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Intel Starts Building of New Fab in China
2007-09-11 12:00:00
Indian government missed opportunity September 8, 2007 - Today, Intel broke ground on its first 300 mm (12 inch) wafer fabrication facility in Asia. Fab 68 will be build in Dalian, China , and cost US$ 2.5 billion. The facility will be operational in 2010, and cover 163,000 square meters of factory space and host a 15,000 square meter clean room. Update: According to ExtremeTech, the new plant will go online in 2010, where it will become Intel's eighth fab. Fab 68 will be used to manufacture chipsets, and not microprocessors. Intel's investment in Fab 68 sets its total investment in China to close to US$ 4 billion. Intel has established two assembly and test plants in Shanghai and Chengdu, along with R&D centers and labs in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere in China. Update: According to DailyTech, Intel also has plans to retool its Fab 11x in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, for 300 mm wafer production. The chip manufacturer will begin its 300 mm fabrication for the 45 nm wafe...
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AMD Introduces Quad-Core Opteron Processor
2007-09-10 23:30:00
Barcelona finally here September 10, 2007 - Today AMD introduced its Quad-Core Opteron processor. Finally. Barcelona is what the chip manufacturer calls a "native" Quad-Core, meaning that all four cores sit on a single die. Dual-Processor (DP, 2P): Model Clock speed Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Opteron 2347 1.9 GHz 75 W ACP $316 Quad-Core Opteron 2350 2.0 GHz 75 W ACP $389 Quad-Core Opteron 2360 SE 2.5 GHz 105 W ACP December 2007 Dual-Processor (DP, 2P), High Efficiency (HE): Model Clock speed Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Opteron 2344 HE 1.7 GHz 55 W ACP $209 Quad-Core Opteron 2346 HE 1.8 GHz 55 W ACP $255 Quad-Core Opteron 2347 HE 1.9 GHz 55 W ACP $377 Four/Eight-Processor (4P-8P): Model Clock speed Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Opteron 8347 1.9 GHz 75 W ACP $786 Quad-Core Opteron 8350 2.0 GHz 75 W ACP $1019 Four/Eight-Processor (4P-8P), High Efficiency (HE): ...
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AMD Introduces Quad-Core Opteron Processor
2007-09-10 23:30:00
Barcelona finally here September 10, 2007 - Today AMD introduced its Quad-Core Opteron processor. Finally. Barcelona is what the chip manufacturer calls a "native" Quad-Core, meaning that all four cores sit on a single die. Dual-Processor (DP, 2P): Model Clock speed Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Opteron 2347 1.9 GHz 75 W ACP $316 Quad-Core Opteron 2350 2.0 GHz 75 W ACP $389 Quad-Core Opteron 2360 SE 2.5 GHz 105 W ACP December 2007 Dual-Processor (DP, 2P), High Efficiency (HE): Model Clock speed Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Opteron 2344 HE 1.7 GHz 55 W ACP $209 Quad-Core Opteron 2346 HE 1.8 GHz 55 W ACP $255 Quad-Core Opteron 2347 HE 1.9 GHz 55 W ACP $377 Four-Processor (4P): Model Clock speed Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Opteron 8347 1.9 GHz 75 W ACP $786 Quad-Core Opteron 8350 2.0 GHz 75 W ACP $1019 Four-Processor (4P), High Efficiency (HE): Model Clock spee...
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The Memory System Today Defines Computer-System Performance
2007-09-10 12:00:00
Memory System s: Cache, DRAM, Disk Book Description: Anyone who has built a computer or measured its performance recently knows that all but the slowest CPUs spend roughly 90 percent of their time twiddling their thumbs, checking their wristwatches, waiting on the memory system. The memory system today defines computer-system performance, yet very little is written about it. The book tells you everything you need to know about the logical design and operation, physical design and operation, performance characteristics and resulting design trade-offs, and the energy consumption of modern memory hierarchies. You learn how to to tackle the challenging optimization problems that result from the side-effects that can appear at any point in the entire hierarchy.
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AMD Launches Gamers Site
2007-09-06 22:00:00
Waiting for gamers community September 6, 2007 - Today, AMD's gamers site went live. In a similar fashion to nVidia's nZone, Game! offers an overview of new releases, cheats, and drivers. Lots of AMD marketing materials as well. According to The Inquirer, the new site looks like a revival of 3dfxgamers.com. Just like this old-timer, the gamers community will have to give AMD's new site its value. Unfortunately, the chip manufacturer failed to integrate the Game! community with its existing forums. What AMD has in mind: Gaming: Dedicated news, reviews and other syndicated content such as trailers, screenshots, tips and tricks. Gamers are able to get a "behind-the-scenes" look at AMD, while accessing exclusive game content. A system check is available on the site to ensure that every user currently has the minimum requirements to enable certain games. New drivers and utilities will be updated on an ongoing basis as well. Community: Section will feature forums an...
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Intel introduces Quad-Core Xeon MP processors
2007-09-05 22:00:00
Configurations up to 32 processors supported September 5, 2007 - Today, Intel introduced the first Quad-Core Xeon processors for multi-processor server systems (MP). According to the chip manufacturer, typical applications would be databases, ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning), and Business Intelligence (BI), running in a virtualized environment. With this introduction, Intel is setting the stage for the introduction of AMD's Barcelona processors next week. The 7300 series processors range up to 2.93 GHz, requiring power envelopes of 130, 80, and 50 Watt TDP. The latter is running at 1.86 GHz and optimized for four socket blades (providing 16 cores per blade) and other high-density rack form factors. Quad-Core: Model Clock speed L2 cache Power dissipation Introduction price Quad-Core Xeon MP E7310 1.6 GHz 2x 2 Mbyte 80 W TDP $856 Quad-Core Xeon MP E7320 2.13 GHz 2x 2 Mbyte 80 W TDP $1177 Quad-Core Xeon MP E7330 2.4 GHz 2x 3 Mbyte 80 W TDP $1391 Quad-Core Xeon...
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Montvale Processor Ready for Manufacturing
2007-09-04 22:30:00
New Itanium 2 processors will be introduced around Halloween September 4, 2007 - The Montvale processor, an update to the current Itanium 2 Montecito series, is ready for production. At a Novell event on virtualization in London, Richard George, Intel's Itanium marketing manager for EMEA, said Montecito has been released for manufacturing. In fact, some European customers are already deploying the new processor. According to George, Montecito is two months ahead of schedule. Now that would be a surprise indeed, since Itanium has been delayed, sometimes for years, since its conception. The new Itanium 2 processors will be announced officialy between October 28 and November 3, but it won't be Halloween.
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Device Performances Driven by New Materials and Heterostructures
2007-09-01 12:00:00
Semiconductor Device Physics and Design Book Description: Over the last decade device performances are driven by new materials, scaling, heterostructures and new device concepts. Semiconductor devices have mostly relied on Si but increasingly GaAs, InGaAs and heterostructures made from Si/SiGe, GaAs/AlGaAs etc. have become important. Over the last few years one of the most exciting new entries has been the nitride based heterostructures. New physics based on polar charges and polar interfaces has become important as a result of the nitrides. Nitride based devices are now used for high power applications and in lighting and display applications.
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AMD Announces SSE5 Instruction Extensions
2007-08-30 18:00:00
Specifications available today August 30, 2007 - Today, AMD announces the SSE5 extensions to the X86 instruction set. These allow software developers to simplify code and achieve greater efficiency for the most performance-hungry applications. According to AMD, High Performance Computing (HPC), multimedia, and security applications will benefit most. As the industry's focus is shifting from processor speeds to increasing power efficiency, the number of instructions executed per second on one processor core remains relatively constant. As a result, both software and hardware vendors must pursue new approaches to improving computing performance. A floating-point matrix multiply using the new SSE5 extensions is 30 percent faster than a similar algorithm implemented with the existing SSE instructions, Leendert van Doorn, a senior fellow for AMD, told DDJ. Discrete Cosine Transformations (DCT), which are a basic building block for multimedia encoders, get a 20 percent performanc...
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All About the HyperTransport Bus
2007-08-30 17:00:00
Better than FSB for multi-processor configurations August 30, 2007 - Hardware Secrets publishes a tutorial on the Hyper Transport bus used by all modern AMD processors. Theoretically the architecture used on AMD64 processors is better than the classic Front-Side Bus (FSB), since they can communicate with the memory and with other PC components (like the video card) at the same time. Intel's future move to the Common Systems Interconnect (CSI) proves AMD to be right concerning multi-processor configurations.
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Manufacturability and Yield in a Nano-CMOS Process
2007-08-24 12:00:00
Design for Manufacturability and Yield for Nano -Scale CMOS Book Description: Design for Manufacturability and Yield for Nano-Scale CMOS walks the reader through all the aspects of manufacturability and yield in a nano-CMOS process and how to address each aspect at the proper design step starting with the design and layout of standard cells and how to yield-grade libraries for critical area and lithography artifacts through place and route, CMP model based simulation and dummy-fill insertion, mask planning, simulation and manufacturing, and through statistical design and statistical timing closure of the design. It alerts the designer to the pitfalls to watch for and to the good practices that can enhance a design's manufacturability and yield.
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AMD Introduces 6400+ Black Edition
2007-08-20 18:00:00
Troubled chip maker moves into collectibles August 20, 2007 - Today, AMD introduces the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition. Boxed in collector's packaging, the new processor is targeted towards gamers, enthusiasts and digital content creators. According to AMD, its appearance should help the channel make the 6400+ an attractive offering. However, the new CPU is not a member of the latest Energy Efficient Athlon 64 X2 Revision G processors manufactured in 65 nm. It is based on the older Windsor core and manufactured in 90 nm technology. The Black Edition runs at 3.2 GHz and features a 2 Mbyte L2 cache. Just like the 6000+, it requires a power envelope of 125 W TDP.
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EDN Interviews Rick Hill, Chairman and CEO of Novellus
2007-08-17 18:00:00
We think there's still growth, but you have to go find it The shift away from IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturers) to foundries is causing new capacity to come on line for the foundries, which is a net positive for the equipment business. In the long term, though, it might be a net negative. You'd like to have as many buyers as possible filling their capacity to 50 percent. That means they buy twice the amount of equipment the world needs to produce those devices. As you shrink into foundries, they're able to operate at higher levels of capacity because they agglomerate demand, which means they buy less equipment.
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Intel and AMD introduce new server processors
2007-08-13 23:31:00
Last chips before new product line-ups August 13, 2007 - Today, Intel added two new Quad-Core Xeon CPUs to its existing server processor portfolio. The X5365 runs at 3.0 GHz and features a two-by-two shared L2 cache totaling 8 Mbyte. The L5335 runs at 2.0 GHz, also comes with a 8 Gbyte L2 cache, and fits a 50 Watt power envelope. Last week, AMD did a similar thing, extending its high-end server processor lines. The company added the Opteron 2224 SE and Opteron 8224 SE Dual-Core processors to its price list. Both Santa Rosa CPUs run at 3.2 GHz, feature a 2 Gbyte L2 cache, and have a power dissipation up to 119 Watt (SE: Special Edition). Only difference between the two is that the 8224 supports configurations up to eight processors, while the 2224 supports only two.
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The Future Method of IC Manufacturing
2007-08-10 12:00:00
Understanding Fabless IC Technology Book Description: Fabless IC techniques are growing rapidly and promise to become the standard method of IC manufacturing in the near future. This book will provide readers with what will soon be required knowledge of the subject. Other books on IC fabrication deal with the strictly physical process aspects of the topic and assume all factors in IC fabrication are under the control of the IC designing company. By contrast, this title is recognizing that fabless IC design is often as much about managing business relationships as it is about physical processes.
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New Itanium Roadmap Live
2007-08-06 08:00:00
All about Montvale, Tukwila, Poulson, and Kittson August 6, 2007 - Today we published what's "known" about Intel's Itanium roadmap. Similar sections on Intel's and AMD's X86 processor lines will follow soon.
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Intel Supports Xeon-Based Blade Standard
2007-08-03 23:40:00
Of course they do; it's their own! August 3, 2007 - This week, Intel announced it joined more than 40 server technology providers in support of the Modular Server Specifications. How do you mean, "joined"? Intel is founder and one of the four Promotors of the Server Systems Infrastructure Forum (SSI Forum) that is responsible for this specification. Nothing in the press release suggests Intel has anything to do with the foundation of the SSI Forum, and that the specification is Xeon-specific. Instead, it states that Intel is proud of its history of more than nine years of contributions and association with SSI and that Intel is an active participant in the specification that will drive new cost-effective, flexible, industry standards-based platforms based on the Intel Xeon processor into the server market. A boilerplate on the Forum is lacking. The same goes for the website of the SSI Forum: no About or History section, nor any link between the goals of the Forum ...
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Intel Supports Xeon-Based Blade Standard
2007-08-03 23:40:00
Of course they do; it's their own! August 3, 2007 - This week, Intel announced it joined more than 40 server technology providers in support of the Modular Server Specifications. What do you mean, joined? Intel is founder and one of the four Promotors of the Server Systems Infrastructure Forum (SSI Forum) that is responsible for this specification. Nothing in the press release suggests Intel has anything to do with the foundation of the SSI Forum, and that the specification is Xeon-specific. Instead, it states that Intel is proud of its history of more than nine years of contributions and association with SSI and that Intel is an active participant in the specification that will drive new cost-effective, flexible, industry standards-based platforms based on the Intel Xeon processor into the server market. A boilerplate on the Forum is lacking. The same goes for the website of the SSI Forum: no About or History section, nor any link between the goals of the Forum on the one ...
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AMD's Market Share Recovering
2007-07-30 22:00:00
But dropping to position 15 in semiconductor supplier ranking July 30, 2007 - Even though AMD dropped two positions in the latest top semiconductor supplier ranking, its sales increased 12 percent compared to the first quarter of this year. Generating a revenue of 1.4 billion dollars in Q2, AMD's business is less then one fifth of Intel's. AMD is now at position 15, while Intel of course is leading at number one. Rank H1 2007 Rank 2006 Company Revenue 2006 Revenue Q1 2007 Revenue Q2 2007 Revenue change Revenue H1 2007 1 1 Intel 32,268 8,015 7,855 -2% 15,870 2 2 Samsung 19,670 4,697 4,551 -3% 9,248 3 3 TI 13,200 3,115 3,257 +5% 6,372 4 5 Toshiba 9,782 3,249 2,510 -23% 5,759 5 4 ST 9,854 2,269 2,409 +6% 4,678 6 7 Hynix 8,009 2,569 1,998 -22% 4,567 7 6 TSMC 1 9,748 1,922 2,257 +17% 4,179 8 8 Renesas 7,900 1,949 1,984 +2% 3,933 9 10 Sony 6,019 1,716 1,575 -8% 3,291 10 11 NXP 5,874 1,461 1,536 +5% 2,997 11 12 NEC 5,685 1,346 1,366 +1% 2,712 12 16 Infineo...
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AMD will double memory of Opteron processors
2007-07-25 18:00:00
DDR3 modules cheaper, less power-hungry, and faster than FB-DIMM July 25, 2007 - In 2009 AMD's Opteron MP processors will support DDR3 SDRAM, and twice as much memory modules as they support now, the chip manufacturer announced today. The extended memory capabilities will be part of the Socket G3 Memory Extender (G3MX) technology, developed in collaboration with IDT and Inphi. Since the G3MX architecture will use a single buffer for every four modules (on one channel) instead of a buffer on each separate module like FB-DIMM (Fully Buffered DIMM, used by Intel, IBM, and Sun) does, AMD's solution will be cheaper and less power-hungry, and have less latency.
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AMD will double memory of Opteron processors
2007-07-25 18:00:00
DDR3 modules cheaper, less power-hungry, and faster than FB-DIMM July 25, 2007 - In 2009 AMD's Opteron MP processors will support DDR3 SDRAM, and twice as much memory modules as they support now, the chip manufacturer announced today. The extended memory capabilities will be part of the Socket G3 Memory Extender (G3MX) technology, developed in collaboration with memory makers IDT and Inphi. Since the G3MX architecture will use a single buffer for every four modules (on one channel) instead of a buffer on each separate module like FB-DIMM (Fully Buffered DIMM, used by Intel, IBM, and Sun) does, AMD's solution will be cheaper and less power-hungry, and have less latency.
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Itanium Solutions Alliance Joins Mainframe Migration Alliance
2007-07-23 22:00:00
Moving mainframe applications onto the Windows platform July 23, 2007 - Today, the Itanium Solutions Alliance (ISA) announces its membership in the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA), a group of companies working together to help customers move their mission-critical applications from the mainframe onto the Windows platform. Microsoft, the key driving force behind the MMA, joined the ISA a Charter Member already in 2005. Currently there are over 12,000 applications with 3,000 Windows applications and a number of Windows-based tools available on Itanium 2 based systems.
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AMD to Launch Athlon 64 X2 6400+ CPU
2007-07-23 18:00:00
Competing against Intel's latest Core 2 Duo processors July 23, 2007 - AMD will soon launch an Athlon 64 X2 6400+ processor, motherboard makers told DigiTimes. The last CPU in the Athlon 64 X2 family has a 2 Mbyte L2 cache (1 Mbyte per core) and runs at 3.2 GHz. It will have to compete against Intel's new Core 2 Duo E6850 processor.
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AMD Creates Remote IT Management Technology
2007-07-20 22:00:00
Next to backing other management initiatives July 20, 2007 - According to DigiTimes, AMD plans to launch a new remote management technology, with similar functions to Intel's Active Management Technology (iAMT, part of the vPro platform). By the end of this year, AMD's Remote IT will be part of the Phenom processors, the RS780/SB700 chipset, and I/O chips from Broadcom, Realtek, and Marvell, PC makers told DigiTimes. A couple of months ago, AMD said it will support the Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware initiative (DASH) by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). For the management of server systems, AMD has been pushing its Open Platform Management Architecture (OPMA).
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AMD More Efficient than Intel
2007-07-20 18:00:00
Neal Nelson compares server processors July 20, 2007 - Computer testing firm Neal Nelson compared the power usage of a 3 GHz Intel Xeon Woodcrest server to a 3 GHz AMD Opteron server. The results show that the AMD based server used 7.3 to 15.2 percent less power at five different user load levels and 44.1 percent less power while the systems were idle and waiting for work. AMD must have put a lot of energy into optimizing the power usage for their products and it appears that its customers will now realize significant energy savings, said Neal Nelson, president of the testing firm.
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AMD Marketshare Stabilizing
2007-07-19 18:00:00
AMD revenues up, Intel unit shipments too July 19, 2007 - After six months of microprocessor market-share loses to rival Intel, AMD in the second quarter managed to stabilize its market share, according to iSuppli. AMD accounted for 11.4 percent of worldwide microprocessor sales, up half a percentage point from 10.9 percent in the first quarter. This rise brought to an end a period of decline for AMD that saw its market share dwindle by nearly six points from 16.8 percent in the third quarter of 2006 to 10.9 percent in the first quarter of 2007. The main cause of the market-share reversal of fortune was a decline in Intel's microprocessor Average Selling Prices (ASPs), said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst for compute platforms research at iSuppli. This caused Intel's revenue share to decline - although its microprocessor unit shipments were up sequentially. Company Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 (preliminary) Intel 73.4% 74.0% 75.8% 80.8% 80.3% AMD 16.4%...
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