037/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55567332.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 15, 2013 }} During the 2000s, the staff of the newsletter declined. On 6 May 2010, Microprocessor Report was acquired by The Linley Group.{{cite news |title= The Linley Group Acquires Microprocessor Report |date= May 7, 2010 |work= Press release |url= http://www.linleygroup.com/press_detail.php?The-Linley-Group-Acquires-Microprocessor-Report-13 }}
In October 2021, TechInsights acquired The Linley Group, gaining control of Microprocessor Report.{{Cite web |title=TechInsights Acquires The Linley Group to Further Expand Its Platform of Semiconductor Content {{!}} TechInsights |url=https://www.techinsights.com/press-release/techinsights-acquires-linley-group-further-expand-its-platform-semiconductor-content |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=www.techinsights.com}} In May of the following year, [https://xpu.pub/author/joe/ Joseph Byrne] rejoined the publication's team, having been on staff until 2013. Byrne took over the editor-in-chief role at the end of 2022 and continued in that position until December 2023.
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