Tag Archive for 'cpu'
Intel has confirmed that the dual-core version of its popular Atom processor for low-power devices and netbooks has begun shipping. The Atom 330 has a 1.6GHz clock speed, 1MB of level 2 cache, an 8W TDP and support for DDR2 667 RAM.
OQO, makers of high-end UMPCs, may have lost their CEO but they could be gaining a new Intel Atom based version of their touchscreen device. CEO Dennis Moore left the company this week, with company co-founder Andy Popell taking over the reigns; that seems to have loosened spokesperson Bob Rosin’s tongue. He appears to be [...]
Intel clammed up after announcing the Core i7 processors back in August, saying nothing but that it was aiming for Q4 production. Now leaked information is suggesting a November 2008 launch, together with further details of the mainstream, performance and extreme versions Intel are planning. Each will have four cores and a TDP of 130W.
Texas Instruments are looking to shake up the Mobile Internet Device (MID) segment with a device capable of running the core, display and full connectivity on just 1 Watt of power. The so-called 1-watt MID is part of a presentation by Seshu Madhavapeddy, General Manager of Mobile Internet Devices at TI, who discusses the company’s OMAP [...]
Somewhat ironic in following a netbook unboxing, but AMD’s Pat Moorhead, VP of advanced marketing, doesn’t seem too impressed with the whole budget ultraportable trend. Despite Intel’s fabrication plants working like crazy to meet demand (and being featured in more and more devices from big-name companies), Moorhead says AMD are “taking a wait and see [...]
Atom has been making its way into the majority of netbook systems and Intel’s success with Atom has triggered AMD to work on its own chip to compete with Atom. AMD has not publicly discussed the upcoming chip much but has shown some indication that the CPU is in the works for quite sometime now.
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China is looking to take on Intel, AMD and VIA with their Loongson, or “dragon chip” CPU. Codenamed Godson-3, the new processor is the latest product of a government-run project involving more than 200 researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Computing Technology (ICT). Current US federal law prevents the most current microprocessors [...]
A slide detailing AMD’s Q4 2008 roadmap has turned up on a Spanish forum, confirming that the company plans to announce its first Deneb quad-core desktop processors at CES 2009 in January. Closer at hand, though, are the 2.5GHz 95W Phenom X3 8850 and the 2.6GHz 45W Athlon X2 5050e, with single- and dual-core low-power [...]
Intel’s Atom CPU might have been initially intended for netbooks and other low-power ultraportables, but that didn’t stop desktop manufacturers eyeing up the efficient chip for use in stationary PCs. ASUS’ Eee Box is one such example: Atom’s low heat output and mild thirst for electricity add up to an economical and compact desktop. However [...]
Intel have announced general availability of the small-footprint Core 2 Duo CPU it created especially for Apple’s MacBook Air ultraportable. The chipset, based around a Merom processor and Intel 965 chipset, is around 60-percent smaller than a traditional processor and controller. Lenovo and HP have already signed up to use the new silicon, in their [...]
