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193 Computer Processors Resources 2cpu.com Because two is better than one. Open Open Tab   Provides Information 45-nm, multicore microarchitecture targets communications platforms Freescale structured its next-generation multicore platform on a scalable on-chip fabric that supports concurrent, nonblocking connectivity for as many as 32 heterogeneous processor cores with application accelerators and a trilevel-cache hierarchy that supports 100%-hardware-based cache coherency. Open Open Tab July 12, 2007 Provides Information A A Look at Intel's 80-Core Processor Hitting Two Teraflops As I watched Polaris crank out a whopping 2 teraflops (that’s two trillion floating point calculations per second), I have to say I semi-consciously waited for the room to vibrate, or blaze with heat, or maybe leap back in time. Open Open Tab June 21, 2007 Provides Information Advances and Innovation in Measurement Technologies Leads to Big Savings in Semiconductor Manufacturing A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that investment in measurement science has and will continue to have a dramatic effect on innovation, productivity, growth and competitiveness in and among high technology sectors. Citing the semiconductor industry as a case in point, the analysis, prepared for NIST by RTI International (RTI), estimates that the $12 billion spent on advancing measurement capabilities during the decade beginning in 1996 will have saved that sector more than $51 billion in scrap and rework costs by 2011 - a net benefit of approximately $39 billion. Open Open Tab January 10, 2008 Provides Information AMD adjusts three-core Phenom roll-out plan, moles claim AMD's upcoming tri-core Phenom 8000-series desktop processors will appear next month, though only two of the anticipated three three-core CPUs will make it to market, it has been claimed. Open Open Tab February 1, 2008 Provides Information AMD Announces CPU Extensions for Multicore Apps AMD is extending its CPU instruction set to help software developers effectively use multicore processors. Open Open Tab August 14, 2007 Provides Information AMD Announces High-Performance Chip Set AMD's high-end FireStream 9170 uses a technology commonly found in graphics processors to speed performance. Open Open Tab November 8, 2007 Provides Information AMD Barcelona delays helping Intel, analyst says American Technology Research semiconductor analyst Doug Freedman believes most parts of the PC hardware supply chain in Q1 are tracking in-line with normal seasonality. Freedman also believes Intel is seeing strong demand for server parts as channel and OEM customers await volume shipments of competitive high-end quad cores from AMD. Open Open Tab March 13, 2008 Provides Information AMD Clinches Quad-Core Price/Performance Lead After First SPEC Results From a pure prowess perspective, neither the new quad-core Xeon MPs nor the new quad-core Opterons walk away with an all-around victory, with Intel's X7350 stealing the show in integer throughput, and AMD's 8350 winning the race in floating-point throughput. Open Open Tab September 11, 2007 Provides Information AMD Confirms 'Puma' Launch in 2008; 'Fusion' Coming in 2009 AMD confirmed it still aims to launch the notebook platform codenamed "Puma", incorporating "Griffin" processors and the RS780M chipset, in 2008. In addition, the company announced during its Asia Analyst Tour it will launch in 2009 the "Eagle" platform featuring the "Falcon", the first "Fusion" processor with a CPU and a GPU core in a single package. Open Open Tab August 30, 2007 Provides Information AMD Cuts Prices, Intel Expected to Follow Advanced Micro Devices significantly reduced prices on its high-end desktop CPUs; mobile chips remain the same. Open Open Tab July 10, 2007 Provides Information AMD delays more CPU rollouts, this time quad-core Phenoms A further indication of trouble for AMD in its effort to catch up with Intel in the quad-core field, as the company has delayed rollouts of its higher-speed enthusiast level quad-core CPUs for at least one quarter. Open Open Tab January 11, 2008 Provides Information AMD Delivers Complete and Balanced Solutions for Desktop PCs AMD announces the availability of three new AMD Phenom™ X3 triple-core processors that, when combined with the AMD 780 series chipset, can give consumers a full HD experience and visually stunning gaming and digital performance. Open Open Tab April 23, 2008 Provides Information AMD demos 45-nm Shanghai, Deneb chips AMD manufactured the processors at its 300-mm Dresden, Germany, Fab 36 facility, using a 45-nm process co-developed with its long-time partner IBM. Open Open Tab March 4, 2008 Provides Information AMD denies reports of layoffs under way Two separate AMD spokespersons denied to BetaNews this afternoon published reports that the company was already implementing a five percent workforce reduction, and that employees were already receiving pink slips. Open Open Tab March 20, 2008 Provides Information AMD Details Speedier x86 Instructions Advanced Micro Devices has announced new multimedia instructions that will appear in its x86 processors from 2009. Open Open Tab August 30, 2007 Provides Information AMD Expands its Processor Roadmap AMD plans to enter 2008 by revamping its server, desktop and mobile lineups. Open Open Tab December 14, 2007 Provides Information AMD Finally Ships Quad-core Opterons Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced it was shipping the quad-core Opteron chip in volume after fixing a bug, but concerns are being raised about AMD's abilities to stick to its product roadmap, analysts said. Open Open Tab April 9, 2008 Provides Information AMD Finally Shows Off Its 45nm Processors At CeBit today AMD finally showed off the fruits of its 45nm labors—one server and one desktop chip, a far cry from the 16 Intel launched with Penryn's debut back in January. But, given AMD's woes lately, on the technical and biznass fronts, we're just glad to see 'em. Open Open Tab March 4, 2008 Provides Information AMD fusing chip plans for 2009 AMD is sure we all want better graphics on our PCs and they are pretty sure we do not want to cough up a lot of money to get it. Open Open Tab August 22, 2007 Provides Information AMD introduces bug-fix three-core Phenoms AMD has rolled out a trio of tri-core processors, all revised versions of the Phenom X3 CPUs it introduced last month. Open Open Tab April 24, 2008 Provides Information AMD Keeps Barcelona Specs Under Wraps Although servers based on AMD's Barcelona chip are on display at Computex, details of the quad-core chips are not available. Open Open Tab June 7, 2007 Provides Information AMD launches Dell's four-core Opteron boxes Dell's Opteron experience hasn't been all that fantastic. After resisting the Opteron push for so long, Dell embraced AMD's flashy chip just as Intel started to catch up on performance and performance per watt metrics with Xeon. Open Open Tab April 16, 2008 Provides Information AMD Launching 'Barcelona' On Sept. 10 According to published statements by the company, the first Opteron cores based on the new technology should be available at launch, which means that the company will likely start accepting preorders the next day. Open Open Tab August 9, 2007 Provides Information AMD Makes Wildcard Play with Triple-Core Phenom In a move that was successfully kept secret, for the most part, until late last week when the first rumor whispers were widely repeated, AMD is making an unprecedented, near-term adjustment to its technology roadmap. Open Open Tab September 17, 2007 Provides Information AMD MPU Share Wins Battle, But Is Losing the War Advanced Micro Devices notched the barest gain in microprocessor sales during the fourth quarter, according to new research released Tuesday. However, the report by iSuppli also said that AMD's annual share dropped somewhat significantly. Open Open Tab April 22, 2008 Provides Information AMD Phenom 9500 processor Throughout last year, we ran a steady stream of news about the AMD’s Phenom quad-core processor, mainly because the chip was delayed. When the launch finally took place, AMD took us to Warsaw where we were told again and again about the virtues of its Spider platform: a combination of a Phenom processor, a motherboard with an AMD 790 chipset and a pair of ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics cards. Open Open Tab January 21, 2008 Provides Information AMD Phenom 9600 Vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600: Fight! Today, you can actually go out and buy AMD "true quad core" Phenom CPUs. As Jason Cross noted in his earlier Phenom preview, AMD is shipping its Phenom 9500 (2.2Ghz) and Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) CPUs Open Open Tab December 3, 2007 Provides Information AMD Phenom, Barcelona Chips Hit By Lock-up Bug AMD has confirmed a bug that can cause its new Phenom and existing Barcelona processors to lock up. Open Open Tab December 6, 2007 Provides Information AMD quad-core erratum creates problems for early adopters A "design and process tuning step" is being blamed for the first quad-core AMD processors at 2.4 GHz being shipped with a BIOS fix, containing a workaround for what now appears to be a serious erratum. Open Open Tab December 6, 2007 Provides Information AMD quad-core Opteron servers claim performance records The return of AMD to any kind of dominant position in the CPU market depends on its ability to be perceived by systems analysis personnel as the performance leader. Today, the company obtained some much-needed ammunition in that battle. Open Open Tab April 9, 2008 Provides Information AMD Quad-Core slated for December 2007 Advanced Micro Devices today is unveiling says its new energy saving Quad-Core AMD Opteron CPU aka Barcelona will start shipping at the end of this year. Open Open Tab September 10, 2007 Provides Information AMD Ramps Up Dual-Core Opterons to 3GHz AMD improves its dual-core line before the quad-core Barcelona model debuts later this month. Open Open Tab August 7, 2007 Provides Information AMD refreshes slot machine CPU lineup AMD is launching three new low-power, dual-core processors for embedded chip systems, such as point of sale devices, gaming machines, kiosks, and entry-level storage boxes. Open Open Tab April 9, 2008 Provides Information AMD releases Phenom 9600 Black Edition Advanced Micro Devices wished gamers happy holidays with its release of the Phenom 9600 Black Edition quad-core processor that contains clock multiplier control and allows tunable performance with the inclusion of AMD's OverDrive performance tuning utility. Open Open Tab December 19, 2007 Provides Information AMD Seeks Server Rebound With Barcelona AMD plans to launch a 1.9 GHz, 68-watt Barcelona chip that focuses on power efficiency, and a 2.0GHz, 95-watt version that focuses on price/performance. Open Open Tab September 8, 2007 Provides Information AMD Shipping Triple-Core Phenoms Advanced Micro Devices has begun shipping its triple-core Phenoms to OEMs, a source close to the company confirmed Thursday. Open Open Tab March 13, 2008 Provides Information AMD Starts Shipping Triple-Core Phenom Processors Advanced Micro Devices has started shipping triple-core Phenom processors. Open Open Tab March 12, 2008 Provides Information AMD three-core Phenoms to ship March 2008? Basic details have begun to filter through regarding AMD's three-core Phenom line-up, due to go on sale in Q1 2008. Open Open Tab October 22, 2007 Provides Information AMD to crush AMD with 2.0GHz 'Barcelona' Barcelona has arrived, sort of, and AMD is talking more about beating itself up than knocking Intel with the new chip. Open Open Tab June 29, 2007 Provides Information AMD to intro 45nm quad-core Phenom this quarter AMD appears to be staggering its 45nm quad-core desktop processor release schedule. It's preparing to release one this quarter, but the next two won't ship until toward the end of the year - before January 2009, is what the chip maker's said to be telling mobo makers. Open Open Tab April 29, 2008 Provides Information AMD to roll out 45nm Phenoms, Semprons H2 '08? AMD currently offers four 90nm, one-core Athlon 64 CPUs: the 3200+, 3500+, 3800+ and 4000+, along with "energy efficient" versions of the 3500+ and 3800+, both fabbed at 65nm. Chinese-language site HKEPC claims the 65nm parts are no longer being offered to customers, while the 90nm chips are in very short supply. Open Open Tab June 25, 2007 Provides Information AMD transforms into a platform company, to release triple-core CPUs It builds CPUs, chipsets, and now with ATI, it builds graphics processors. So beginning today, AMD is radically reforming its marketing strategy, arguing now that it takes all three components together in harmony for customers to realize value. Open Open Tab March 27, 2008 Provides Information AMD tri-core Phenoms due February '08 AMD's first three-core processors, due to go on sale as part of its Phenom line-up, will arrive in February 2008, it has been claimed. There will be two of them: the 7600 and the 7700. Open Open Tab November 29, 2007 Provides Information AMD updates Phenom timetable How is AMD's Phenom processor roll-out shaping up? According to the latest roadmap leak, expect three of the CPUs to appear this year, all of them in the 9000 series. Open Open Tab October 10, 2007 Provides Information AMD's dual-core Athlon 64 line hits 3.2GHz AMD has today rolled out a fresh top-of-the-line mainstream desktop dual-core processor and - bizarrely - extended the same Athlon 64 X2 family into the mobile market. Open Open Tab August 20, 2007 Provides Information AMD's Fusion Chip Will be Based on Phenom Processor The Fusion processor will be based on a microprocessor used in desktops currently shipping to enthusiast PC users such as gamers. Open Open Tab January 25, 2008 Provides Information AMD's neo naming scheme - details emerge AMD has begun detailing how it plans to replace its current processor numbering scheme, this time with an Intel-esque system based on chip class, power consumption and relative performance. Open Open Tab June 6, 2007 Provides Information AMD's Quad Core Phenom Preview Intel has been selling quad-core CPUs for what seems like ages now, with current products ranging from the Core 2 Q6600 up to the new QX9650. Open Open Tab November 19, 2007 Provides Information AMD's Roadmap Reveals New Turion, Athlon, Sempron Mobile CPUs ComputerBase.de has revealed AMD's notebook processor roadmap for 2008, which list four "Griffin"-based chips. Open Open Tab March 10, 2008 Provides Information AMD, Intel Gear Up for System-on-Chip Designs Both Advanced Micro Devices and Intel have begun forming groups and hiring expertise in system-on-chip designs, looking ahead toward a future where graphics and computing are combined. Open Open Tab December 10, 2007 Provides Information Arm Multicore Processor Saves Battery Life Arm's new Cortex A9-MPCore mobile processor is designed to deliver top performance to handheld devices while consuming minimal energy. Open Open Tab October 4, 2007 Provides Information Attacking multicore CPUs The world of multi-core cpus we have just entered is facing a serious threat. Open Open Tab September 14, 2007 Provides Information B Barcelona: AMD Unveils New Power Metric for CPUs Throughout the past five years, AMD has stated Intel has been unfair in the way it measures its CPUs' power consumption, and presents those numbers to the public. But it hasn't come up with an alternative method...until today. Open Open Tab September 10, 2007 Provides Information Barcelona: Quad-Core Opterons Now Feature Virtualization Support The latest batch of 8300 series and 2300 series Quad-Core Opteron processors, formally announced by AMD today, will feature hardware-based library support for software to be able to run virtualized environments. Open Open Tab September 10, 2007 Provides Information C Chip Prices May Drop It's good news for users: as CPU and memory chip sales fall, so will prices--to vendors' dismay. Open Open Tab June 16, 2007 Provides Information Chip Shipments Set Records Processors powering mobile devices lead market sales and reflect the greatest growth. Open Open Tab November 5, 2007 Provides Information Clemson Researchers Find way to Make Computer Chips Cooler, Faster and Cheaper The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University. Open Open Tab December 4, 2007 Provides Information Computer Chip Manufacturing Alliance Leads to Smaller, Faster, More Power Efficient 32 Nanometer Semiconductors IBM and its joint development partners -- AMD, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Freescale, Infineon, and Samsung -- have announced an innovative approach to speed the implementation of a breakthrough material known as "high-k/metal gate" in next generation 32 nanometer (32nm) computer chips. Open Open Tab December 11, 2007 Provides Information Computer Chip Manufacturers Being Forced to Constantly Innovate to Stay at the Top of Their Business Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan has released a video in which he meets the Chief Technology Officer of Wolfson Microelectronics Peter Frith. They discuss how the business of computer chips has changed as semiconductor prices continue to fall and how designers of microchips must continually focus on new innovations. Open Open Tab December 18, 2007 Provides Information Computer Chip Minimisation Continues to be Pushed to the Limits Over the last four decades, computer chips have found their way into virtually every electronic device in the world. During that time they have become smaller, cheaper and more powerful, but, for a team of European researchers, there is still plenty of scope to push back the limits of miniaturisation. Open Open Tab January 9, 2008 Provides Information Core 2 E6850: The Sweetest CPU of All Has it really been only just over a year? Open Open Tab August 15, 2007 Provides Information Core 2 Extreme QX6850: Intel Refines the High-end Processor Today, Intel is announcing a new set of CPU products aimed at supporting the emerging generation of DDR3 memory. With one exception, the new CPUs support a 1333MHz front-side bus (the native FSB clock is 333MHz). Open Open Tab July 16, 2007 Provides Information CPU Splash! 3 Easy Liquid Cooling Solutions Liquid cooling used to frighten the more timid enthusiasts, and for good reason. If you looked into it casually, the sheer range of parts and methods was frightening. You'd need water blocks. Open Open Tab August 29, 2007 Provides Information D Diatom Shells May Lead to Breakthrough in Nanofabrication of Computer Chips of the Future Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously, these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in computer chips. Open Open Tab January 22, 2008 Provides Information Dodeca-core: The Megahertz Race is Now Officially the Multi-core Race AMD engineers reveal details about the company's upcoming 45nm processor roadmap, including plans for 12-core processors Open Open Tab April 17, 2008 Provides Information E ExtremeTech Overclocking Guide Once upon a time, overclocking was considered a risky and dangerous thing to do. Only the edgiest computer outlaw would even consider such practice. It was believed that you could easily damage your PC's components completely. It was frowned upon by parts manufacturers. It was, in a word, crazy. Open Open Tab September 26, 2007 Provides Information ExtremeTech Upgrade Guide: CPUs It's Fall in the northern hemisphere, which means the major component manufacturers are readying new product releases, refreshing old products as everyone seems to be getting ready for Christmas. Open Open Tab October 3, 2007 Provides Information F Five Intel Atom CPUs Launched Intel Corporation today introduced the first five Intel Atom processors and Centrino Atom platform for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and embedded computing solutions. Open Open Tab April 2, 2008 Provides Information G Gartner to semiconductor industry: Level or drop inventories Although inventory levels in the electronics supply chain did decrease in the closing quarter of 2007, it was not enough of a decline, Gartner said. Open Open Tab March 10, 2008 Provides Information Graphene could replace silicon in semiconductors, university says Researchers at the University of Maryland have found that electrons travel more than 100 times faster in graphene than in silicon. Open Open Tab March 26, 2008 Provides Information Great Microprocessors Past and present v11.4.3. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Growing Tiny Carbon Nanotube Wires to Connect Computer Chips of the Future Computers and electronic devices of the future will utilise technologies not currently available. An example of such a technology is the use of carbon nanotubes as interconnects for computer chips. Open Open Tab November 21, 2007 Provides Information H Hamburg VHDL Archive Goal: provide a collection of free VHDL documentation, models, tools. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Hewlett-Packard Hybrid Nano-CMOS Chips Could be Far Denser, but Cooler Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced research that could lead to the creation of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) up to eight times denser – while using less energy for a given computation – than those currently being produced. Open Open Tab   Provides Information How to Manage Core Expansion What should enterprises do about multicore systems? First, companies should be planning now for multicore PC deployments for the next generation of products they purchase (in fact, most current enterprise-class notebooks and desktops already come with dual cores, and quad cores will be the norm in 2008/09). Open Open Tab December 14, 2007 Provides Information HP Gives AMD's Phenom a Boost HP is giving AMD a helping hand by offering a consumer desktop with the quad-core processor. Open Open Tab January 3, 2008 Provides Information HP Updates Integrity Systems with Latest Processor Technology and Software Enhancements HP has refreshed its Integrity server lineup with the latest processor technology and new software to help customers reduce costs through enhanced automation and improved energy efficiency. Open Open Tab November 8, 2007 Provides Information HP, Lenovo Jump on Intel's Penryn Workstation designs from HP, Lenovo and proposals from Dell, indicate that Intel is setting the pace for computing. Open Open Tab November 7, 2007 Provides Information I IBM builds alliance to tackle 32-nm design IBM is teaming up with four other chipmakers to develop manufacturing technologies for semiconductors that shrink the average circuit feature to 32 nanometers. Open Open Tab May 23, 2007 Provides Information IBM Delivers World's Fastest Computer Chip to Computers in Small to Medium Businesses IBM has announced it is bringing its POWER6™ microprocessor-based technology to small and medium-sized customers and delivering new virtualization offerings designed to help those customers consolidate server capacity, save energy and more effectively manage their IT costs. Open Open Tab January 30, 2008 Provides Information IBM Expands Chip Development Agreements IBM is looking to expand its reach into the consumer and embedded microprocessor market with a new series of cooperative agreements to co-develop new chip manufacturing technologies. Open Open Tab May 23, 2007 Provides Information IBM fails to ship even the most meager four-core Opteron box When the four-core "Barcelona" version of Opteron launched in Sept., IBM shouted louder than any other Tier 1 server vendor about the chip's performance. It touted the 1.9GHz Opteron-based System x 3455 as a marvel, running the box through the SPEC CPU2006 suite. Open Open Tab November 6, 2007 Provides Information IBM Pushes 32-Nanometer Chips Chips with features at 32nm use less electricity, allowing vendors to pack more processing power in their products. Open Open Tab June 22, 2007 Provides Information IBM, Hitachi to research near-atomic-scale chip characteristics To speed the pace of semiconductor innovation and investigate the possibilities for even further transistor scaling, International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and Hitachi Ltd said today they have inked a two-year joint semiconductor metrology research agreement, marking the first time the industry giants have collaborated on semiconductor technology. Open Open Tab March 10, 2008 Provides Information IDT Silicon design company involved in MIPS technologies. Open Open Tab   Provides Products Intel Announces Extreme Notebook Chip, 'Bearlake' Chipsets Intel formally launched its "3-series' chipsets on Tuesday here at Computex, adding a few surprises along the way: the addition of two new chipsets, formally scheduled for the third quarter, and a Core 2 Extreme processor that's slated for notebooks. Open Open Tab June 5, 2007 Provides Information Intel announces Atom brand for Silverthorne, Menlow Intel's Silverthorne and Diamondville chips will be called Atom and the company's Menlow platform for ultramobile computers will be renamed Centrino Atom when these products hit the market, according to a company spokesman. Open Open Tab March 2, 2008 Provides Information Intel Announces Overclocking App, G965 Upgrade In an exhaustive press conference covering the "Art of the Chipset," Intel announced its seven new chipsets: the P35 and the G33, out now, plus five more due the second half of the year: the X38, G35, G31, Q33, and the Q35. Open Open Tab June 6, 2007 Provides Information Intel Atom Processor Benchmarked German website ComputerBase has published the first benchmark of the upcoming Intel Atom processor, codenamed “Silverthorne”, which is designed for use in Mobile Internet Devices and Ultra-Mobile PCs. Open Open Tab March 6, 2008 Provides Information Intel Centrino Duo and Centrino Pro (Santa Rosa) have Arrived he new Centrino platform brings a faster front-side bus, new graphics solution, 802.11n wireless chip and in the case of the Centrino Pro added security and management features. Open Open Tab May 9, 2007 Provides Information Intel Claims Breakthrough With 40Gbps Optical Chips Intel is close to creating chips that transmit data at high speeds using light instead of electrons. Open Open Tab July 25, 2007 Provides Information Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.67GHz desktop processor Earlier this week, we reviewed the impressive yet ridiculously expensive Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850. Now it's the turn of another processor Intel announced this week, one that you can actually afford, the Core 2 Duo E6750. Open Open Tab July 20, 2007 Provides Information Intel Core 2 E6750 Performance Preview With a commanding performance lead over the competition, fairly efficient power utilization, and new architecture and process technology refinements, there's no point in pushing the existing 65nm CPUs much further in the near term. Open Open Tab June 25, 2007 Provides Information Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and X48 chipset Intel has been busy sending out a batch of 'Penryn' Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processors to every tech site in the known universe, and if you take a look at some of the reviews that have popped up you'll spot a common theme. Open Open Tab December 3, 2007 Provides Information Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 Processor Coming Soon Intel plans to release its Core 2 Extreme X9000 "Penryn" mobile processor in mid February. The CPU will be available in select notebooks in late February or March, Fudzilla reports. Open Open Tab February 7, 2008 Provides Information Intel Cranks Xeon Quad-core Processor up to 3GHz Intel is giving its Xeon 5300 series a faster server processor and adding a second quad-core model with a 50watt thermal power envelope. Open Open Tab August 13, 2007 Provides Information Intel Cuts Core 2 Quad Processor Price in Half In a shocking price cut, Intel trimmed the price of the Q6700 Core 2 Quad processor in half, and trimmed the price of other processors by as much as 30 percent. Open Open Tab April 21, 2008 Provides Information Intel delays quad-core Penryns to pummel Phenom? Intel has delayed the release of a trio of 45nm 'Penryn' quad-core processors because, motherboard maker moles allege, AMD's Phenom chips aren't mounting a sufficient performance challenge. Open Open Tab December 19, 2007 Provides Information Intel demos 'Nehalem' chips clocked to 3.2GHz Intel's next-generation processor, 'Nehalem', will be made available running at 3.2GHz - if demos of the chip at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week are anything to go by. Open Open Tab April 3, 2008 Provides Information Intel Develops Processor Similar to MacBook Air Chip Intel has shrunk a processor that will be incorporated into new ultrathin laptops, possibly creating competition for the chip in the MacBook Air laptop. Open Open Tab February 11, 2008 Provides Information Intel discontinues certain 65-nm Xeon processors due to 45-nm demand on the rise Customers need not worry about discontinuance as 65 nm chips are phased out; 45 nm will provide benefits. Open Open Tab January 31, 2008 Provides Information Intel Drops an 'Atom` Brand The chip maker's new Atom brand includes its Diamondville chip for low-cost laptops and its Silverthorne processor for mobile Internet devices. Open Open Tab March 2, 2008 Provides Information Intel fires up 45nm laptop chip assault Intel has kicked an already down AMD by celebrating the arrival of 16 new chips across its laptop, PC and server lines. Open Open Tab January 8, 2008 Provides Information Intel fleshes out next-gen multicore processors As part of a preview to the April Intel Developer Forum being held in Shanghai, China, Patrick P. Gelsinger, Intel Corp’s senior VP and general manager for the digital enterprise group, today once again provided evidence that the chip giant continues to maintain its leadership position ahead of challenger Advanced Micro Devices. Open Open Tab March 17, 2008 Provides Information Intel holds back 3.2GHz gaming CPU release Intel's next Core 2 Extreme gaming processor, the QX9770 - reviewed here - won't debut until late February/early March and not this month after all, it has been claimed. Open Open Tab January 16, 2008 Provides Information Intel intros fast FSB dual, quad-core CPUs Intel has followed the launch of its first mobile Core 2 Extreme processor with a handful of desktop CPUs that support the chip giant's 1333MHz frontside bus upgrade. Open Open Tab July 17, 2007 Provides Information Intel launches mobile Extreme CPU 2.8GHz X7900 fits the mobile bill. Open Open Tab August 22, 2007 Provides Information Intel lifts veil on Silverthorne processor Intel will offer a first look at technical details of its low-power Silverthorne processor during a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) this week, setting the stage for a concerted push into the market for ultraportable devices. Open Open Tab February 4, 2008 Provides Information Intel names Penryn launch date Processors based on 'Penryn', Intel's 45nm architecture, will be formally launched on 12 November, the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, revealed today. But what CPUs will the company announce? Open Open Tab September 18, 2007 Provides Information Intel Nehalem CPU borrows AMD Phenom cache plan Intel's 45nm 'Nehalem' processor architecture, due for release later this year, will see the chip maker adopt AMD's approach to cache structure: small per-core Level 1 and Level 2 caches connected to a big, shared Level 3 cache. Open Open Tab March 17, 2008 Provides Information Intel Nehalem design completed, boots Mac OS X Intel has booted Apple's Mac OS X operating system on its next-generation 45nm microarchitecture, 'Nehalem', the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini. Open Open Tab September 18, 2007 Provides Information Intel Offering New Processors for Desktops, Laptops Intel is adding a number of new processors for gamers and high-end PC users, including the first dual-core mobile chip from the company's Core 2 Extreme line. Open Open Tab July 16, 2007 Provides Information Intel Penryn Arrives In 16 Flavors for Desktops and Servers The wait's over: Penryn is here, as promised, in 16 flavors. On the high-end desktop front is the no-stranger-to-us 3GHz quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (seen on Lenovo's newest Thinkstations) which runs a not-so-low-power $1000 in bulk (1000 chips or more). Open Open Tab November 12, 2007 Provides Information Intel Penryn Mobile CPUs Coming on January 6 The upcoming processor lineup includes the Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, T8300, and T9300 chips, as well as the Core 2 Extreme X9000, DailyTech reports. Open Open Tab December 5, 2007 Provides Information Intel plans power cuts for Harpertown Intel said it would begin shipping its Harpertown low voltage processor in the next few weeks as it wrings out everything it can from its 45nm architecture before it begins the shift to 32nm next year. Open Open Tab March 6, 2008 Provides Information Intel readies 15 CPUs for Centrino revamp How many new and updated 45nm mobile microprocessors is Intel planning to launch alongside 'Montevina', the next generation of its Centrino laptop platform? Open Open Tab January 15, 2008 Provides Information Intel readies 45nm 'Diamondville' CPU for low-cost PCs Intel will next year launch a low-cost desktop PC platform, it has been claimed. The news comes days after Asus said it's developing a desktop version of its Eee PC ultra-compact laptop for a 2008 release. Open Open Tab November 13, 2007 Provides Information Intel readies budget dual-core Celerons Intel's Celeron line of budget processors will go dual-core in the new year, a prelude to a plan that will see the chip giant phase out single-core products, it has been claimed. Open Open Tab October 18, 2007 Provides Information Intel readies massive multicore processors Ants and beetles have exoskeletons--and chips with 60 and 80 cores are going to need them as well. Open Open Tab June 15, 2007 Provides Information Intel Santa Rosa Refresh Coming in January 2008 The Refresh will include “Penryn”, the mobile processor produced using 45nm technology, and improved graphics capabilities, the chip maker announced during the ongoing Intel Developer Forum 2007 in San Francisco. Open Open Tab September 20, 2007 Provides Information Intel schedules quad-core mobile CPUs for H2 '08 Intel looks set to release a quad-core microprocessor for notebooks at long last, but you're not likely to get your hands on a laptop containing the chip for the best part of a year. Open Open Tab September 6, 2007 Provides Information Intel Sets Low Price for its Atom CPU Intel has set a price for its low-cost N270 notebook CPU: a mere $44. Now that actually does seem pretty cheap to us, so perhaps Intel's promise of much cheaper computers in the future will come true. Open Open Tab March 20, 2008 Provides Information Intel shows off working quad-core mobile CPU The chip maker claimed it was on track to bring the part to market in H2 2008 - in Q3, to be precise, though that's not a timeframe Intel has yet made public. Open Open Tab October 15, 2007 Provides Information Intel shows off X7900 CPU he Core 2 Duo Extreme dual-core processor was unveiled at the 2007 Games Convention in Germany and is Intel's highest performing notebook CPU to date. Open Open Tab August 22, 2007 Provides Information Intel single-core 'Silverthorne' to sport HyperThreading Intel has spilled a few more beans about 'Silverthorne', its upcoming 45nm processor for UMPCs and mobile internet devices (MIDs). It's a single-core part that implements HyperThreading (HT) ahead of the technology's implementation later this year in 'Nehalem' next-gen CPUs. Open Open Tab February 4, 2008 Provides Information Intel takes chopper to chip prices Intel has tweaked its processor price list, knocking up to 50 per cent off what it charges for desktop CPUs. Open Open Tab April 22, 2008 Provides Information Intel to debut GPU-in-CPU chips in 2009 Intel's first next processors based on its next-generation 'Nehalem' architecture are due to appear a year from now, in Q4 2008. But the really interesting models will arrive during the first half of 2009: desktop and mobile CPUs with integrated graphics cores. Open Open Tab November 26, 2007 Provides Information Intel to Deliver Six-core Xeon Processor This Year Intel on Wednesday confirmed that it would ship the six-core Xeon processor in the second half of this year, putting to rest rumors about the processor's actual ship date. Open Open Tab March 5, 2008 Provides Information Intel to Launch 15 Penryn CPUs for Montevina Platform Intel is planning to launch 15 new 45-nanometer Core 2 Duo mobile CPUs, codenamed "Penryn", for its next generation "Montevina" Centrino mobile platform. Open Open Tab January 15, 2008 Provides Information Intel to up 45nm Core 2 Extreme prices by 50% next year Upcoming 'Penryn'-based 45nm high-end quad-core CPUs may well attract an even higher price premium than before, it has emerged. Intel has apparently informed customers that next year's Core 2 Extreme processors will cost up to 50 per cent more than today's models. Open Open Tab October 16, 2007 Provides Information Intel Unveils First Penryn Mobile Processors Refreshed Centrino laptop platform aims to increase power, energy efficiency, and speed of optimized applications. Open Open Tab January 7, 2008 Provides Information Intel Unveils New 45nm Processors and Chipset The new Xeon processors use the same transistors and 45 nanometer process as the new Penryn CPUs, and are aimed at the embedded market. Open Open Tab February 27, 2008 Provides Information Intel unveils Tigerton quad-core chip Intel has launched its new line of quad-core Xeon products for the multi-processor (MP) server market. Open Open Tab September 5, 2007 Provides Information Intel Updates Dual-Core Itanium 2 The new version of Montvale sports new features but minimal performance enhancement. Open Open Tab October 31, 2007 Provides Information Intel Ups Speed of Quad-Core Processors Two of Intel's new quad-core processors will run faster than previous quad-core chips without using any additional power, the company announced Tuesday. Open Open Tab March 25, 2008 Provides Information Intel: Six-Core Chip to Ship by Second Half of '08 Intel today announced that it expects to ship a six-core processor to OEMs in the second half of this year. Open Open Tab March 17, 2008 Provides Information Intel's 'Penryn' to launch 11 November Intel's anticipated 45nm chip design, 'Penryn', looks set to be formally launched on 11 November, reports citing the chip giant's own website claim. More are coming in Q1 2008. Open Open Tab August 13, 2007 Provides Information Intel's cache gigantism results in 2bn transistor Tukwila What with being the keeper of Moore's Law and all that, Intel found its rightful place as the first revealer of a 2bn transistor chip this week at the sausage fest that is the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco. Open Open Tab February 6, 2008 Provides Information Intel's fifth-gen Centrino to launch as Centrino 2 Montevina is due in Q2, probably in May following a formal unveiling the month before at Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. The chip giant is expected to roll out six 45nm Core 2 Duo mobile processors to accompany Centrino 2, all running on a 1066MHz frontside bus and clocked at between 2.26GHz and 3.06GHz. Open Open Tab February 18, 2008 Provides Information Intel's New 45nm Penryn Plant Goes Green As the company begins using the plant to make a significant shift from 65nm to 45nm microprocessors, it's also trying to boost its green quotient. Open Open Tab October 30, 2007 Provides Information Intel's New P35 Chipset Intel is officially launching Bear Lake—the codename for the new P35 and G33 chipsets—at Taiwan's Computex trade show in early June. But motherboard manufacturers are already prepping new motherboards using the new chipset beforehand. Open Open Tab May 21, 2007 Provides Information Intel's QX9770 Trumps AMD's Phenom 9900 Intel only just announced the new 45nm Core 2 processors barely a week ago, while the first performance review of the new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 was only a couple of weeks back. Open Open Tab November 19, 2007 Provides Information Ionic Wind Engines To Dramatically Cool Computer Chips Researchers have demonstrated a new technology using tiny "ionic wind engines" that might dramatically improve computer chip cooling, possibly addressing a looming threat to future advances in computers and electronics. Open Open Tab August 13, 2007 Provides Information Is Intel's 'Penryn' Chip Hiding Graphics Support? It might not make much difference to the end user, but a tiny instruction in Intel's upcoming SSE-4 instruction set included in the "Penryn" processor might be the first step on Intel's road toward enhancing its CPUs with graphics capabilities. Open Open Tab May 22, 2007 Provides Information L Locking Computer Chips to Prevent Forgeries Hardware piracy, or making knock-off microchips based on stolen blueprints, is a burgeoning problem in the electronics industry. Open Open Tab March 6, 2008 Provides Information M Making Sense of AMD's Processor Road Map AMD released details on the company's quad-core processors and plans for a family of 16-core server chips. Open Open Tab July 27, 2007 Provides Information Microcontroller: VHDL: PIC 16C5X One stable version, and another one under development. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Microsoft Still 'Figuring Out' Core Strategies If at times Microsoft has seemed vague in describing its software plus services initiative and the Live application strategy, it's because the company simply hasn't completely figured them out yet. Open Open Tab July 26, 2007 Provides Information Microsoft super sizes multi-threaded tripe Pretty sure that we might be ready. Open Open Tab May 1, 2007 Provides Information Microsoft, Intel Team on Multi-Core Research Microsoft and Intel are donating $20 million to two U.S. universities for parallel-computing research. Open Open Tab March 22, 2008 Provides Information MIPS Technologies, Inc. Makes popular RISC CPU used in consumer electronics, SONY Playstations, some SGI workstations. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Multicore Boom Needs New Developer Skills Microsoft exec warns of "a worldwide shortage of people experienced in parallel computing experience." Open Open Tab March 21, 2008 Provides Information Multicore processor features 64 programmable cores Tilera based its TILE64 processor on a mesh-multicore architecture that can scale to thousands of cores. The TILE64 processor is the first silicon instantiation of the architecture, and it contains 64 programmable cores. Open Open Tab August 20, 2007 Provides Information Multiprocessor system sports up to four coherent, multi-threaded cores The nine-stage pipeline architecture of the MIPS32 1004K coherent processing system will support a worst-case 800-MHz base core operating frequency, in a TSMC 65-nm GP process, implementing a two-core, dual-threaded configuration with 32-kbyte caches for each core, as well as the Coherence Manager and Global Interrupt Controller. Open Open Tab April 1, 2008 Provides Information N Nanoanalysis Project for Next Generation Seminconductor Chip Development Opened The companies AMD, Carl Zeiss SMT and Qimonda are launching a cooperation within the framework of the joint “Nanoanalysis“ project which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with a sum of 12 million euros. Open Open Tab November 7, 2007 Provides Information NASA Develops Computer Chip For Use at Super High Temperatures NASA researchers have designed and built a new circuit chip that can take the heat like never before. Open Open Tab September 13, 2007 Provides Information New 3D chip transistor may reach 50GHz Japanese R&D firm Unisantis says it will create and sell a new kind of "3-D" transistor that provides 10 times the computing speed of current chips. Open Open Tab December 7, 2007 Provides Products New Polymer Could Lead to Dramatic Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Computer Chip Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Polyset Company have developed a new inexpensive, quick-drying polymer that could lead to dramatic cost savings and efficiency gains in semiconductor manufacturing and computer chip packaging. Open Open Tab January 29, 2008 Provides Information New Programming Standard for System on a Chip Design IMEC introduces a new programming style for C code called CleanC that substantially increases the parallelization and optimization potential for multiprocessor targets. The CleanC adherence analysis plug-ins are freely available through Eclipse. Open Open Tab March 12, 2008 Provides Information New System For Nanometer Patterning on Microchips Creating ultrasmall grooves on microchips - a key part of many modern technologies - is about to become as easy as making a sandwich, using a new process invented by Princeton engineers. Open Open Tab September 3, 2007 Provides Information NewsNow 24-hour processor-specific news feed, aggregating breaking processor headlines from more than 20 of the Web's most prestigious web sites. Open Open Tab   Provides a Service No Quad Core Scaling in Crysis? Last week, Electronic Arts released a single player demo for Crytek's long-awaited first person shooter, Crysis. Crysis pushes the edge of the envelope in terms of graphics features, including insane levels of detail and DirectX 10 support. Open Open Tab October 29, 2007 Provides Information O Overclocking the Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 Today we are taking a closer look at the new Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 "Penryn" processor. Last week we witnessed its stock performance in the Sager NP5793 review, and this week we are going to kick it up a notch by overclocking the processor. The X9000 is the fastest dual-core processor available for notebook computers, and has a price to match. Open Open Tab February 12, 2008 Provides Information P PC Makers to Adopt Chips Used in MacBook Air Systems with the miniature Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs developed for the MacBook Air will appear soon, makers not revealed. Open Open Tab January 31, 2008 Provides Information PC Platforms 2008: The Road to Nehalem The Intel juggernaut continued to roll forward in 2007, but all eyes were on AMD. Open Open Tab December 27, 2007 Provides Information Penryn Arrives: Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Review The last time Intel moved an existing CPU line to a new manufacturing process was with the ill-fated Prescott CPU. Prescott was a derivative of the Pentium 4 architecture. Open Open Tab October 29, 2007 Provides Information PiSMA Parallel computer architecture, called PiSMA: Parallel vIrtually Shared Memory Architecture. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Processor: F-CPU Project Freedom CPU Project for a free 64 bit CPU and related systems. Still in design mode, no HDL. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Processor: LEON-1 VHDL model Functional SPARC compatible processor core integer unit. Runs on Altera, Mietec, Temic MG2, Xilinx. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Processor: STM 32-bit, 2-way superscalar RISC processor, designed in a HDL. Get the source from here. Open Open Tab   Provides Information Q Quad-core Xeons use small power plant to maul Opterons A recent benchmark comparing quad-core chips asserts that Intel Xeon-based servers have an edge in performance but are complete power hogs when compared to the dainty energy appetite of AMD Opteron-based servers. Open Open Tab January 16, 2008 Provides Information R Rabbit Semiconductor Fabless semiconductor firm. Focus: microprocessors and development tools for embedded controls. Open Open Tab   Provides Products Review: Intel's New Quad-Core CPUs In our lab tests, Intel's 45nm Penryn CPU didn't blow away the previous generation, but the tech behind it should keep Intel ahead. Open Open Tab October 29, 2007 Provides Information S Six-core Intel processors coming this year Advancing its architecture at what most independent observers would now agree is a breakneck pace, Intel offered further details today on how soon it would begin phasing out the Core Microarchitecture it introduced in the summer of 2006. Open Open Tab March 17, 2008 Provides Information Smaller, Faster and Cheaper Computer Nanochips to Come From Global Nanoelectronics Research Collaboration Awarded to UAlbany NanoCollege Larry W. Sumney, President and CEO of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), was joined today by Edward Reinfurt, Executive Director of the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), and Alain E. Kaloyeros, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at the University at Albany, in announcing that CNSE will serve as headquarters for a national research consortium aimed at enabling nanoelectronics advances that are critical for the development of smaller, faster, and cheaper computer nanochips amid the approaching limits of conventional scaling. Open Open Tab February 19, 2008 Provides Information Sony reaffirms IBM as 45nm Cell partner Sony and IBM have renewed their processor development partnership and agreed to co-operate on work to take the PS3's Cell chip into the 45nm era. Open Open Tab October 19, 2007 Provides Information Sun salvages what's left of a multicore CPU developer Sun Microsystems has purchased Montalvo Systems, a struggling startup company that attempted to design a mobile, energy-efficient multi-core chip that never made it to production, a Sun spokesperson confirmed. Open Open Tab April 25, 2008 Provides Information Sun Supercomputer Waits on AMD Chips Launch of high-performance Constellation system depends on delivery of quad-core 'Barcelona.' Open Open Tab June 26, 2007 Provides Information Symantec, Intel Work on Security on Microchips Symantec Corp. and Intel Corp. are jointly developing security products that could be built into tiny computer microprocessors, Symantec Vice President Rowan Trollope said on Tuesday. Open Open Tab August 15, 2007 Provides Information Synergy Microsystems, Inc. Manufacturers of VME and CompactPCI SBCs with dual or single PowerPC 750 or G4 microprocessors. Open Open Tab   Provides Information T Toshiba and NEC reaffirm 32nm chip marriage The two giants plan to embark on their joint efforts as early as the start of 2008, with mass production beginning in 2010. Open Open Tab November 27, 2007 Provides Information Toshiba Develops Multimedia Chip Using Cell Technology Toshiba revealed a new high-performance chip aimed at multimedia applications such as video processing in consumer devices. Open Open Tab September 20, 2007 Provides Information Toshiba, ARC team to develop multicore configurable processors Using configurable multicore technologies, Toshiba and ARC said they are together fueling the advancement of next-generation multimedia solutions. Open Open Tab March 31, 2008 Provides Information V Varible Aware Model Making Sub 45nm Computer Chip Technololgies Better IMEC reports a variability-aware modeling (VAM) flow that analyzes process variability of sub-45nm technologies which enables designers to optimize their system design for timing, energy and yield versus expected application load. Open Open Tab March 12, 2008 Provides Information Vendors Begin Support for AMD's Barcelona A trio of IT vendors are preparing server platforms that will support Advanced Micro Devices' soon-to-be-released quad-core Opteron processors, dubbed "Barcelona." Open Open Tab June 5, 2007 Provides Information VIA Announces Isaiah Processors VIA Technologies unveiled yesterday the VIA “Isaiah” x86 processor architecture, designed for use in laptops, UMPCs, and desktop computers. Open Open Tab January 25, 2008 Provides Information Via Debuts One-Watt X86 Processor Via Technologies said on Thursday that the company has developed an ultra-low-power version of its Eden processor that consumes just one watt at full power. Open