[RetroBytes] nicely presents the curious history of the SPARC processor architecture. SPARC, short for Scalable Processor Architecture, defined some of the most commercially successful RISC ...

The workstation crowd used Sun computers. Sun used the Sparc processor, and the machine had specs that are laughable now but were enviable in their day. [RetroBytes] shows off Sun’s final entry ...

Specifically, Sun released Verilog RTL code for the processor design ... help software people explore the architecture, and foster an "ecosystem" around the Sparc architecture.

The LEON4 processor core is a synthesizable VHDL model of a 32-bit processor compliant with the SPARC V8 architecture. The core is highly configurable and particularly suitable for high performance ...

[Related: Microsoft Nabs Oracle's Althoff To Lead Sales, Marketing] Under the hood is Oracle's new Sparc 5 processor ... "When Oracle bought Sun people though Sparc was slow, they thought we ...