Comments on: Move Over Intel … AMD … P.A. Semi Rules! http://www.zoliblog.com/2005/10/24/move-over-intel-amd-pa-semi-rules/ Connecting the dots ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2005/10/24/move-over-intel-amd-pa-semi-rules/#comment-104 Anonymous Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:26:38 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2005/10/24/move-over-intel-amd-pa-semi-rules/#comment-104 <em>The first chip will be dual-core, and the microprocessor will also include the functions of two other support chips. The chip will run at 2.5 gigahertz, but will only consume 5 watts to 13 watts – compare that to the above Intel or even AMD numbers.</em> Let's read some <a href="http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102405055354" rel="nofollow">informative articles</a> before blogging, shall we?! "The initial implementation is depicted below in Figure 2 and is expected to sample in the third quarter of 2006. It is implemented in a 65nm process and is expected to run at 2GHz, using up to 1.1V and dissipating 25W maximum and 13W typical." According to <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1876371,00.asp" rel="nofollow">eWeek</a>: "The company's first product, a dual-core 2GHz processor, will consume about 13 watts of power in a typical setting." And let's read <a href="http://www.pasemi.com/news/releases/2005_oct_24_1.html" rel="nofollow">some press release</a> now: "It will sample in the third calendar quarter of 2006, with single-core and quad-core versions due in early and late 2007, respectively, and an eight-core version planned for 2008." So it goes something like this: - first samples Q3 2006 - single-core version due early 2007 - quad-core version due late 2007 - eight-core version planned for 2008 The first chip will be single-core, with a dual-core version, and likely run at 2.0 gigahertz. The dual-core version should consume <b>25 watts maximum</b> (never believe typical power, the real power is always way higher). The chip didn't tape out yet, so this is only an estimate. The first chip will be dual-core, and the microprocessor will also include the functions of two other support chips. The chip will run at 2.5 gigahertz, but will only consume 5 watts to 13 watts – compare that to the above Intel or even AMD numbers.

Let’s read some informative articles before blogging, shall we?!

“The initial implementation is depicted below in Figure 2 and is expected to sample in the third quarter of 2006. It is implemented in a 65nm process and is expected to run at 2GHz, using up to 1.1V and dissipating 25W maximum and 13W typical.”

According to eWeek: “The company’s first product, a dual-core 2GHz processor, will consume about 13 watts of power in a typical setting.”

And let’s read some press release now:

“It will sample in the third calendar quarter of 2006, with single-core and quad-core versions due in early and late 2007, respectively, and an eight-core version planned for 2008.”

So it goes something like this:

- first samples Q3 2006

- single-core version due early 2007

- quad-core version due late 2007

- eight-core version planned for 2008

The first chip will be single-core, with a dual-core version, and likely run at 2.0 gigahertz. The dual-core version should consume 25 watts maximum (never believe typical power, the real power is always way higher). The chip didn’t tape out yet, so this is only an estimate.

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