The Pentium Chronicles: The People, Passion, and Politics Behind Intel's Landmark Chips

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Robert P. Colwell

The Pentium Chronicles

The People, Passion, and Politics Behind Intel's Landmark Chips

Robert P. Colwell

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English

John Wiley & Sons Inc
07 December 2005

Microprocessors; Personal computers; Computer architecture & logic design

Series: Practitioners

"The Pentium Chronicles describes the architecture and key decisions that shaped the P6, Intel's most successful chip to date. As author Robert Colwell recognizes, success is about learning from others, and Chronicles is filled with stories of ordinary, exceptional people as well as frank assessments of ""oops"" moments, leaving you with a better understanding of what it takes to create and grow a winning product."

By: Robert P. Colwell
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 257mm, Width: 179mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9780471736172
ISBN 10: 0471736171
Series: Practitioners
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 07 December 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert P. Colwell, PHD, is an independent consultant. He earned his PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985. Named an Intel Fellow (twenty-seven led Intel's Pentium 4 CPU core development. His other contributions at Intel include coleading the team that conceived Intel's P6 microarchitecture, the core of the company's Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron, Xeon, and Centrino product families. He is the author and contributor to many published papers and chapters and is the inventor or co-inventor on more than forty patents.

Reviews for The Pentium Chronicles: The People, Passion, and Politics Behind Intel's Landmark Chips

...it reads like a novel...The story is chronicled by insider Colwell in a style that commands reader attention...highly recommended. (CHOICE, May 2006) ?an anecdotal account of its development from someone who was in on it from the start?there is something there for everyone about life in a large organization. (Cool Tech Reviews, March 6, 2006) Such a perfect miscellany of?experiences finely blended with humor and reality is a sumptuous feast for engineers and project managers?marvelous piece of computer history. (TechBulletin, February 10, 2006) This particular book on the genesis of Intel's groundbreaking P6 programme of the early 1990s...gives us some worthwhile pointers...a worthy book, and worth a recommendation... (TechWorld, February 7, 2006) This insightful book promises to become a classic, and the reader is warned that it is hard to put down. (Computing Reviews.com, February 23, 2005) ?the book will particularly appeal to engineers working in the computing industry. (Physics World, February 2006)