| Intel Launches Core Solo ULV Processors |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: April 20, 2006 - 8:19 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/products/processor/coresolo/index.htm |
As expected, Intel this week formally launched two ultra low voltage Core Solo processors, the U1300, clocked at 1.06 GHz, and the U1400, running at 1.2 GHz. Power consumption in both products is limited to 5.5 W. The single-core 65-nm chips sport 533 MHz frontside bus and 2 MB of L2 cache. Gateway and Fujitsu had already announced ultraportable notebooks based on the processors.
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| Azul announces 48-core Vega 2 chip |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: March 28, 2006 - 3:24 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.azulsystems.com |
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Azul Systems has announced that the next generation of its Vega processor will feature 48 cores. Produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in a 90-nm process, the 64-bit Vega 2 consists of 812 million transistors. It is designed to power network-attached systems with up to 768 cores, supporting 768 GB of memory, aimed at accelerating Java and other virtual-machines. Such equipment is expected to be available in 2007.
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| AMD to show Pacifica at LinuxWorld |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: March 24, 2006 - 5:17 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://enterprise.amd.com/en/Solutions/Consolidation/virtualization.aspx |
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AMD will hold a public demonstration of its virtualization technology, code-named Pacifica, at LinuxWorld, set to take place April 3-6 in Boston. The display will be made on Opteron-based machines. Virtualization enables a single processor to act as if it were several CPUs and, thus, run multiple operating systems simultaneously. Intel already sells some chips featuring the technology.
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| VIA Releases C7-M ULV Processor |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: March 18, 2006 - 7:58 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7-m_ulv/ |
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VIA has just launched their latest CPU model, C7-M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage). Available in versions from 1 GHz to 1.5 GHz with power dissipation between 3.5 W and 7.5 W and measuring only 0.83” x 0.83” (21 mm x 21 mm), it is a great product for small PCs for embedded applications and consumer electronics devices. It features the same features as C7-M, which we have already explained in our article about it.
The models that were released are the following:
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Model |
Speed/FSB |
FSB |
TDP (Max) |
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775 |
1.5GHz |
400MHz |
7.5W |
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772 |
1.2GHz |
400MHz |
5W |
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771 |
1.2GHz |
400MHz |
7W |
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770 |
1.0GHz |
400MHz |
5W |
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779 |
1.0GHz |
400MHz |
3.5W |
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| Intel Unveils New Microarchitecture Called "Core" |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: March 7, 2006 - 9:44 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060307corp.htm |
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Intel has just unveiled details of the new microarchitecture that will be used by the new CPU generations to be released this year, including Merom, Conroe and Woodcrest. Called "Core", this new microarchitecture is based on Pentium M's (which is based on Pentium III's). Enhancements include macro-fusion, which consists in packing two x86 instructions into just one to be processed together, advanced pre-fetch, advanced power gating and a shared L2 memory cache (i.e. the two CPU cores will have access to a single cache, instead of having one dedicated cache per core).
We will be publishing a detailed tutorial on this new architecture pretty soon.
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| 3 GHz Opteron to surface in early 2Q |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: February 13, 2006 - 11:53 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29671 |
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The Inquirer reports that AMD will release an Opteron processor clocked at 3 GHz in the beginning of the second quarter. The 90-nanometer single-core 256, aimed at two-way servers, should have 1 MB of L2 cache and use socket 940, like previous models. Sources told the Web site that it will be “competitively” priced.
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| AMD promos virtualization technology |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: February 7, 2006 - 8:49 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://developer.amd.com |
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AMD has announced the broad availability of its Pacifica virtualization technology specification under a royalty-free license. It is expected to be supported by all the company’s processors starting in mid-2006. The virtualization tech complements software-based approaches in managing, partitioning and securing I/O devices. AMD is working closely with leading developers Microsoft, VMware and XenSource.
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| Itanium gets USD 10 bln from partners |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 27, 2006 - 6:27 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: https://www.itaniumsolutionsalliance.org/home |
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A group of nine companies has pledged USD 10 billion to increase adoption of the Itanium processor until 2010. The money will be spent in research, marketing and partnerships. All contributors (Intel and HP, co-developers of the chip, as well as Bull, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens, Hitachi, NEC, SGI and Unisys) are members of the Itanium Solutions Alliance. New Montecito Itaniums sporting 18 MB of L2 cache are expected to be launched in the middle of this year.
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| AMD to demo quad-core chips this year |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 26, 2006 - 5:08 PM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177104042 |
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AMD plans to demo its quad-core server chips, expected to be commercialy available in 2007, in the middle of this year. The company’s goal is to show compatibility with its upcoming socket F platform, which will be used by new dual-core models supporting DDR2 and virtualization technologies, among other features. Marty Seyer, an AMD vice president, told InformationWeek that solution providers will need only to flash the bios to run quad-core chips on socket F motherboards.
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| Intel reaches milestone in 45-nm tech |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 25, 2006 - 10:31 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060125comp.htm |
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Intel today claimed to be the first company to produce a fully functional SRAM chip using 45-nanometer technology. The feat is supposed to prove it is on schedule to offer 45-nm processors in the second half of 2007. The 153 Mb SRAM chip, manufactured in Intel’s D1D facility in Oregon, contain more than 1 billion transistors. The company has already begun construction of two new 45-nm fabs in Arizona and Israel.
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| Intel ships two low-cost Pentium 4s |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 24, 2006 - 5:04 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/24/intel_p4_517_524 |
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The Register reports that Intel has begun shipping two low-cost single-core Pentium 4s. The 517 and 524 models are clocked at 2.93 GHz and 3.06 GHz, feature 533 MHz FSB and contain 1 MB of L2 cache. Hyper-Threading is supported. Furthermore, Intel will start selling a budget dual-core chip, the long-awaited Pentium D 805, in March. The processor runs at 2.66 GHz, uses 533 MHz FSB and is equipped with 1 MB of L2 cache per core.
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| AMD licenses Z-RAM memory tech |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 19, 2006 - 11:25 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.innovativesilicon.com |
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AMD has signed a deal with Innovative Silicon to license a cache technology that is said to achieve five times the density of embedded SRAM and twice that of embedded DRAM. With Z-RAM (Zero Capacitor RAM) cache sizes could reach 5 MB without increasing the die. Z-RAM requires silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process, the same used by AMD to make its processors. The company will test the tech for compatibility, but did not disclose specific timetables.
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| VIA launches 90-nm Eden processors |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 17, 2006 - 8:56 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/eden |
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VIA today launched two 90-nanometer Eden processors based on the Esther core used in the C7. According to the company, the standard one clocks between 400 MHz and 1.2 GHz, with power consumption varying from 2.5 W to 7 W. Ranges for the ultra low voltage piece (ULV) are 1-1.5 GHz and 3.5-7.5 W. Both chips, packaged in nanoBGA2, use 400 MHz V4 frontside bus and contain 128 KB of L1 cache as well as 128 KB of L2. Also included are MMX, SSE2 and SSE3 support; PadLock security engine; and PowerSaver power management.
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| Apple unveils first Intel-based Macs |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 11, 2006 - 8:59 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.apple.com |
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Apple finally unveiled, at Macworld, its first computers based on Intel processors. Both the new iMac and the MacBook Pro, which replaces the PowerBook, use the recently launched Core Duo dual-core chips, formerly known as Yonah. The new iMac is available immediately with 1.83 GHz or 2 GHz processor and 17 or 20-inch TFT display. It features 512 MB of DDR2-667 memory, Radeon X1600 card with 128 MB (upgradable to 256 MB) and 160 GB or 250 GB HD. Prices go from USD 1,300 to USD 1,700. The MacBook Pro uses 1.66 GHz or 1.83 GHz Core Duo. Other specs include 15.4-inch display, 512 MB or 1 GB of DDR2-667, Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128 MB or 256 MB and 80 GB or 100 GB HD. Products will start shipping in February for USD 2,000 and USD 2,500.
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| AMD launches dual-core Athlon 64 FX-60 |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 10, 2006 - 4:32 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_... |
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AMD has finally launched the Athlon 64 FX-60, the first in the series to sport two cores. The 90-nm processor is clocked at 2.6 GHz (lower than the 2.8 GHz FX-57) and features 1 MB of L2 cache per core. With the impending arrival of the new socket M2, the FX-60 should be the last 939-pin model in the FX line. The chip is priced at USD 1,031 in 1,000-unit quantities.
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