Processors

Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Family Expands with New Low-Power Options

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:23:21 -0500

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today introduced the industry’s first energy-efficient x86 server processors with four processing cores and an integrated memory controller all in a low 55-watt ACP thermal envelope.

AMD Delivers Complete and Balanced Solutions for Desktop PCs

harminka — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:45:33 -0500

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced 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.

Intel creates Dunnington and Nehalem processors

seher — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:38:03 -0600

Intel Corp. takes further steps in the field of multiprocessing. The light is pointed at Dunnington processor.

AMD Introduces ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

harminka — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:40:13 -0600

MD announced the immediate availability of the ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 graphics processor, expanding the visual boundaries of PC entertainment well beyond the 1080P High Definition (HD) threshold.

Apple Introduces New Mac Pro

harminka — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:58:02 -0600

New Enthusiast Products from AMD Command Strong Ecosystem Support

harminka — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:31:01 -0600

AMD demonstrated broad ecosystem support for several new components introduced today, including next-generation AMD Phenom™ quad-core processors, ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 series graphics processors with ATI CrossFireX™, and AMD 7-Series chipsets.

AMD Delivers Stream Processor with Double Precision Floating Point Technology

harminka — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:07:11 -0600

AMD announced the AMD FireStream 9170 Stream Processor and an accompanying Software Development Kit (SDK) designed to harness the massive parallel processing power of the graphics processing unit (GPU). AMD leveraged its unique collective expertise in both GPUs and CPUs to deliver the first integrated hardware and software development solution that meets the needs of the demanding high-performance computing (HPC) market.

New AdvancedTCA Processor Blade Expands Motorola’s 10Gbps Embedded Computing Portfolio

harminka — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:03:23 -0500

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a new 10Gbps AdvancedTCA® (ATCA®) processor blade designed to enable network equipment providers to implement a variety of data plane and control applications on a single blade.

AMD helps Eclipse Foundation Unite Power of Open Source, Multi-Core Processing

harminka — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:05:38 -0500

As part of its commitment to supporting and contributing to open standards, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its participation in the Eclipse Foundation. AMD will add its rich expertise and history of collaborative innovation to the Eclipse community, helping to drive the standardization of an extensible development platform and application frameworks that can harness the power of x86 architectures and multi-core processing.

New Sun Servers Capitalize on Design Innovation

harminka — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:21:44 -0500

Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) today unveiled new UltraSPARC T2-based servers that deliver advanced virtualization capabilities, increased system utilization and industry-leading energy efficiency.

Fujitsu and Sun Microsystems Expand SPARC Enterprise Server Line

harminka — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:44:54 -0500

Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today expanded the Fujitsu and Sun SPARC Enterprise server line with the introduction of the SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers – the first servers using the new UltraSPARC® T2 processor.

Toshiba to demonstrate prototype of new "SpursEngine" processor

harminka — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:27:15 -0500

Toshiba Corporation today announced development of the "SpursEngineTM", a high-performance stream processor integrating Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores derived from the Cell Broadband EngineTM (Cell/B.E.TM).