| Posted on 28-Sep-2004 19:29 GMT by Faster, cooler, G4 compatible | 26 comments
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Freescale (Motorola's chip division) has launched the 90nm G4, and is planning a dual core version for next year. The chip is faster -- over 1.5GHz -- and cooler than the old chip, but it is also pin compatible.
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| Posted by Anonymous on 28-Sep-2004 18:49 GMT | MorphZone reports:
Frescale are to show off 7 new chips at SNDF.
The replacement for the 7447A, the imaginatively titled 7448 is revealed along with a bunch of other PPC and PowerQuicc devices.
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Specs:
2 X cores @ > 1.5GHz each.
1MB cache per core
2 X 64b DDR2 memory controllers, 667MHz with ECC
2 X PCI Express
4 X 1Gbit Ethernet "MACs" with hardware acceleration
RapidIO
Power consumption: 15 - 25Watts.
Technology: 90nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI)
Press release on MPC8641D:
http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/display.jsp?
nodeId=093623&filePath=/media_center/news_releases/2004/ncsg/09-28
-04_DUALPROC.htm&title=News%20Release&tid=FSH
Technical details:
http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=DRPPCDUALCORE
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The one you probably want is the positively excitingly titled MPC8641D, it's a dual core e600 (same core as 7448) with 1MB cache per core, multiple Gigabit Ethernet controllers (with hardware TCP accelleration) and (possibly) a DDR-II controller.
It's not due anytime soon but should be quite a beast when it's out.
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None appear to be due to be available for quite some time yet but those going to SNDF should at least get a look at them.
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