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| Top Stories for June 2, 2000 (details below) | |
| Infoworld.com | AMD to launch new breed of processors |
| C/Net | AMD's Thunderbird to debut Monday |
| ZDNet News | Intel plan: New chip sets, faster PCs |
| Semiconductor Business News | SiS rolls out single-chip graphics, logic for AMD's Athlon |
| The Register Files | |
| The Register | Intel kills Celeron dead |
| The Register | Next generation Intel chipsets have bugs |
| Microprocessor
Headline News Collected By Robert R. Collins |
Week of May 28, 2000 |
Older News |
| June 2, 2000 | ||
AMD to launch new breed of processorsBy Dan Neel June 1, 2000 |
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday will launch a family of 12 new souped-up Athlon processors, according to company officials.
The processors, previously code-named Thunderbird, could spark another chip speed war between AMD and rival chip maker Intel similar to the two companies' race to the once coveted 1-GH mark. |
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AMD's Thunderbird to debut MondayBy Michael Kanellos June 1, 2000 |
A high-performance version of Advanced Micro Device's Athlon processor dubbed Thunderbird will make its debut Monday, according to sources close to the company.
The Thunderbird is essentially an enhanced version of the Athlon, a line of processors that has been credited with turning the company's fortunes around. Its release is expected to spark a new round of competitive battles with Intel. |
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Intel plan: New chip sets, faster PCsBy John G. Spooner June 1, 2000 |
They're not the glamor products of the semiconductor business, but Intel's new chip sets promise a performance boost for consumers.
Intel Corp. is readying a summer blockbuster of its own: a new chip set that will crank up the performance of value and mid-range desktop PCs. Due June 19, according to sources, Intel's new 815 chip set will yield higher overall system performance for consumers, while granting PC makers more flexibility when it comes to designing systems. |
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SiS rolls out single-chip graphics, logic for AMD's AthlonJune 1, 2000 |
Silicon Integrated Systems Corp., Taipei, Taiwan, today introduced what the company claims is the first single-chip PC logic device for the Athlon microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
The SiS730S integrates the "north bridge," the "south bridge" and an enhanced 128-bit 3-dimensional graphics accelerator, said the Taiwan chip supplier. The new device is aimed at the high-performance PC market segment. SiS said the chip delivers high-speed data transferring capabilities, including 56-kilobit modem, Fast Ethernet, 1/10-Mbit Home PNA and IDE ATA100. It also provides hardware DVD playback, flexible dual view display and 3-D positional audio. |
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Intel delays launch of 815 chip set, sources sayBy Mark Hachman May 31, 2000 |
Intel Corp. has delayed the launch of its 815 or Solano chip set from June 5 until June 19, according to sources close to the chip maker.
It is not yet clear whether the delay indicated a road map revision or a technical flaw with the chip set. Lately, Intel has delayed certain Xeon microprocessors to maximize yields and satisfy its OEM customer base. |
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Intel and Microsoft shown the GatewayMay 31, 2000 |
PC manufacturer Gateway has shunned Intel and Microsoft by announcing that it will make Internet
appliances it is making for AOL will use Transmeta’s Crusoe chip.
Gateway and AOL last month announced a range of appliances, a tablet type device, a counter top appliance and a PC-lie desktop that wold run on a cut down versions of Linux. |
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Gateway, AOL attack WintelMay 31, 2000 |
Gateway's announcement yesterday that Transmeta would supply chips for their Web pad Internet appliances generated a lot of
hoo-ha about the decline of the Wintel duopoly.
Don't sell your Intel shares yet. Gateway is developing the appliances with AOL to run on the Linux operating system. They should be on the shelves in the fourth quarter. This isn't surprising news. Both Gateway and AOL have invested in Transmeta. |
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Judge says former Intel employees can work at BroadcomMay 27, 2000 |
A judge has rejected a request from computer chipmaker Intel Corp. to bar three former employees from working at Broadcom Corp. until a case alleging stolen trade secrets is resolved.
Intel claims in a lawsuit that Irvine-based Broadcom, which makes chips for digital cable-television boxes, improperly gained access to trade secrets through the recruited employees. |
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Intel kills Celeron deadBy Andrew Thomas May 31, 2000 |
If one were to ask Intel:
"I have heard that the Intel 815 and Intel 815E will not support Mendocino processors. Is that true?", any spin paramedic would naturally turn to their officially-approved Q&A sheet, and be duty bound to reply: "Given the price/positioning of the 815 and 815E chipsets and the ramp down of the Mendocino processor, combined with customer feedback, it was determined that we would drop Mendocino support in the platform. By dropping support for Mendocino, we are able to refine our 133MHz FSB solution space and increase the robustness of the platform." |
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Next generation Intel chipsets have bugsBy Andrew Thomas May 31, 2000 |
May the Lord have mercy, as my dear old mum used to say.
No sooner has Intel had to dip into Andy Grove's retirement nest egg to fund the Caminogate mobo fiasco, than does Chipzilla prepare to launch another bunch of dodgy chipsets. The i815 and i815E chipsets are "on schedule" for launch this month (June). However, there will be a "slight schedule adjustment" delaying availability by approximately two weeks while "known issues" are addressed. |
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Transmeta gets a big order
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Transmeta Corp., a Silicon Valley start-up chip-design company, on Tuesday netted the first major customers for the low-power, low-cost microprocessors it unveiled early this year.
The new processors, called "Crusoe," will be used in the Internet access devices PC maker Gateway is developing in partnership with America Online. The new devices, set to hit the market later this year, also will use "Mobile Linux," a slimmed-down version of the freely distributed Linux operating system, which the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has optimized to work with the Crusoe chips. |
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Has Transmeta's chip finally come in?By John G. Spooner May 30, 2000 |
Transmeta inks a major deal with Gateway and AOL which promises to put its
Crusoe chip on the map. And that may be just the beginning.
Secretive chip startup Transmeta Corp. says its eye-opening deal to supply Gateway Inc. and America Online Inc. with Internet-appliance chips is just the start of things to come. Five-month-old Transmeta on Tuesday announced its largest deal yet, supplying Gateway and AOL with its Crusoe TM3120 processor. The Transmeta chip and the company's homegrown Linux operating system will appear in forthcoming Internet appliances Gateway is developing in a partnership with AOL. |
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Gateway says it will double AMD chip useBy Ian Fried May 25, 2000 |
Faced with a continued shortage of Intel processors, Gateway said this week that it will double the amount of chips it gets from Advanced Micro Devices.
"We'll probably double our AMD mix or better this quarter in our consumer space," Gateway chief financial officer John Todd said in a Banc of America Securities conference call. |
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Intel says replacement for faulty chip ready soonBy Ian Fried May 26, 2000 |
Two weeks after recalling nearly 1 million computer motherboards because of a faulty component, Intel is telling computer makers that a revamped part should be ready next quarter.
Intel said May 10 that a glitch could cause crashes or data loss among computers that have a memory translation hub (MTH), a chip that allows Intel's 820 chipset to connect to standard memory. |
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Commentary: New Intel chipset shouldn't displace RambusBy George Iwanyc, Gartner Analyst May 30, 2000 |
Intel's release of the 815 chipset should not be particularly troublesome for
Rambus.
PC original equipment manufacturers--as well as others supporting the PC industry--are already aware that the 815 chipset will not support Rambus and that it will support 133-MHz SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random-access memory). Gartner anticipates that 133-MHz SDRAM will be the dominant interface through 2001, but Rambus RDRAM (dynamic random-access memory) or double data rate (DDR) SDRAM could displace it. |
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Thinning down the desktop Can new models succeed where NetPC failed?By Ken Popovich May 29, 2000 |
The new generation of legacy-free PCs has turned some heads with its sleek styling, but many IT managers have yet to give the machines much more than a passing glance.
The smaller, lower-priced systems are the latest efforts from PC makers to move beyond the traditional beige box and give business customers a more manageable, more secure and lower-priced desktop alternative. Compaq Computer Corp.'s iPaq and Hewlett-Packard Co.'s e-Vectra, both available now, and IBM's NetVista, which is scheduled to ship in volume next month, represent the latest step in the thinning down of the corporate desktop for e-business. |
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Gateway picks Transmeta chips for AOL devicesBy Reuters May 30, 2000 |
Gateway Inc. (GTW.N), the No. 2 U.S. direct seller of personal computers, said on Tuesday it would use a processor and an operating system from Transmeta Corp. in the Internet-access appliances it is developing with Web service provider America Online Inc.
(AOL.N).
The announcement is the latest example of how computer makers are breaking away from the standard PC setup of chips supplied by Intel Corp. (INTC.O) and Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) Windows operating system. |
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New Gateway device to sport Transmeta chipBy Ken Popovich May 30, 2000 |
Gateway Inc., which recently unveiled plans to build new Internet appliances with America Online Inc., has selected a processor from Silicon Valley startup Transmeta Corp. to power the Web pad-like devices.
In addition, the portable and lightweight appliances will utilize a compact form of Linux developed by the operating system's founder and Transmeta star employee Linus Torvalds. |
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Gateway, AOL favor upstart chipmaker over big namesBy Joe Wilcox May 30, 2000 |
In another sign of Intel's and Microsoft's waning dominance, Gateway and America Online today selected upstart chipmaker Transmeta to provide processors and software for an upcoming line of Internet appliances.
The announcement was not unexpected, as Gateway and AOL in late April joined Compaq Computer and others providing Transmeta with $88 million in funding and endorsing its Crusoe chip technology. |
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