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iphone cpu

Apple Employee Posts Job Description On LinkedIn, Divulges Future iPhone CPU Plans

Poor Wei-han Lien is probably dead right now after posting a description of his current duties—managing the ARM CPU architecutre team for the iPhone—on LinkedIn. As you know, Apple keeps all its future plans secret so Jobs doesn't stroll out on stage and announce something everyone's known for about months (oops). In Lien's case, the fact that he's managing the ARM CPU team means that Apple's acquisition of P.A. Semi back in April was for a good reason: to build optimized processors in-house for the iPhone instead of purchasing them from Samsung, like the company does now. More »

6:50 PM on Mon Sep 15 2008
By Jason Chen
10,822 views, 25 comments

Latest by aec007: - Maybe he didn't like the way things were going and he's jumping ship before it sinks... Any engineer can tell more »

intel atom

Intel's Atom Roadmap Revealed: "Pineview" Chips Due Fall 2009, Use New I-O Interface

Yesterday it was AMD, and today PC Watch has got hold of Intel's Atom roadmap: looks like the next-generation of chips, dubbed "Pineview," will hit in Q3 of next year. The 45nm processors will follow the route taken by the current gen, using hyperthreading to double up single and dual processor cores so that the OS sees them as dual-core and quad-cores. The microarchitecture is an update on the current Silverthorne system: like the bigger Nehalem chips, it ditches the idea of a frontside bus, instead using a Direct Media Interface to connect to I-O chips. It'll also integrate graphics core and memory manager right into the chip packaging. Wonder what AMD will come up with to counter that? [PCWatch via RegHardware]

8:15 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,015 views, 3 comments

Latest by FuturePastNow: @ripfire: Just not announced. There has to be cache. No TDP listed, either. more »

intel

Info on Intel's Dual-Core Atom 330 Processor Hits Internets

Last we'd heard about dual-core version of Intel's tiny Atom processor it was delayed through supply problems... but now info on Intel's Atom 330 dual-core has arrived. It's a desktop chip, with a 533MHz frontside bus and based on the 45nm process, though there's no info on its clock speeds yet. It'll be compatible with Intel's upcoming D945GCLF2 mini-ITX motherboard, a 945GX chipset/GMA 950 graphics chip board due in September, which is presumably when the 330 hits the streets too. As yet there's no news on a mobile version, bearing the letter N in its numeric title. [Reghardware]

5:45 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,970 views, 8 comments

Latest by EmmaBarracuda: I just plugged up my new 330 today, booted into a custom 2.6.26.5 Linux kernel. It runs great. more »

larrabee

Intel's Larrabee Multi-Core GPU Chips Get Detail, Timescale

About a year ago, we first brought you news on Intel's Larrabee multi-cored GPU chips, but some new info is hitting the intertubes and hints that the chips could have uses beyond graphics. An alternative to developing faster—but hotter—processors, Larrabee will have between 16 and 48 processor cores aboard, all compatible with the classic x86 instruction set. More »

4:59 AM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,823 views, 13 comments

Latest by eblingmis: @JaLooNz: Just because I read that Anandtech article doesn't mean I understood any of it. Seems intriguing enough though. more »

intel

Intel's Centrino 2 Gets Official Launch, Alongside Core 2 Extreme

We learned in May that there would be delays to Intel's Centrino 2 chipset for notebooks, but today it gets an official launch from Intel. That certainly tallies with the slew of notebooks hitting the news which have the chips inside. Alongside the Centrino 2, Intel gives us word on the Core 2 Extreme, which runs at 3.06 GHz and the Mobile Intel 45 Express Chipset and wireless Intel Wi-Fi Link 5000, and the WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5050 chipset that supports the Centrino 2 to support WiMax and Wi-Fi operations. Since Intel plans to release eight processors over the next 90 days, there'll be lots more news like this. Press release below. More »

3:57 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,697 views, 5 comments

Latest by iddoc: I use wimax service from bridgemaxx. It works great. I have the receiver plugged into wi-fi. I more »

rumor

Intel's MacBook Air Processor Going to PCs?

It looks like that custom MacBook Air processor—you know, the Core 2 Duo processor that Intel shrunk to tiny levels without miniaturizing their 65nm manufacturing process—may soon be making its way into PCs. According to PC Advisor, two non-Apple manufacturers (including Intel itself?) will be implementing the new Intel chip in Windows-based systems that will be on the market shortly. Because, face it, more people buy PCs than Apples and Intel's gotta pay the bills. [PCAdvisor]

8:26 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,318 views, 21 comments

Latest by lianna_g: Ok. What would you like us to get mac? more »

thinkstation

Lenovo Intros First Penryn Based PCs

Today Lenovo unveiled the first computers to use Intel's fast, energy efficient new 45nm Penryn chips. The newly branded ThinkStation D10 and S10 will offer quad core performance along with a "passive venting system" that helps to cool the system quietly. More »

8:00 PM on Tue Nov 6 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,702 views, 11 comments

Latest by Slash3: Yorkfield, y'all. I do dig the early 90's mini-server look. more »

apple

Slight MacBook Upgrade in November?

In the face of ultra-thin MacBook rumors, Think Secret claims that a modest processor bump for the MacBook will be the only hardware refresh for the rest of the year. Keep in mind, however, that Think Secret only says there won't be any more hardware updates. They don't say anything about new hardware announcements. Still, a MacBook speed upgrade seems odd since Apple doesn't like to mix processor speeds between consumer and pro lines. More »

Feature

3:20 PM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By blongo3
11,532 views, 12 comments

Latest by fota: A 0.2ghz bump?[*Runs in circles clapping*]Oh my god oh my god oh my god I can't wait oh my god more »

shrinkage

Intel Plans Move From 45nm to 32nm Chips

Intel's 45nm Penryn chips aren't even out yet and they're talking about going smaller. Yesterday at their Developers Forum, CEO Paul Otellini, showed off a 300mm wafer built using an impresive 32nm process. Each 32nm chip will contain over 1.9 billion transistors. That's more than 1.4 billion extra transistors compared with the 65nm chips that we have now. [PCWorld]

3:12 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By blongo3
2,450 views, 10 comments

Latest by banmojo: Soooooo, we're gonna have all these super awesome processors . . . but no SOF3 to play on them? Isn't more »

rumor

Is Sony In Negotiations to Sell Cell Manufacturing Plants?

Sources say Sony's thinking about selling off their Cell CPU manufacturing plants, as evidenced by their recent canoodling with Toshiba. These plants would be the same ones where Sony currently produces the processos used in the PS3—you know, the Cell processors. If true, this sale would help Sony free up $860 million in free cash and allow them to focus their efforts on other parts of the company like their digital camera and HDTV divisions where they're not doing so poorly. [Reuters]

4:20 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By blongo3
1,960 views, 5 comments

Latest by Buford T. Justice: How's the commercial go? Sanity makes a comeback? Be nice to see Sony drop the arrogance and get back to more »