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Intel unveiled its 3 Series chipset family designed for playing high-definition media and for supporting the company’s 45nm Penryn processors due later this year. The highly anticipated chipsets, formerly codenamed “Bearlake,” were presented at the Computex Taipei trade show in Taiwan. The first chipsets from the series — the P35 and G33 — are available immediately with more due later this year, including the G35 and X38 that Intel plans to start shipping within 90 days, the chip maker said.
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Original post by Tim Gray and software by Elliott Back
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Once a feisty competitor that beat Intel to market with processor innovations and lower costs, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices has lately slumped bit. That could change, as Japanese electronics giant Toshiba confirmed Tuesday it plans to use AMD processors in some of its laptops. The deal would pull the plug on an arrangement under which the company is buying chips exclusively from Intel. While the AMD deal is unlikely to significantly alter Intel’s status as the world’s dominant processor manufacturer, the pact could be a much-needed shot of adrenaline for AMD.
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Original post by Fred J. Aun and software by Elliott Back
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Intel will be eliminating a toxic heavy metal from its computer chip manufacturing
It will begin using lead-free solder with next-generation 45nm Hi-k chips in the Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, and Xeon families, the company announced Wednesday. Lead has been a concern in computer manufacturing, as it contributes to the toxic waste stream left behind when machines are discarded. Since many computers are replaced every few years, disposal has become a serious problem.
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Original post by Kimberly Hill and software by Elliott Back
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A group of semiconductor firms have opted to extend their partnership to develop high-performance, energy-efficient chips down to the 32 nanometer scale. Led by IBM, the alliance works under the concept of the Common Platform model that lets the group jointly develop semiconductor technology as well as manufacture it for a variety of purposes. IBM and Chartered started the Common Platform joint development and production model in late 2002 with Samsung joining in 2004, followed by Infineon and Freescale Semiconductor.
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Original post by Chris Maxcer and software by Elliott Back
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IBM formally launched its Power6 microprocessor Monday, billing the new chip as the fastest ever built and saying it will enable servers to process data twice as fast while using less electricity. The Power6 dual-core processor has a clock speed of 4.7 GHz and offers 8 megabytes of L2 cache — four times as much as the Power5 family. The chip is also one of the first widely sold that uses IBM’s 65-nanometer manufacturing process. The chips will be available on June 8.
Original post by Keith Regan and software by Elliott Back
