Worldwide PC Processor Market hits record Levels

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IDC releases interesting PC Processor sales numbers that show yet another growth for the 4th quarter of 2007.

In 2008 worldwide PC microprocessor shipments grew 8.5% sequentially in the fourth calendar quarter of 2007 (4Q07) to reach record levels for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from IDC. Growth in overall unit shipments and stable average selling prices stimulated overall market revenue to grow 9.6% sequentially to $8.7 billion. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:37:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Broadcom announces record breaking Mobile Multimedia Processor

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Broadcom says its new VideoCore 3 solution shatters three mobile multimedia records for HD Video, 12-megapixel camera, and 3D gaming in one device. Broadcom has announced it is sampling the industries first low power multimedia processor that enables HD video camcorder and playback in cell phones and multimedia devices.

The new processor is called the Broadcom VideoCore III multimedia processor and Broadcom says the processor can display full size, full resolution HD video on external HDTV displays. Broadcom also says that the new processor requires power levels similar to that of existing processors, so battery life will be similar to what we see today. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:08:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Voodoo Envy M:152 Annoucned with Latest Intel Centrino Duo Processors

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Voodoo announced today that their M:152 Envy notebook is available featuring the latest Intel Centrino Duo processors. The notebook uses the Mobile PM965 Express chipset from Intel and the Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN 802.11n from Intel.

The machine has a 15.4-inch WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 matte finish LCD and weighs only 7-pounds with the battery installed. Graphics are via NVIDIA 8600GT 512MB graphics cards that are DirectX 10 compliant. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:07:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel E6850 Dual Core Processor Review

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Hardware Logic reviews the Intel E6850 Dual Core Processor. Compare prices here.

Quote from the review: "A couple weeks back, I went on a bit of a rant regarding my experience with Intel's E6850 processor. While most reviews and several forum posts showed incredible overclocking results, my processor was one of several, as it turns out, which had problems with a low FSB wall when dropping the CPU's multiplier. Read more

Posted on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Launches Xeon 7300 Family Processors

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Intel has launched the first industry-standard quad core processors for high –end multi processor servers. The new CPUs are designed specifically for use in multi-processor servers and fall under the new quad core Xeon 7300 series processor family.

Intel promises more than twice the performance per watt over the previous generation of dual core processors. Processors included in the family are up to 2.93 GHz at 130-watts. The Xeon 7300 family also includes processors that use 80-watts or 50-watts intended for use in blade servers or high density rack systems at a 1.86GHz frequency. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:09:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

IFA 2007: NXP PNX5100 Video Processor first to remove Halo Effect

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NXP, founded by Philips launches the world’s first video postprocessor IC that removes the halo effect from motion pictures on HDTV at the IFA 2007.

The NXP PNX5100 proprietary Motion Accurate Picture Processing technology enables TV manufacturers to drastically improve high-definition (HD) motion picture on LCD TVs. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:53:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Intel Xeon Processors X5365 and L5335

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Intel introduced two new quad-core Intel Xeon processors.

Designed for companies running performance-critical server and workstation applications, the Intel Xeon Processor X5365 is the industry's first 3.0 GHz quad-core processor to fit inside a standard 120 watt power envelope. The X5365 also features front-side bus (FSB) speed of 1333MHz. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AMD shows first Graphics Processors with native DisplayPort 1.1

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AMD announces that it is the first company that has past the VESA compatibility test for graphics chips supporting the new DisplayPort 1.1 standard.

AMD expects to ship the first ATI Radeon graphics processors with native DisplayPort interface in the early 2008 timeframe.

DisplayPort, aims to unify and standardize display across the desktop and notebook computing environments through a common high-bandwidth interconnect. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Aug 2007 02:27:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AMD Launches New FX Processors for 4x4 Platform

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AMD is launching today their 4x4 platform, which consists of two AMD 64 FX processors on a two CPU socket motherboard using the Socket F platform. The new FX series CPUs are the FX-70, FX-72 and the FX-74.

The FX-70 runs at 2.5 GHz, the FX-72 is 2.8GHz and the FX-74 is 3.0GHz. All the new CPUs are on the 90nm process. All three new FX models use three HyperTransport links per CPU whereas the FX-62 only has one HyperTransport link. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:24:53 CST | by Shane McGlaun

AMD Set to Launch 65nm Processors in December

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In what seems to be an effort to close the performance gap between AMDs current 90 nm processors and Intel’s Core 2 CPUs, AMD is set to launch single core 65 nm processors in December according to roadmaps published on German site Planet 3D Now according to TG Daily.

When launched in December the 65nm parts, codenamed Brisbane will be limited to the X2 5000+, 4800+, 4400+ and 4000+ which are all rated at 65 watt power envelope. The current Windsor processors like the FX-62 will remain AMDs fastest parts for the beginning of 2007. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

CeBIT: JBJ UMPC with VIA C7-M-Processor

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With the UMPCs introduced by Asus, Samsung and Founder yesterday, another Origami-PC got sighted on VIA's exhibition booth. It is called “Smart Caddie” and comes from the Japanese manufacturer PBJ. Smart Caddie uses Via’s C7-M CPU ULV with 1GHz, which accordingly to VIA, competes directly with Pentium M (Centrino platform).

The chipset VN800 with integrated S3 graphics and the South Bridge VT8237R also come from VIA. Data is stored on a 2.5” hard drive. Integrated are also WLAN and Bluetooth. Battery life is about 2.5 hours.

Asus, Samsung and Founder use the Intel Celeron M ULV with 900 MHz in their UMPCs. Read more

Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 02:05:46 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

DVDO iScan VP30 1080p Video Processor

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The DVDO iScan VP30 Video Processors answers to all your HD resolution needs.

The DVDO iScan VP30 has 4 HDMI inputs allowing you to connect all your HD sources. All in all the VP30 has 11 video inputs.
The iScan VP30 allows you to precisely match your display’s native resolution to any resolution between 480p and 1080p, including 720p or 1080i. Read more

Posted on Mon, 6 Mar 2006 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The World's Fastest Digital Camera Image Processor

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Well, this is image processor will not show up in your next digital camera, it is used in the image detector at the CERN.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison develops and test the so called Regional Calorimeter Trigger. This is a device that can analyze a billion proton collisions per second and, of those, gather digitized data sets for 50,000 events with relevent parameters.
The $6 million device is to be installed as a component of the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment, one of the detectors on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:57:35 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Dual Core: Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840

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Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:27:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IBM CELL Processor: A Detailed Preview

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PCStats goes into as much detail as possible on the unreleased CELL processor - the PS3 Chip.

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" IBM, in cooperation with fellow industry giants Sony and Toshiba, recently announced a new processor, called the Cell. The Cell processor contains a powerful 64-bit Dual-threaded IBM PowerPC core but also eight proprietary 'Synergistic Processing Elements' (SPEs), essentially eight more highly specialized mini-computers on the same die. It's these SPEs that make the Cell architecture special, as you might guess. IBM describes the product as a 'System on a Chip.' Like IBM's Power5 processors, multi-processing is build right into the die."
Read the full report. The CELL chip got revealed February 8th.

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Posted on Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:03:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Seiko Epson Invents Flexible Plastic 8-Bit Microprocessor

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Photo: JCN Network Seiko Epson developed the world's first flexible 8-bit asynchronous microprocessor using low-temperature polysilicon thin-film transistors (LTPS-TFTs) on a bendable plastic substrate.
Epson showed flexible chip at the ISSCC 2005, where also the IBM, Sony and Toshiba Cell Chip was announced. Seiko Epson is now looking for applications for their new chip. Electronic paper comes to mind.
Story on JCN Network and EETimes.
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Posted on Thu, 10 Feb 2005 04:28:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

More Details on Sony, IBM, Toshiba Cell (PS3) Processor

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We reported about the Cell Processor the first time in May. The Cell Processor is the next generation processor for game Consoles like the Sony PS3.

IBM, Sony and Toshiba announced new details on the wonder CPU.
IBM said it would start pilot production of the microprocessor at its plant in East Fishkill, New York, in the first half of 2005. It will use advanced 300 millimeter silicon wafers, which yield more chips per wafer than the 200 mm kind. Sony stated again that the PS3 will use the Cell Processor. Apparently Sony wants to show the next playstation first time in May. So not much new here.
More details to come in February 2005 at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco.
More details in Reuters Coverage on Yahoo.

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Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:01:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony - IBM Cell Processor to power PS3 and a TV

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Sony, IBM and Toshiba are working together on the Cell Chip. Reuters has a story that the Cell CPU will also be used in a TV-set.
The Cell CPU is 10 times more powerful than today's CPUs is the heart for the Playstation 3. Test production of the Cell Chip is supposed to still start this year.
The three companies are developing state-of-the-art 65-nanometer technology. The partners aim to make the new chip the global standard for semiconductors used in digital home electronics.
More details in Reuters story on Yahoo and on Nikkei Net (subscription).

Update 02/08/05:
PS3 CPU and Cell Chip details revealed

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Posted on Mon, 24 May 2004 20:15:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr