Sun: UltraSparc IV-chip is two turn faster than predecessor
Sun Microsystems has announced that its coming UltraSparc IV-processor 1.6 until 2 turn more fast is then its predecessor. With that get Intel IBM, AMD and other players on the serverchipmarket yet more competition.
On the this week held micro processors Forum in the United States announces Sun further at to expect that the production of the UltraSparc IV later on this year of start goes.,. “The chip will make one's debut with a bell speed of 1.2 GHz in products that in June 2004 on the market appeared”, tells Andy Ingram, spokesman of the chip-division of Sun.
The UltraSparc IV is a dual processor-chip, by which two placed be supposedly 'cores' on a to pieces silicoon. IBM uses want to go do a similar technique for its Power 4-processor and Intel the same with its Xeon- and Itanium-chips. The chips of Sun fit more easily can in the same sockets as the UltraSparc III, so that customers upgraden.
Sun presents self the last time especially as a supplier of gentegreerde packages hardware, software and services. Yet for the products of the business remains the production of new chips an essentile occupation. Analyst Nathan Brookwood of Insight 64 thinks that the increased bell speed of the new UltraSparc IV-chips enough must be in every case Sun's mostly loyal customers to keep. of.
“With this remains Sun join”, stilt Brookwood. “I know not or the UltraSparc IV on self a reason will be for customers to Sun about to walk, but with this chip must it succeeding the existing customers on board to hold.”
Sun had to go about source till a such action after the challenges in the form of always faster processors of Intel. The first UltraSparc IV is built with a 130 nanometer-production process. A new version of which the productions start must next year, will use make of a 90 nanometer-technique according to Sun.
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