Pentium Chronicles

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.

"...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)

• Foreword xiPreface xv1 INTRODUCTION 12 THE CONCEPT PHASE 113 THE REFINEMENT PHASE 434 THE REALIZATION PHASE 795 THE PRODUCTION PHASE 1156 THE PEOPLE FACTOR 1377 INQUIRING MINDS LIKE YOURS 155Bibliography 171Appendix 173Out-of-Order, Superscalar Microarchitecture: A Primer 173Plausibility Checking 175Glossary 179Index 185