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IBM Has A Newly-developed, High-performance Microprocessor
IBM has a newly-developed, high-performance microprocessor - the 64-bit
PowerPC 970 derived the POWER4 server processor. The new chip is aimed at
the desktop, low-end server and pervasive markets.
The 0.13 micron chip is designed for initial speeds of up to 1.8GHz. The
architecture has a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) unit. The 900MHz
bus can deliver information to the processor at up to 6.4Gbytes/sec.
The devices will be built at IBM's new 300mm facility in East Fishkill, New
York state. The copper wiring and nearly 52 million transistors will be
deposited on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. The PowerPC 970 is planned
to be available to customers next year.
Denali Software is to produce simulation models for Samsung Semiconductor
memory devices. The models will be in Denali's SOMA (Specification of Memory
Architecture) format. An earlier collaboration has already resulted in SOMA
models for Samsung's industry-first 512Mbit DDRII-SDRAM devices.
architecture has a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) unit. The 900MHz
bus can deliver information to the processor at up to 6.4Gbytes/sec.
The devices will be built at IBM's new 300mm facility in East Fishkill, New
York state. The copper wiring and nearly 52 million transistors will be
deposited on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. The PowerPC 970 is planned
to be available to customers next year.
Denali Software is to produce simulation models for Samsung Semiconductor
memory devices. The models will be in Denali's SOMA (Specification of Memory
Architecture) format. An earlier collaboration has already resulted in SOMA
models for Samsung's industry-first 512Mbit DDRII-SDRAM devices.
