VIA to launch dual-core CPU by the end of 2009

[Jake_Barnes]

Taiwan-based VIA Technologies is planning to adopt a 45nm process for the manufacture of its processors, and expects to launch dual-core CPUs by the end of 2009, according to sources at the company.

VIA has also revealed more details of its initial-launch Isaiah-based processor, which will feature a core frequency of 2GHz, a V4 Bus speed from 800-1333MHz, and two 64KB L1 cache and 1MB L2 cache pairs with 16-way associatively. The CPU will be manufactured by Fujitsu adopting a 65nm process. The CPU is pin compatible with the company's C7 processors.

VIA has forecast CPU shipments in 2008 to have an annual increase of around 20-30%, with shipments in the first half of 2008 to equal total shipments in 2007.

VIA to adopt 45nm process and launch dual-core CPU by the end of 2009
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[radnor]

Oh goodie, another player !!

All good for the costumer. It will probably be used in Mini-itx boards aswell, or market another niche. But if it has muscle, more power to VIA.

 

[royalcrown]

LMAO@ "muscle"..

It'll prob be weaker than a p4 netburst !

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

Somehow I get the feeling that AMD will be competing with VIA in the end of 2009, instead of AMD competing with Intel...

 

[quantumsheep]

This won't be a competer to Intel/AMD, rather an alternative. Via CPUs are good in very low power things.

 

[Onus]

VIA chipsets suck week old hairballs. Someone please put me out of my misery if I ever buy a VIA CPU for a PC...

 

[radnor]

VIA chipsets suck week old hairballs. Someone please put me out of my misery if I ever buy a VIA CPU for a PC...

They are nice and pretty stable. Their cheap and ussually they require low power aswell.
Buying a via CPU for a pc ? Probably not. But hey, informatics doesnt revolve only in super-charged riggs.
Check this one for example.

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=425

It wont make you play crysis better. But it has much possibilities.

 

[Kari]

I strongly believe those cpus arent meant for desktop PCs, rather something like ultraportable multimedia thingies, nettops and other handheld devices

 

[Onus]

That's why I stipulated "for a PC." You don't need to shoot me if I buy it to control a robot, environmental control system, "smart" toy, or similar device.

 

[speedbird]

Via CPU's aren't meant to compete in the performance market, they are low power cost effective solutions.