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AMD may advance dual-core Opteron processor launchApr 1, 2005 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which originally was scheduled to launch its dual-core Opteron processor in the third quarter of this year, may advance the launch to the middle of the second quarter, according to sources at Taiwan server makers.
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Nvidia's nForce4 for Intel to arrive on April 6Apr 1, 2005 - in News
Nvidia will launch its nForce4 Intel Edition media and communications processor (MCP), which supports Nvidia's scalable link interface (SLI) graphics architecture on April 6, according to the company.
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Transmeta to provide LongRun2 for Sony's Cell processorMar 31, 2005 - in News
Following its fourth quarter results announcement on Tuesday, Transmeta today appointed a new president and CEO, laid off a quarter of its workforce and placed an all-or-nothing bet on Sony by integrating LongRun2 into "derivatives" of the Cell processor.
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AMD to launch virtualization platform in H1 2006Mar 30, 2005 - in News
Following Intel's announcement of a virtualization technology for its processors, AMD today announced that it will make its virtualization approach available for Opteron processors next month.
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Intel launches 64-bit Xeon MP Potomac and Cranford processorsMar 29, 2005 - in News
Intel today introduced a new processor platform "Truland" that will lead the company to dual-core Xeon MP processors: Truland initially brings five new Xeon MP processors with Potomac and Cranford cores as well as the new E8500 chipset.
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Gigabyte to release second dual-GPU graphics cardMar 18, 2005 - in News
After launching its 3D1 graphics card last December, Gigabyte will announce a second dual-GPU board next week, Tom's Hardware Guide has learned. The card will be based on two GeForce 6600 processors and be priced around $400.
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Intel 840 Pentium X to cost $1000Mar 18, 2005 - in News
When Intel introduces its 840 PPXE dual core processor in the second quarter of this year, it will charge its original equipment manufacturers $999, according to a story posted at the Inquirer.
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Intel to ship 'Potomac' Xeon MP this monthMar 18, 2005 - in News
Intel will ship its 'Potomac' 64-bit Xeon MP processor on 29 March, bundling it with the 'Twin Castle' E8500 chipset into a server platform the company has codenamed 'Truland'.
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ATI announces new Imageon chips for multimedia phonesMar 15, 2005 - in News
ATI introduced the new media processors Imageon 2282 and Imageon 2182 that, according to the company, can turn a mobile phone into a high-resolution megapixel digital camera, a high-fidelity digital audio player and a digital camcorder with streaming video and video conferencing capabilities.
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AMD posts updated processor roadmapMar 14, 2005 - in News
AMD has recently updated its public processor roadmap.
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Nvidia intros 512 MByte GeForce 6800 UltraMar 10, 2005 - in News
Nvidia expanded its product lineup with two new news graphics processors for the high-end and the low-end.
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AMD launches Turion 64 mobile processors, competes with Intel's CentrinoMar 10, 2005 - in News
AMD announced on Thursday its new mobile processor that will allow the company to compete with Intel's Pentium M chip and Centrino mobile platform. The company promises longer battery life, as well as latest graphics and wireless capabilities with its 64-bit Turion product.
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AMD claims widespread support for dual coresMar 9, 2005 - in News
Chip firm AMD said that it has broad software vendor support for the dual core processors it is preparing for release.
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S3 announces GammaChromeS18 PCIe graphics processorMar 9, 2005 - in News
Keeping pace with the latest developments in the graphics arena, S3 Graphics today announced the availability of GammaChromeS18, the first in the GammaChrome line of GPUs targeted at the mainstream graphics market.
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The Cell revisitedMar 9, 2005 - in News
David Wang of RWT has posted a lengthy followup to his previous article on the CELL processor.
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AMD preps Opteron for embedded appsMar 8, 2005 - in News
AMD is preparing to adjust its marquee processors for use in embedded applications.
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Via releases Eden-N processor and CN400 chipset in "CoreFusion" packageMar 7, 2005 - in News
VIA Technologies announced at the Embedded System Conference in San Francisco its CoreFusion processing platform, which combines the Eden-N processor with Via's CN400 digital media chipset north bridge in a single package.
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Philips intros Nexperia PNX1700 media processorMar 7, 2005 - in News
Philips today announced the PNX1700, a new member of the company's Nexperia family of media processors with high-definition (HD) capabilities.
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AMD looks for new revenue, looks to telekom and storageMar 7, 2005 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday an intention to increase revenue by selling its existing Opteron server processor to companies that make storage, medical imaging, and communications equipment.
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AMD designs Geode boardMar 7, 2005 - in News
AMD announced the availability of the first development board specifically designed for the high-performance, low-power AMD Geode NX processor family.
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Silicon goes 3DMar 3, 2005 - in News
The reorganization of business units at Intel also affected traditions at IDF: For the first time in several years, it was not the former CTO Pat Gelsinger who presented the outlook. Justin Rattner, former director of the firm's microprocessor development and newly appointed head of the corporate technology group informed us about tech that is cooking in Intel's labs.
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Intel to aims to decrease power consumption of desktop processors to 60 wattsMar 2, 2005 - in News
In a recent article, we reported that Intel is pushing the power envelope with its desktop dual-core processors to a new record level of 130 watts, raising concerns of additional cost for users to control heat and acoustics levels of a mainstream PC. As we learned at IDF, Intel's chip development will be turning the corner: The company intends to dramatically decrease power consumption to less than half of the the upcoming Pentium Extreme Edition 840.
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Hitachi unveils 677 MHz chipset for Itanium 2Mar 2, 2005 - in News
Tokyo based Hitachi today announced the development and operational verification of the world's first chipset supporting Front Side Bus (FSB) speeds of 667 MHz for the Intel Itanium 2 Processor.
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Intel unveils five dual-core processorsMar 2, 2005 - in News
Intel took the wraps off five of its 15 currently developed multicore processors at IDF. The company believes the technology will allow its processors to gain performance in the next four years faster than in any other timeframe in their history.
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Intel to name desktop dual-core processor "Pentium D"Mar 1, 2005 - in News
Intel continues its aggressive pace on the way to the introduction of its first dual-core proessor. On the first day of the Intel Developer Forum, the company provided nuts and bolts on its processor roadmap, formally announcing new brandnames, upcoming platforms and new chipset features such as integrated support for dual graphics cards.
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Intel to promote complete dual-core product line at IDFFeb 28, 2005 - in News
Intel will open on Tuesday the doors to its 2005 Spring Developer Forum in San Francisco. The center stage is reserved for dual-core processors that will be demonstrated for the first time in a comprehensive product line ranging from mobile, desktop and server chips.
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Intel to discuss new Itanium: 'Poulson'Feb 28, 2005 - in News
Intel will on Tuesday offer a further glimpse into the future of its Itanium processor family, shining the spotlight on a new model code-named Poulson, according to a story at news.com.
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Chipsets for socket 775 P4 processors to be abundant in 2QFeb 28, 2005 - in News
Core-logic chipsets from Intel and Nvidia for socket 775 Pentium 4 CPUs are expected to see greater availability in the second quarter, and this will place additional pressure on Taiwan-based chipset makers, according to market sources.
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Via intros IGP chipset for AMD's Turion 64 processorFeb 25, 2005 - in News
Via today announced the K8N800A chipset for AMD's upcoming Turion 64 processor that will make its way into in thin and light notebooks sometime during the first half of this year and compete with Intel's Pentium-M family.
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Infineon samples dual-die, 4 GByte DDR2 memoryFeb 25, 2005 - in News
The integration of two core elements does not only benefit processors: Infineon claims it has developed the first dual-die DDR2 memory module to double overall capacity while increasing total height of the device by only 0.1 mm.