(CNN) -- Mortar rounds slammed into Somali parliament on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring 15, sources in Mogadishu told CNN.
The fatalities included a soldier and three school children who were killed when the rounds struck a nearby school, Mogadishu police spokesman Hussein Osman Dhumal said.
The attack was carried out by "those who oppose peace in Somalia, " Dhumal added.
Members of parliament were meeting when the attack occurred, according to Osman Elmiboqore, the deputy speaker of parliament.
"While we concluded our session, the prime minister and the House speaker were leaving from the venue when mortars started landing around the building," he said.
Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke "is safe" and no parliament member was injured, authorities said.
The strike comes one day after the Somali prime minister called for the U.N. arms embargo to be lifted so the government can fight back against the pirates and local militant Islamist groups.
"One of our biggest problems is that al-Shabaab has AK-47s, and the pirates have AK-47s, and the government has AK-47s," the prime minister said in Nairobi, Kenya.
"You can't expect the government to win against such a problem. The only way is to have sufficient capability, and it starts with lifting the arms embargo," Sharmarke said. "You know, we have been handicapped by those sanctions."
The arms embargo on Somalia has been in effect for more than 16 years. Most serviceable weapons and almost all ammunition currently available in the country have been delivered since 1992, in violation of the embargo, according to the U.N. Security Council.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
N. Korea says it's reprocessing nuclear fuel rods
(CNN) -- North Korea has begun reprocessing fuel rods, its Foreign Ministry said Saturday, according to state-run media.
A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency showing the April 9 rocket launch.
"The reprocessing of spent fuel rods from the pilot atomic power plant began as declared in the Foreign Ministry statement dated April 14," a ministry spokesman said.
"This will contribute to bolstering the nuclear deterrence for self-defense in every way to cope with the increasing military threats from the hostile forces."
North Korea, angered by the United Nations Security Council's unanimous condemnation of a rocket launch, has threatened to walk away from the six-party talks aimed at disarming the country of nuclear weapons. It has said it will restore its disabled nuclear reactor.
The six-party talks -- involving China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea and the United States -- have been aimed at persuading North Korea to scrap its nuclear program.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during an unannounced visit to Baghdad, Iraq, said the United States and its partners are working to resume the discussions.
Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, father says
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A U.S. journalist jailed in Iran for espionage is on a hunger strike, and plans to keep it up until she is freed, her father told CNN on Saturday.
Roxana Saberi records video in Tehran, Iran, in this photo taken in September 2003.
Roxana Saberi, 31, was sentenced last week to eight years in prison after a one-day trial that was closed to the public. Her father, Reza Saberi, confirmed the hunger strike, saying she started it on Tuesday.
"She was supposed to see her lawyer on Thursday but the lawyer could not get permission from the courts to go see her," Reza Saberi said. "She says she will continue the strike until she is free from prison."
Reza Saberi said he spoke to his daughter in a one-minute call, and "she did not give us the chance to tell her not to do it."
President Obama and other U.S. and international officials have denounced the Iranian court's actions.
Saberi's legal team has said it will appeal her conviction. Judiciary Chief Ayatol
New cases of swine flu were confirmed in Kansas and California and suspected in New York City. But officials said they didn't know whether the New Yor
New cases of swine flu were confirmed in Kansas and California and suspected in New York City. But officials said they didn't know whether the New York cases were the strain that now has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and likely sickened 1,324 since April 13, according to figures updated late Saturday by Mexico's health secretary.
New Cases of Swine Influenza Confirmed in Kansas, California and Suspected in NYC
New cases of swine flu were confirmed in Kansas and California and suspected in New York City. But officials said they didn't know whether the New York cases were the strain that now has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and likely sickened 1,324 since April 13, according to figures updated late Saturday by Mexico's health secretary.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
U.S. to Pakistan: Stop the Taliban, or We Will
America made clear last week that it would attack Taliban forces in their Swat valley stronghold unless the Pakistan government stopped the militants' advance towards Islamabad.
A senior Pakistani official said the Obama administration intervened after Taliban forces expanded from Swat into the adjacent district of Buner, 60 miles from the capital.
The Pakistani Taliban's inroads raised international concern, particularly in Washington, where officials feared that the nuclear-armed country, which is pivotal to the U.S. war against the Taliban in Afghanistan and against Al Qaeda, was rapidly succumbing to Islamist extremists.
"The implicit threat - if you don't do it, we may have to - was always there," said the Pakistani official. He said that under American pressure, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency told the Taliban to withdraw from Buner on Friday.
However, reports Saturday indicated that the Taliban withdrawal was less than total. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people in the district were still at the mercy of armed militants and their restrictive interpretation of Islamic law.
American military and intelligence forces already run limited ground and air operations on Pakistani soil along the border with Afghanistan. But an overt military operation such as that threatened in Swat, away from the border, would mark a major escalation.
The official said last week's outspoken remarks by Hillary Clinton, the U.S. secretary of state, were "calculated to ramp up the pressure on Pakistan" to take action. Clinton warned that the terrorists' advance had created a "mortal threat" to world security.
She was one of several American political and military leaders to use unusually strong language about Pakistan's failure to curb the Taliban. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, who visited Pakistan, said he was "extremely concerned" about the developments and that the situation was "definitely worse" than two weeks ago.
General David Petraeus, of US Central Command, which oversees Afghanistan - to which America is about to commit 17,000 more troops - said Al Qaeda and Taliban extremists in Pakistan posed an "ever more serious threat to Pakistan's very existence."...........................news has been taken by foxnews.
A senior Pakistani official said the Obama administration intervened after Taliban forces expanded from Swat into the adjacent district of Buner, 60 miles from the capital.
The Pakistani Taliban's inroads raised international concern, particularly in Washington, where officials feared that the nuclear-armed country, which is pivotal to the U.S. war against the Taliban in Afghanistan and against Al Qaeda, was rapidly succumbing to Islamist extremists.
"The implicit threat - if you don't do it, we may have to - was always there," said the Pakistani official. He said that under American pressure, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency told the Taliban to withdraw from Buner on Friday.
However, reports Saturday indicated that the Taliban withdrawal was less than total. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people in the district were still at the mercy of armed militants and their restrictive interpretation of Islamic law.
American military and intelligence forces already run limited ground and air operations on Pakistani soil along the border with Afghanistan. But an overt military operation such as that threatened in Swat, away from the border, would mark a major escalation.
The official said last week's outspoken remarks by Hillary Clinton, the U.S. secretary of state, were "calculated to ramp up the pressure on Pakistan" to take action. Clinton warned that the terrorists' advance had created a "mortal threat" to world security.
She was one of several American political and military leaders to use unusually strong language about Pakistan's failure to curb the Taliban. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, who visited Pakistan, said he was "extremely concerned" about the developments and that the situation was "definitely worse" than two weeks ago.
General David Petraeus, of US Central Command, which oversees Afghanistan - to which America is about to commit 17,000 more troops - said Al Qaeda and Taliban extremists in Pakistan posed an "ever more serious threat to Pakistan's very existence."...........................news has been taken by foxnews.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Obama Chic: Inside the White House Cocktail Parties
It’s Wednesday night at the White House, and the era of the cocktail party has returned.
Only eight weeks into the Obama administration, the president and first lady have already hosted their fair share of social events. Indeed, White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has announced that the Obama administration plans to make Wednesday night social events a tradition.
“It’s not so much a cocktail party necessarily,” Katie McCormick Lelyveld, press secretary to first lady Michelle Obama, told FOXNews.com. “It’s a gathering that takes on the shape of the week’s agenda. The driving force is to reserve time Wednesday evenings to have at hand to use for whatever is at the top of the list of priorities that week.”
The announcement seemed to be a departure from the past several years, as the parties had all but fallen out of fashion since the Reagan era. President George W. Bush was rumored to dislike cocktail parties, and had given up drinking years before he was sworn in. As former press secretary Dee Dee Myers told Politico.com, the Clintons did not have a wide circle of friends in Washington and were "not as social" as the Obamas have shown themselves to be. The Reagans reportedly cultivated relationships with Washington society and Hollywood alike, while Carter instead enjoyed a more quiet social life.
Only eight weeks into the Obama administration, the president and first lady have already hosted their fair share of social events. Indeed, White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has announced that the Obama administration plans to make Wednesday night social events a tradition.
“It’s not so much a cocktail party necessarily,” Katie McCormick Lelyveld, press secretary to first lady Michelle Obama, told FOXNews.com. “It’s a gathering that takes on the shape of the week’s agenda. The driving force is to reserve time Wednesday evenings to have at hand to use for whatever is at the top of the list of priorities that week.”
The announcement seemed to be a departure from the past several years, as the parties had all but fallen out of fashion since the Reagan era. President George W. Bush was rumored to dislike cocktail parties, and had given up drinking years before he was sworn in. As former press secretary Dee Dee Myers told Politico.com, the Clintons did not have a wide circle of friends in Washington and were "not as social" as the Obamas have shown themselves to be. The Reagans reportedly cultivated relationships with Washington society and Hollywood alike, while Carter instead enjoyed a more quiet social life.
Tom Cruise Career Waffles
So what is Tom Cruise going to follow up "Valkyrie" with?
Cruise's last actual hit movie was released in June 2006 — that was "Mission: Impossible 3," and although it was very well made by director J.J. Abrams, it was not the monster that its predecessors had been.
Since then, Cruise has appeared in the dreadful box office loser, "Lions for Lambs," and made his popular cameo appearance as an offensive movie producer in "Tropic Thunder."
"Valkyrie," which kicked up a storm of controversy, made a little over $83 million domestically during its run. It wasn’t a flop, but for Cruise it was below his average $100 million take and well below the Mission: Impossible movies, almost by half.
The film has taken in a little more than $100 million in the rest of the world, with its biggest successes in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and China, where it made over $7 million.
Cruise's last actual hit movie was released in June 2006 — that was "Mission: Impossible 3," and although it was very well made by director J.J. Abrams, it was not the monster that its predecessors had been.
Since then, Cruise has appeared in the dreadful box office loser, "Lions for Lambs," and made his popular cameo appearance as an offensive movie producer in "Tropic Thunder."
"Valkyrie," which kicked up a storm of controversy, made a little over $83 million domestically during its run. It wasn’t a flop, but for Cruise it was below his average $100 million take and well below the Mission: Impossible movies, almost by half.
The film has taken in a little more than $100 million in the rest of the world, with its biggest successes in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and China, where it made over $7 million.
Iran welcomes US president’s statement
TEHRAN: A top advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday welcomed US President Barack Obama's olive branch to Tehran but urged him to back his words with concrete action to repair past mistakes. "We welcome the wish of the president of the United States to put away the past differences," Ali Akbar Javanfekr told foreign news agency in reaction to Obama's New Year message to Iranians in which he urged a resolution of differences and an "honest" engagement with Tehran."But the way to do that is not by Iran forgetting the previous hostile and aggressive attitude of the United States," Javanfekr said. "The American administration has to recognise its past mistakes and repair them as a way to put away the differences." Javanfekr said Obama has talked of change but had "not taken any concrete steps to repair the mistakes committed against Iran." "He has to go further than words and take action. If Obama shows willingness to take action, the Iranian government will not show its back to him."
Revolution only way to change outdated system’: Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that the long march began in current month and the mission to get rid of outdated system will be accomplished by March next year.Addressing PML-N workers here on Friday, Nawaz said March 16 will be remembered as a revolutionary day in the history of Pakistan when the nation got united for the supremacy of justice. He said a revolution is needed to change the outdated system. He congratulated the nation on the reinstatement of deposed judges.Nawaz said the restoration of judiciary will be celebrated in PML-N General Council meeting on March 23.
Exclusive: Treasury Officials Proposed Limiting Bonuses for AIG
Treasury officials proposed limiting annual bonuses for all employees of American International Group in November, as they were negotiating the government’s first investment in the troubled firm, according to a document obtained by FOX Business.
In a Nov. 5 e-mail to a Treasury and Federal Reserve officials, an outside attorney working on the transaction wrote, “We indicated that UST (United States Treasury) ... wants to put in place a limitation on annual bonuses that assure that (AIG) executives/employees will not be enriched out of TARP funds.”
But the e-mail indicates AIG officials pushed back on the proposal. In a section of the e-mail discussing proposed limits on severance packages for AIG employees, the attorney wrote, “They were slack jawed at the idea of imposing the restriction throughout the entire population, especially worldwide.” AIG proposed that Treasury apply such limits “to a class of partners and senior partners (700).”
At another spot in the e-mail, the attorney said about AIG executives, “They will think about ways to deal with the ‘no enrichment’ point. In this connection they again raised the size of the applicable group and kept coming back to ‘700’ as a meaningful, and possibly workable, group for limitations.”
The e-mail also indicates that in their deliberations, government officials were concerned about the effect of compensation on recruiting and retaining AIG employees.
“We also indicated that all parties understand that the restrictions must be designed so that the business can be operated in a reasonable way, including in terms of recruitment and retention of employees,” the attorney wrote in the e-mail.
A key argument in AIG’s defense of its bonus practices has been that bonuses are needed to recruit and retain key employees.
A Treasury official in the department’s general counsel office, Stephen Albrecht, wrote in response to the attorney’s e-mail, “See below. Looks like AIG has some creative thinking to do, but we’ll need to decide to what extent we’re willing to bend.”
Government officials eventually decided to restrict compensation at AIG to just the top 75 company executives. The Treasury agreed to invest $40 billion into AIG.
Congress is considering legislation to limit bonuses at AIG after the company and Treasury disclosed it paid $165 million in 2008 bonuses last week to 400 employees at the AIG’s financial products unit, the division that nearly put the company into bankruptcy last year because it sold insurance coverage on risky securities held by other financial firms.
The Treasury and Fed have committed more than $170 billion to AIG as it seeks to restructure and sell assets. The latest version of the bailout includes a Treasury commitment to invest another $30 billion in the company. AIG has not tapped the funds yet. Treasury officials say they are negotiating tougher limits on bonuses as a condition for dispensing it.
In a Nov. 5 e-mail to a Treasury and Federal Reserve officials, an outside attorney working on the transaction wrote, “We indicated that UST (United States Treasury) ... wants to put in place a limitation on annual bonuses that assure that (AIG) executives/employees will not be enriched out of TARP funds.”
But the e-mail indicates AIG officials pushed back on the proposal. In a section of the e-mail discussing proposed limits on severance packages for AIG employees, the attorney wrote, “They were slack jawed at the idea of imposing the restriction throughout the entire population, especially worldwide.” AIG proposed that Treasury apply such limits “to a class of partners and senior partners (700).”
At another spot in the e-mail, the attorney said about AIG executives, “They will think about ways to deal with the ‘no enrichment’ point. In this connection they again raised the size of the applicable group and kept coming back to ‘700’ as a meaningful, and possibly workable, group for limitations.”
The e-mail also indicates that in their deliberations, government officials were concerned about the effect of compensation on recruiting and retaining AIG employees.
“We also indicated that all parties understand that the restrictions must be designed so that the business can be operated in a reasonable way, including in terms of recruitment and retention of employees,” the attorney wrote in the e-mail.
A key argument in AIG’s defense of its bonus practices has been that bonuses are needed to recruit and retain key employees.
A Treasury official in the department’s general counsel office, Stephen Albrecht, wrote in response to the attorney’s e-mail, “See below. Looks like AIG has some creative thinking to do, but we’ll need to decide to what extent we’re willing to bend.”
Government officials eventually decided to restrict compensation at AIG to just the top 75 company executives. The Treasury agreed to invest $40 billion into AIG.
Congress is considering legislation to limit bonuses at AIG after the company and Treasury disclosed it paid $165 million in 2008 bonuses last week to 400 employees at the AIG’s financial products unit, the division that nearly put the company into bankruptcy last year because it sold insurance coverage on risky securities held by other financial firms.
The Treasury and Fed have committed more than $170 billion to AIG as it seeks to restructure and sell assets. The latest version of the bailout includes a Treasury commitment to invest another $30 billion in the company. AIG has not tapped the funds yet. Treasury officials say they are negotiating tougher limits on bonuses as a condition for dispensing it.
States: We'll take stimulus - our way
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Big money often spurs big battles. A month after President Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus law, governors and state lawmakers are already fighting with Washington and each other about putting the money to use.
At least two governors are asking the White House for special consideration in applying the funds meant to shore up state budgets.
And several governors, saying they don't want to expand eligibility, have turned down millions of dollars of unemployment benefits. This, in turn, has pitted some against their own state legislatures and prompted some lawmakers to threaten to take matters into their own hands.
At least two governors are asking the White House for special consideration in applying the funds meant to shore up state budgets.
And several governors, saying they don't want to expand eligibility, have turned down millions of dollars of unemployment benefits. This, in turn, has pitted some against their own state legislatures and prompted some lawmakers to threaten to take matters into their own hands.
Hired! One step ahead of the job market
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The secret to finding a job in a tough market? Put yourself out there, even when you're not looking for work.
At least that's what worked for senior tech specialist Scott Weinstein. By the time he decided it was time to leave his post at Citigroup in January, he had already established the connections that would help him land his next gig.
"There's certainly a widespread understanding that getting a job isn't as easy as it used to be," Weinstein, 34, said. "Eighteen months ago if I wanted to move I would have had a choice of multiple jobs."
This time around, Weinstein, who writes software to ease the flow of equity trades, knew that sending out resumes in response to job postings alone would not reap results. "There were a couple of mid-level positions and super-senior positions on job boards," he said, and "for some of those jobs I just wasn't qualified."
So, Weinstein fell back on the network he had compiled long before his job search began. He was already in touch with a few recruiters who had contacted him in the past, both on the phone and through professional networking site LinkedIn.
"Even when I'm not looking, I typically take the call," he explained. "I find most [recruiters] are pretty solid, if you talk to them, they're more likely to help you out."
He had also met many other people in his industry, including potential employers, over the past few years by frequenting informal meet ups and other social industry gatherings.
It's a great way to stay current, Weinstein explained. While the focus of these meetings is on new programs and technologies in development, "there's always an undercurrent of networking."
At least that's what worked for senior tech specialist Scott Weinstein. By the time he decided it was time to leave his post at Citigroup in January, he had already established the connections that would help him land his next gig.
"There's certainly a widespread understanding that getting a job isn't as easy as it used to be," Weinstein, 34, said. "Eighteen months ago if I wanted to move I would have had a choice of multiple jobs."
This time around, Weinstein, who writes software to ease the flow of equity trades, knew that sending out resumes in response to job postings alone would not reap results. "There were a couple of mid-level positions and super-senior positions on job boards," he said, and "for some of those jobs I just wasn't qualified."
So, Weinstein fell back on the network he had compiled long before his job search began. He was already in touch with a few recruiters who had contacted him in the past, both on the phone and through professional networking site LinkedIn.
"Even when I'm not looking, I typically take the call," he explained. "I find most [recruiters] are pretty solid, if you talk to them, they're more likely to help you out."
He had also met many other people in his industry, including potential employers, over the past few years by frequenting informal meet ups and other social industry gatherings.
It's a great way to stay current, Weinstein explained. While the focus of these meetings is on new programs and technologies in development, "there's always an undercurrent of networking."
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Intel Viiv
Viiv (IPA: /ˈvaɪv/, rhymes with five) was a platform initiative from Intel similar to Intel's Centrino and vPro. Initially (through release 1.7) was a collection of computer technologies with a particular combination of Intel ingredients to support a "media PC" concept. Intel also provided the Media Server as the core software stack on the PC to support "media" distribution through the home.
Intel Viiv
Viiv (IPA: /ˈvaɪv/, rhymes with five) was a platform initiative from Intel similar to Intel's Centrino and vPro. Initially (through release 1.7) was a collection of computer technologies with a particular combination of Intel ingredients to support a "media PC" concept. Intel also provided the Media Server as the core software stack on the PC to support "media" distribution through the home.
Coppermine
The second version, Coppermine, or 80526, had an integrated full-speed 256 KiB L2 cache with lower latency and a 256-bit bus, named Advanced Transfer Cache by Intel, which improved performance significantly over Katmai. Under competitive pressure from AMD’s Athlon processor, Intel also re-worked the chip internally, and finally fixed the well known instruction pipeline stalls. The result was a remarkable 30% increased performance in some applications where these stalls happened.
It was built on a 0.18 μm process. Pentium III Coppermines running at 500, 533, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, and 733 MHz were first released on October 25, 1999. From December 1999 to May 2000, Intel released Pentium IIIs running at speeds of 750, 800, 850, 866, 900, 933 and 1000 MHz (1 GHz). Both 100 MHz FSB and 133 MHz FSB models were made. An "E" was appended to the model name to indicate cores using the new 0.18 μm fabrication process. An additional "B" was later appended to designate 133 MHz FSB models, resulting in an "EB" suffix. In terms of overall performance, the Coppermine held a slight advantage over the Athlons it was released against, which was reversed when AMD applied their own die shrink and added an on-die L2 cache to the Athlon. Athlon held the advantage in floating-point intensive code, while the Coppermine could perform better when SSE optimizations were used, but in practical terms there was little difference in how the two chips performed, clock-for-clock. However, AMD were able to clock the Athlon higher, reaching eventual speeds of 1.4GHz.
A 1.13 GHz version was released in mid-2000 but famously recalled after a collaboration between HardOCP and Tom's Hardware discovered various instabilities with the operation of the new CPU speed grade. The Coppermine core was unable to reliably reach the 1.13 GHz speed without various tweaks to the processor's microcode, aggressive cooling, additional voltage (1.75 V vs. 1.65 V), and specifically validated platforms.[2] Intel only officially supported the processor on its own VC820 i820-based motherboard, but even this motherboard displayed instability in the independent tests of the hardware review sites. In benchmarks that were stable, performance was shown to be sub-par, with the 1.13 GHz CPU equalling a 1.0 GHz model. Tom's Hardware attributed this performance deficit to relaxed tuning of the CPU and motherboard to improve stability.[3] Intel needed at least six months to resolve the problems using a new cD0 stepping and re-released 1.1 GHz and 1.13 GHz versions in 2001.
Microsoft's Xbox game console uses a variant of the Pentium III/Mobile Celeron family in a Micro-PGA2 form factor. The sSpec designator of the chips is SL5Sx, which makes it most similar to the Mobile Celeron Coppermine-128 processor. It shares with the Coppermine-128 Celeron its 133 MT/s front side bus, 128 KiB L2 cache, and 180 nm fabrication process.[4]
Although the codename Coppermine makes it sound as if the chip was fabricated with copper interconnects, Coppermine in fact used aluminum interconnects.
In late model Coppermine CPUs, Intel implemented a integrated heat spreader to improve contact between the die and the heatsink. The integrated heat spreader itself didn't improve thermal conductivity, since it added another layer of metal and thermal paste between the die and the heatsink, but it greatly assisted in holding the heatsink flat against the die. Earlier Coppermine CPUs without the integrated heat spreader made heatsink mounting challenging.[5] If the heatsink was not flat against the die, heat transfer efficiency was crippled. Some heatsink makers also began using pads on their coolers, similar to what AMD did with the "Thunderbird" Athlon. The enthusiast community went so far as to create shims to assist in maintaining a flat interface.
It was built on a 0.18 μm process. Pentium III Coppermines running at 500, 533, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, and 733 MHz were first released on October 25, 1999. From December 1999 to May 2000, Intel released Pentium IIIs running at speeds of 750, 800, 850, 866, 900, 933 and 1000 MHz (1 GHz). Both 100 MHz FSB and 133 MHz FSB models were made. An "E" was appended to the model name to indicate cores using the new 0.18 μm fabrication process. An additional "B" was later appended to designate 133 MHz FSB models, resulting in an "EB" suffix. In terms of overall performance, the Coppermine held a slight advantage over the Athlons it was released against, which was reversed when AMD applied their own die shrink and added an on-die L2 cache to the Athlon. Athlon held the advantage in floating-point intensive code, while the Coppermine could perform better when SSE optimizations were used, but in practical terms there was little difference in how the two chips performed, clock-for-clock. However, AMD were able to clock the Athlon higher, reaching eventual speeds of 1.4GHz.
A 1.13 GHz version was released in mid-2000 but famously recalled after a collaboration between HardOCP and Tom's Hardware discovered various instabilities with the operation of the new CPU speed grade. The Coppermine core was unable to reliably reach the 1.13 GHz speed without various tweaks to the processor's microcode, aggressive cooling, additional voltage (1.75 V vs. 1.65 V), and specifically validated platforms.[2] Intel only officially supported the processor on its own VC820 i820-based motherboard, but even this motherboard displayed instability in the independent tests of the hardware review sites. In benchmarks that were stable, performance was shown to be sub-par, with the 1.13 GHz CPU equalling a 1.0 GHz model. Tom's Hardware attributed this performance deficit to relaxed tuning of the CPU and motherboard to improve stability.[3] Intel needed at least six months to resolve the problems using a new cD0 stepping and re-released 1.1 GHz and 1.13 GHz versions in 2001.
Microsoft's Xbox game console uses a variant of the Pentium III/Mobile Celeron family in a Micro-PGA2 form factor. The sSpec designator of the chips is SL5Sx, which makes it most similar to the Mobile Celeron Coppermine-128 processor. It shares with the Coppermine-128 Celeron its 133 MT/s front side bus, 128 KiB L2 cache, and 180 nm fabrication process.[4]
Although the codename Coppermine makes it sound as if the chip was fabricated with copper interconnects, Coppermine in fact used aluminum interconnects.
In late model Coppermine CPUs, Intel implemented a integrated heat spreader to improve contact between the die and the heatsink. The integrated heat spreader itself didn't improve thermal conductivity, since it added another layer of metal and thermal paste between the die and the heatsink, but it greatly assisted in holding the heatsink flat against the die. Earlier Coppermine CPUs without the integrated heat spreader made heatsink mounting challenging.[5] If the heatsink was not flat against the die, heat transfer efficiency was crippled. Some heatsink makers also began using pads on their coolers, similar to what AMD did with the "Thunderbird" Athlon. The enthusiast community went so far as to create shims to assist in maintaining a flat interface.
Coppermine
The second version, Coppermine, or 80526, had an integrated full-speed 256 KiB L2 cache with lower latency and a 256-bit bus, named Advanced Transfer Cache by Intel, which improved performance significantly over Katmai. Under competitive pressure from AMD’s Athlon processor, Intel also re-worked the chip internally, and finally fixed the well known instruction pipeline stalls. The result was a remarkable 30% increased performance in some applications where these stalls happened.
It was built on a 0.18 μm process. Pentium III Coppermines running at 500, 533, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, and 733 MHz were first released on October 25, 1999. From December 1999 to May 2000, Intel released Pentium IIIs running at speeds of 750, 800, 850, 866, 900, 933 and 1000 MHz (1 GHz). Both 100 MHz FSB and 133 MHz FSB models were made. An "E" was appended to the model name to indicate cores using the new 0.18 μm fabrication process. An additional "B" was later appended to designate 133 MHz FSB models, resulting in an "EB" suffix. In terms of overall performance, the Coppermine held a slight advantage over the Athlons it was released against, which was reversed when AMD applied their own die shrink and added an on-die L2 cache to the Athlon. Athlon held the advantage in floating-point intensive code, while the Coppermine could perform better when SSE optimizations were used, but in practical terms there was little difference in how the two chips performed, clock-for-clock. However, AMD were able to clock the Athlon higher, reaching eventual speeds of 1.4GHz.
A 1.13 GHz version was released in mid-2000 but famously recalled after a collaboration between HardOCP and Tom's Hardware discovered various instabilities with the operation of the new CPU speed grade. The Coppermine core was unable to reliably reach the 1.13 GHz speed without various tweaks to the processor's microcode, aggressive cooling, additional voltage (1.75 V vs. 1.65 V), and specifically validated platforms.[2] Intel only officially supported the processor on its own VC820 i820-based motherboard, but even this motherboard displayed instability in the independent tests of the hardware review sites. In benchmarks that were stable, performance was shown to be sub-par, with the 1.13 GHz CPU equalling a 1.0 GHz model. Tom's Hardware attributed this performance deficit to relaxed tuning of the CPU and motherboard to improve stability.[3] Intel needed at least six months to resolve the problems using a new cD0 stepping and re-released 1.1 GHz and 1.13 GHz versions in 2001.
Microsoft's Xbox game console uses a variant of the Pentium III/Mobile Celeron family in a Micro-PGA2 form factor. The sSpec designator of the chips is SL5Sx, which makes it most similar to the Mobile Celeron Coppermine-128 processor. It shares with the Coppermine-128 Celeron its 133 MT/s front side bus, 128 KiB L2 cache, and 180 nm fabrication process.[4]
Although the codename Coppermine makes it sound as if the chip was fabricated with copper interconnects, Coppermine in fact used aluminum interconnects.
In late model Coppermine CPUs, Intel implemented a integrated heat spreader to improve contact between the die and the heatsink. The integrated heat spreader itself didn't improve thermal conductivity, since it added another layer of metal and thermal paste between the die and the heatsink, but it greatly assisted in holding the heatsink flat against the die. Earlier Coppermine CPUs without the integrated heat spreader made heatsink mounting challenging.[5] If the heatsink was not flat against the die, heat transfer efficiency was crippled. Some heatsink makers also began using pads on their coolers, similar to what AMD did with the "Thunderbird" Athlon. The enthusiast community went so far as to create shims to assist in maintaining a flat interface.
It was built on a 0.18 μm process. Pentium III Coppermines running at 500, 533, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, and 733 MHz were first released on October 25, 1999. From December 1999 to May 2000, Intel released Pentium IIIs running at speeds of 750, 800, 850, 866, 900, 933 and 1000 MHz (1 GHz). Both 100 MHz FSB and 133 MHz FSB models were made. An "E" was appended to the model name to indicate cores using the new 0.18 μm fabrication process. An additional "B" was later appended to designate 133 MHz FSB models, resulting in an "EB" suffix. In terms of overall performance, the Coppermine held a slight advantage over the Athlons it was released against, which was reversed when AMD applied their own die shrink and added an on-die L2 cache to the Athlon. Athlon held the advantage in floating-point intensive code, while the Coppermine could perform better when SSE optimizations were used, but in practical terms there was little difference in how the two chips performed, clock-for-clock. However, AMD were able to clock the Athlon higher, reaching eventual speeds of 1.4GHz.
A 1.13 GHz version was released in mid-2000 but famously recalled after a collaboration between HardOCP and Tom's Hardware discovered various instabilities with the operation of the new CPU speed grade. The Coppermine core was unable to reliably reach the 1.13 GHz speed without various tweaks to the processor's microcode, aggressive cooling, additional voltage (1.75 V vs. 1.65 V), and specifically validated platforms.[2] Intel only officially supported the processor on its own VC820 i820-based motherboard, but even this motherboard displayed instability in the independent tests of the hardware review sites. In benchmarks that were stable, performance was shown to be sub-par, with the 1.13 GHz CPU equalling a 1.0 GHz model. Tom's Hardware attributed this performance deficit to relaxed tuning of the CPU and motherboard to improve stability.[3] Intel needed at least six months to resolve the problems using a new cD0 stepping and re-released 1.1 GHz and 1.13 GHz versions in 2001.
Microsoft's Xbox game console uses a variant of the Pentium III/Mobile Celeron family in a Micro-PGA2 form factor. The sSpec designator of the chips is SL5Sx, which makes it most similar to the Mobile Celeron Coppermine-128 processor. It shares with the Coppermine-128 Celeron its 133 MT/s front side bus, 128 KiB L2 cache, and 180 nm fabrication process.[4]
Although the codename Coppermine makes it sound as if the chip was fabricated with copper interconnects, Coppermine in fact used aluminum interconnects.
In late model Coppermine CPUs, Intel implemented a integrated heat spreader to improve contact between the die and the heatsink. The integrated heat spreader itself didn't improve thermal conductivity, since it added another layer of metal and thermal paste between the die and the heatsink, but it greatly assisted in holding the heatsink flat against the die. Earlier Coppermine CPUs without the integrated heat spreader made heatsink mounting challenging.[5] If the heatsink was not flat against the die, heat transfer efficiency was crippled. Some heatsink makers also began using pads on their coolers, similar to what AMD did with the "Thunderbird" Athlon. The enthusiast community went so far as to create shims to assist in maintaining a flat interface.
Pentium III
The Pentium III[1] brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile microprocessors based on the sixth-generation Intel P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 26, 1999. The initial Katmai Pentium III contained 9.5 million transistors. The brand's initial processors were very similar to the earlier CPUs branded Pentium II. The most notable difference was the addition of the SSE instruction set (to accelerate media processing and 3D graphics), and the introduction of a controversial serial number embedded in the chip during the manufacturing process.
Pentium III
The Pentium III[1] brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile microprocessors based on the sixth-generation Intel P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 26, 1999. The initial Katmai Pentium III contained 9.5 million transistors. The brand's initial processors were very similar to the earlier CPUs branded Pentium II. The most notable difference was the addition of the SSE instruction set (to accelerate media processing and 3D graphics), and the introduction of a controversial serial number embedded in the chip during the manufacturing process.
AMD LIVE! Ultra PC/AMD LIVE! Ultra notebook PC
Announced in CES 2008, the AMD LIVE! Ultra PC and the AMD LIVE! Ultra notebook PC utilizes a complete high-end AMD platform which complies with the codenamed Spider/Cartwheel desktop platform or the codenamed Puma mobile platform, what differs from the previous systems is that the requirement for in-house graphics products became mandatory while the system requires more high-end and more powerful products, but the other requirements of the AMD LIVE! Ultra PC remained the same as the others. A new better by design sticker for AMD LIVE! Ultra PC was also released.
The specifications of the system including:
Multi-core AMD Phenom processor or Turion Ultra processor
ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000 family of graphics products (including Mobility Radeon HD 2000/3000 series)
May also include integrated graphics
(Optional) ATI CrossFire technology
AMD chipsets
Other requirements of the AMD LIVE! PC
The specifications of the system including:
Multi-core AMD Phenom processor or Turion Ultra processor
ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000 family of graphics products (including Mobility Radeon HD 2000/3000 series)
May also include integrated graphics
(Optional) ATI CrossFire technology
AMD chipsets
Other requirements of the AMD LIVE! PC
AMD LIVE! Ultra PC/AMD LIVE! Ultra notebook PC
Announced in CES 2008, the AMD LIVE! Ultra PC and the AMD LIVE! Ultra notebook PC utilizes a complete high-end AMD platform which complies with the codenamed Spider/Cartwheel desktop platform or the codenamed Puma mobile platform, what differs from the previous systems is that the requirement for in-house graphics products became mandatory while the system requires more high-end and more powerful products, but the other requirements of the AMD LIVE! Ultra PC remained the same as the others. A new better by design sticker for AMD LIVE! Ultra PC was also released.
The specifications of the system including:
Multi-core AMD Phenom processor or Turion Ultra processor
ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000 family of graphics products (including Mobility Radeon HD 2000/3000 series)
May also include integrated graphics
(Optional) ATI CrossFire technology
AMD chipsets
Other requirements of the AMD LIVE! PC
The specifications of the system including:
Multi-core AMD Phenom processor or Turion Ultra processor
ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000 family of graphics products (including Mobility Radeon HD 2000/3000 series)
May also include integrated graphics
(Optional) ATI CrossFire technology
AMD chipsets
Other requirements of the AMD LIVE! PC
AMD Live!
AMD LIVE! is the name of Advanced Micro Devices' initiative in 2005 aimed at gathering the support of professional musicians and other media producers behind its hardware products. The primary focus of this initiative was the Opteron server- and workstation-class central processing units (CPUs).
AMD subsequently extended AMD LIVE! into a platform marketing initiative focusing the consumer electronics segment in 2006 and focused on performance segment desktop-class processors. AMD LIVE! for consumer electronics segment was announced on January 4, 2006 officially through press release.
The AMD LIVE! is an initiative, which can be divided into two parts, one in terms of software and the other, computer hardware. The software portion focuses on users' internet and multimedia experiences, while the hardware sector focuses on the ability of a system to handle multimedia files and the convergence of consumer electronics (CE) and personal computing (PC) into one computer chassis.
AMD subsequently extended AMD LIVE! into a platform marketing initiative focusing the consumer electronics segment in 2006 and focused on performance segment desktop-class processors. AMD LIVE! for consumer electronics segment was announced on January 4, 2006 officially through press release.
The AMD LIVE! is an initiative, which can be divided into two parts, one in terms of software and the other, computer hardware. The software portion focuses on users' internet and multimedia experiences, while the hardware sector focuses on the ability of a system to handle multimedia files and the convergence of consumer electronics (CE) and personal computing (PC) into one computer chassis.
AMD Live!
AMD LIVE! is the name of Advanced Micro Devices' initiative in 2005 aimed at gathering the support of professional musicians and other media producers behind its hardware products. The primary focus of this initiative was the Opteron server- and workstation-class central processing units (CPUs).
AMD subsequently extended AMD LIVE! into a platform marketing initiative focusing the consumer electronics segment in 2006 and focused on performance segment desktop-class processors. AMD LIVE! for consumer electronics segment was announced on January 4, 2006 officially through press release.
The AMD LIVE! is an initiative, which can be divided into two parts, one in terms of software and the other, computer hardware. The software portion focuses on users' internet and multimedia experiences, while the hardware sector focuses on the ability of a system to handle multimedia files and the convergence of consumer electronics (CE) and personal computing (PC) into one computer chassis.
AMD subsequently extended AMD LIVE! into a platform marketing initiative focusing the consumer electronics segment in 2006 and focused on performance segment desktop-class processors. AMD LIVE! for consumer electronics segment was announced on January 4, 2006 officially through press release.
The AMD LIVE! is an initiative, which can be divided into two parts, one in terms of software and the other, computer hardware. The software portion focuses on users' internet and multimedia experiences, while the hardware sector focuses on the ability of a system to handle multimedia files and the convergence of consumer electronics (CE) and personal computing (PC) into one computer chassis.
AMD 700 chipset series
The AMD 700 chipset series (also called as AMD 7-Series Chipsets) is a set of current and upcoming chipsets designed by ATI for AMD Phenom processors to be sold under the AMD brand. Several members were launched in the end of 2007 and the first half of 2008, others are scheduled to launch throughout the rest of 2008.
The existence of the chipsets was proven on October 2006 through two hardware websites in Chile [2][3] and Spain [4] which posted the leaked slides of an ATI internal event, "ATI chipset update". In the slides, ATI has shown a series of RD700 series chipset logics. Codenamed RD790, RX790, RS780 and RS740 respectively. A codenamed SB700 southbridge was also mentioned in the event. The 790X (codenamed RD780) chipset was spotted in Computex 2007, exhibited by ASUS [5], while the SB750 southbridge was reported by VR-Zone [6]. The RS780D was first reported by HKEPC [7] while the RX780H was first seen on ECS internal presentations. [8]
After the acquisition of ATI Technologies, AMD started to participate in the development of the chipset series. And as a result, the first performance and enthusiast segment chipsets products under the AMD brand, The 790FX, 790X and 770 chipsets were launched on November 19, 2007 as part of the Spider codenamed desktop performance platform. The 780 chipset series, first launched in China on January 23, 2008, and released worldwide on March 5, 2008 during CeBIT 2008 [9], mobile chipsets (M740G, M780G and M780T chipsets) were released on June 4, 2008 during Computex 2008 as part of the Puma mobile platform and the 790GX chipset was released on August 6, 2008, while some other members are expected to be released at a later date in 2008.
The existence of the chipsets was proven on October 2006 through two hardware websites in Chile [2][3] and Spain [4] which posted the leaked slides of an ATI internal event, "ATI chipset update". In the slides, ATI has shown a series of RD700 series chipset logics. Codenamed RD790, RX790, RS780 and RS740 respectively. A codenamed SB700 southbridge was also mentioned in the event. The 790X (codenamed RD780) chipset was spotted in Computex 2007, exhibited by ASUS [5], while the SB750 southbridge was reported by VR-Zone [6]. The RS780D was first reported by HKEPC [7] while the RX780H was first seen on ECS internal presentations. [8]
After the acquisition of ATI Technologies, AMD started to participate in the development of the chipset series. And as a result, the first performance and enthusiast segment chipsets products under the AMD brand, The 790FX, 790X and 770 chipsets were launched on November 19, 2007 as part of the Spider codenamed desktop performance platform. The 780 chipset series, first launched in China on January 23, 2008, and released worldwide on March 5, 2008 during CeBIT 2008 [9], mobile chipsets (M740G, M780G and M780T chipsets) were released on June 4, 2008 during Computex 2008 as part of the Puma mobile platform and the 790GX chipset was released on August 6, 2008, while some other members are expected to be released at a later date in 2008.
AMD 700 chipset series
The AMD 700 chipset series (also called as AMD 7-Series Chipsets) is a set of current and upcoming chipsets designed by ATI for AMD Phenom processors to be sold under the AMD brand. Several members were launched in the end of 2007 and the first half of 2008, others are scheduled to launch throughout the rest of 2008.
The existence of the chipsets was proven on October 2006 through two hardware websites in Chile [2][3] and Spain [4] which posted the leaked slides of an ATI internal event, "ATI chipset update". In the slides, ATI has shown a series of RD700 series chipset logics. Codenamed RD790, RX790, RS780 and RS740 respectively. A codenamed SB700 southbridge was also mentioned in the event. The 790X (codenamed RD780) chipset was spotted in Computex 2007, exhibited by ASUS [5], while the SB750 southbridge was reported by VR-Zone [6]. The RS780D was first reported by HKEPC [7] while the RX780H was first seen on ECS internal presentations. [8]
After the acquisition of ATI Technologies, AMD started to participate in the development of the chipset series. And as a result, the first performance and enthusiast segment chipsets products under the AMD brand, The 790FX, 790X and 770 chipsets were launched on November 19, 2007 as part of the Spider codenamed desktop performance platform. The 780 chipset series, first launched in China on January 23, 2008, and released worldwide on March 5, 2008 during CeBIT 2008 [9], mobile chipsets (M740G, M780G and M780T chipsets) were released on June 4, 2008 during Computex 2008 as part of the Puma mobile platform and the 790GX chipset was released on August 6, 2008, while some other members are expected to be released at a later date in 2008.
The existence of the chipsets was proven on October 2006 through two hardware websites in Chile [2][3] and Spain [4] which posted the leaked slides of an ATI internal event, "ATI chipset update". In the slides, ATI has shown a series of RD700 series chipset logics. Codenamed RD790, RX790, RS780 and RS740 respectively. A codenamed SB700 southbridge was also mentioned in the event. The 790X (codenamed RD780) chipset was spotted in Computex 2007, exhibited by ASUS [5], while the SB750 southbridge was reported by VR-Zone [6]. The RS780D was first reported by HKEPC [7] while the RX780H was first seen on ECS internal presentations. [8]
After the acquisition of ATI Technologies, AMD started to participate in the development of the chipset series. And as a result, the first performance and enthusiast segment chipsets products under the AMD brand, The 790FX, 790X and 770 chipsets were launched on November 19, 2007 as part of the Spider codenamed desktop performance platform. The 780 chipset series, first launched in China on January 23, 2008, and released worldwide on March 5, 2008 during CeBIT 2008 [9], mobile chipsets (M740G, M780G and M780T chipsets) were released on June 4, 2008 during Computex 2008 as part of the Puma mobile platform and the 790GX chipset was released on August 6, 2008, while some other members are expected to be released at a later date in 2008.
AMD 690 chipset series
The AMD 690 chipset series is a chipset family developed and manufactured by AMD subsidiary ATI for the AMD platform. It's focused on both desktop and mobile computing markets. The corresponding chipset for the Intel platform has the codename RS600 and shares a similar internal chip design. Mobile versions of both chipsets have codenames RS690M and RS600M. The marketing name for this chipset on the Intel platform is the Radeon Xpress 1200 series (Radeon Xpress 1200 to Radeon Xpress 1270) while the name for the chipset on the AMD platform is 690G. Both the 690G and Radeon Xpress 1200 chipsets include an integrated graphics processing unit (IGP) based on the ATI Radeon X700 series GPUs with ATI AVIVO technology included for hardware video acceleration. Mobile versions have reduced power consumption[citation needed] with adaptive power management features (PowerPlay). The 690G and Radeon Xpress 1250 chipsets are direct successors to Xpress 1600 integrated graphics chipsets (codenamed RS480 and RS400).
The 690 chipset series consists of three members: 690G, 690V and M690T. The planned "RD690" enthusiast chipset was canceled in the official roadmap without explanation and no release date was given for the "RX690" chipset which has no IGP and only one PCI-E x16 slot [1][2].
After ATI was acquired by AMD in July 2006, plans for the Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset for the Intel platform were canceled while the 690G/M690 chipsets for the AMD platform became the main production target. AMD released the chipsets to only two vendors, Abit and AsRock. Abit signed on prior to the AMD acquisition and AsRock was given the remaining inventory of RS600 chips for the Chinese market.
The 690 chipsets began production in late 2006 and were announced in February 2007. Starting in late 2006, mobile versions of the 690 chipset (RS690M) were being rolled out in mass by major notebook computer manufacturers, including HP, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, and others. For some OEMs (including Dell and Acer), the M690 series chipset was going to replace the Radeon Xpress 1150 (codenamed RS485M) on the mobile platform. On AMD Technology Analyst Day 2007, AMD announced that 4 million units of 690 chipsets had been shipped to customers, calling it a commercial success. While AMD, on the other hand, announced on January 21, 2008 that the series will be further extended to embedded systems with the latest member, the AMD M690E chipset.
The 690 chipset series consists of three members: 690G, 690V and M690T. The planned "RD690" enthusiast chipset was canceled in the official roadmap without explanation and no release date was given for the "RX690" chipset which has no IGP and only one PCI-E x16 slot [1][2].
After ATI was acquired by AMD in July 2006, plans for the Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset for the Intel platform were canceled while the 690G/M690 chipsets for the AMD platform became the main production target. AMD released the chipsets to only two vendors, Abit and AsRock. Abit signed on prior to the AMD acquisition and AsRock was given the remaining inventory of RS600 chips for the Chinese market.
The 690 chipsets began production in late 2006 and were announced in February 2007. Starting in late 2006, mobile versions of the 690 chipset (RS690M) were being rolled out in mass by major notebook computer manufacturers, including HP, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, and others. For some OEMs (including Dell and Acer), the M690 series chipset was going to replace the Radeon Xpress 1150 (codenamed RS485M) on the mobile platform. On AMD Technology Analyst Day 2007, AMD announced that 4 million units of 690 chipsets had been shipped to customers, calling it a commercial success. While AMD, on the other hand, announced on January 21, 2008 that the series will be further extended to embedded systems with the latest member, the AMD M690E chipset.
AMD 690 chipset series
The AMD 690 chipset series is a chipset family developed and manufactured by AMD subsidiary ATI for the AMD platform. It's focused on both desktop and mobile computing markets. The corresponding chipset for the Intel platform has the codename RS600 and shares a similar internal chip design. Mobile versions of both chipsets have codenames RS690M and RS600M. The marketing name for this chipset on the Intel platform is the Radeon Xpress 1200 series (Radeon Xpress 1200 to Radeon Xpress 1270) while the name for the chipset on the AMD platform is 690G. Both the 690G and Radeon Xpress 1200 chipsets include an integrated graphics processing unit (IGP) based on the ATI Radeon X700 series GPUs with ATI AVIVO technology included for hardware video acceleration. Mobile versions have reduced power consumption[citation needed] with adaptive power management features (PowerPlay). The 690G and Radeon Xpress 1250 chipsets are direct successors to Xpress 1600 integrated graphics chipsets (codenamed RS480 and RS400).
The 690 chipset series consists of three members: 690G, 690V and M690T. The planned "RD690" enthusiast chipset was canceled in the official roadmap without explanation and no release date was given for the "RX690" chipset which has no IGP and only one PCI-E x16 slot [1][2].
After ATI was acquired by AMD in July 2006, plans for the Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset for the Intel platform were canceled while the 690G/M690 chipsets for the AMD platform became the main production target. AMD released the chipsets to only two vendors, Abit and AsRock. Abit signed on prior to the AMD acquisition and AsRock was given the remaining inventory of RS600 chips for the Chinese market.
The 690 chipsets began production in late 2006 and were announced in February 2007. Starting in late 2006, mobile versions of the 690 chipset (RS690M) were being rolled out in mass by major notebook computer manufacturers, including HP, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, and others. For some OEMs (including Dell and Acer), the M690 series chipset was going to replace the Radeon Xpress 1150 (codenamed RS485M) on the mobile platform. On AMD Technology Analyst Day 2007, AMD announced that 4 million units of 690 chipsets had been shipped to customers, calling it a commercial success. While AMD, on the other hand, announced on January 21, 2008 that the series will be further extended to embedded systems with the latest member, the AMD M690E chipset.
The 690 chipset series consists of three members: 690G, 690V and M690T. The planned "RD690" enthusiast chipset was canceled in the official roadmap without explanation and no release date was given for the "RX690" chipset which has no IGP and only one PCI-E x16 slot [1][2].
After ATI was acquired by AMD in July 2006, plans for the Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset for the Intel platform were canceled while the 690G/M690 chipsets for the AMD platform became the main production target. AMD released the chipsets to only two vendors, Abit and AsRock. Abit signed on prior to the AMD acquisition and AsRock was given the remaining inventory of RS600 chips for the Chinese market.
The 690 chipsets began production in late 2006 and were announced in February 2007. Starting in late 2006, mobile versions of the 690 chipset (RS690M) were being rolled out in mass by major notebook computer manufacturers, including HP, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, and others. For some OEMs (including Dell and Acer), the M690 series chipset was going to replace the Radeon Xpress 1150 (codenamed RS485M) on the mobile platform. On AMD Technology Analyst Day 2007, AMD announced that 4 million units of 690 chipsets had been shipped to customers, calling it a commercial success. While AMD, on the other hand, announced on January 21, 2008 that the series will be further extended to embedded systems with the latest member, the AMD M690E chipset.
MP6
The MP6 was a microprocessor designed by Rise Technology to compete with the Intel Pentium line. The firm spent 5 years developing the processor. Announced in 1998, the chip never achieved widespread use, and Rise quietly exited the market in December of the following year. Like competitors Cyrix and IDT, Rise found it was unable to compete with Intel and AMD.
Silicon Integrated Systems licensed the MP6 technology, and used it in the SiS550, a system-on-a-chip that integrated the MP6 CPU, the north and south bridges, and sound and video on a single chip. The SiS550 saw use in some compact PCs and in consumer devices such as DVD players.
Silicon Integrated Systems licensed the MP6 technology, and used it in the SiS550, a system-on-a-chip that integrated the MP6 CPU, the north and south bridges, and sound and video on a single chip. The SiS550 saw use in some compact PCs and in consumer devices such as DVD players.
MP6
The MP6 was a microprocessor designed by Rise Technology to compete with the Intel Pentium line. The firm spent 5 years developing the processor. Announced in 1998, the chip never achieved widespread use, and Rise quietly exited the market in December of the following year. Like competitors Cyrix and IDT, Rise found it was unable to compete with Intel and AMD.
Silicon Integrated Systems licensed the MP6 technology, and used it in the SiS550, a system-on-a-chip that integrated the MP6 CPU, the north and south bridges, and sound and video on a single chip. The SiS550 saw use in some compact PCs and in consumer devices such as DVD players.
Silicon Integrated Systems licensed the MP6 technology, and used it in the SiS550, a system-on-a-chip that integrated the MP6 CPU, the north and south bridges, and sound and video on a single chip. The SiS550 saw use in some compact PCs and in consumer devices such as DVD players.
AMD K5
The K5 was AMD's first x86 processor developed entirely in-house, introduced in March 1996.[1]. Its primary competition was Intel's Pentium microprocessor range. Although it was originally scheduled for launch in 1995, due to design issues, it was delayed until 1996.[2] AMD as a company was not as mature as Intel regarding microprocessor design, thus a lot of deadlines were missed and there was a lack of manufacturing expertise in scaling designs. The K5 was an ambitious design, closer to a Pentium Pro than a Pentium regarding technical solutions and internal architecture. However, the final product was closer to the Pentium regarding performance.
AMD K5
The K5 was AMD's first x86 processor developed entirely in-house, introduced in March 1996.[1]. Its primary competition was Intel's Pentium microprocessor range. Although it was originally scheduled for launch in 1995, due to design issues, it was delayed until 1996.[2] AMD as a company was not as mature as Intel regarding microprocessor design, thus a lot of deadlines were missed and there was a lack of manufacturing expertise in scaling designs. The K5 was an ambitious design, closer to a Pentium Pro than a Pentium regarding technical solutions and internal architecture. However, the final product was closer to the Pentium regarding performance.
MMX (instruction set)
MMX is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set designed by Intel, introduced in 1997 in their Pentium line of microprocessors, designated as "Pentium with MMX Technology".[1][2] It developed out of a similar unit first introduced on the Intel i860. It has been supported on most subsequent IA-32 processors by Intel and other vendors.
Intel's competitor AMD enhanced Intel's MMX with the 3DNow! instruction set to work with floating-point numbers. Intel would follow AMD's lead on floating-point math and created the SSE extension two years later.
Intel's competitor AMD enhanced Intel's MMX with the 3DNow! instruction set to work with floating-point numbers. Intel would follow AMD's lead on floating-point math and created the SSE extension two years later.
MMX (instruction set)
MMX is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set designed by Intel, introduced in 1997 in their Pentium line of microprocessors, designated as "Pentium with MMX Technology".[1][2] It developed out of a similar unit first introduced on the Intel i860. It has been supported on most subsequent IA-32 processors by Intel and other vendors.
Intel's competitor AMD enhanced Intel's MMX with the 3DNow! instruction set to work with floating-point numbers. Intel would follow AMD's lead on floating-point math and created the SSE extension two years later.
Intel's competitor AMD enhanced Intel's MMX with the 3DNow! instruction set to work with floating-point numbers. Intel would follow AMD's lead on floating-point math and created the SSE extension two years later.
History
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched an antitrust lawsuit against its rival Intel Corp., the world's leader of microprocessors. AMD has claimed that Intel has made a monopoly in the PC processors industry where Intel has offered Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) large discounts on their processors in hopes that it would deter them from buying AMD microprocessors.[1]
The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Monday, June 17, 2005. This has been an ongoing battle up until now and a court date, that was originally aimed for April 2009, has been pushed back almost a whole year to February 2010. This is because the Korea Fair Trade Commission has issued a fine of US$25.4 million against Intel. Some of the manufacturers involved in the case are Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, Fujitsu, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.[2][3]
This is not the first time AMD has accused Intel Corp. of abusing their power as the leading manufacturer for X86 processors. In 1991, AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel claiming that they were trying to secure and maintain a monopoly, and one year later, a court ruled against Intel, awarding AMD US$10 million dollars “plus a royalty-free license to any Intel patents used in AMD's own 386-style processor
The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Monday, June 17, 2005. This has been an ongoing battle up until now and a court date, that was originally aimed for April 2009, has been pushed back almost a whole year to February 2010. This is because the Korea Fair Trade Commission has issued a fine of US$25.4 million against Intel. Some of the manufacturers involved in the case are Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, Fujitsu, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.[2][3]
This is not the first time AMD has accused Intel Corp. of abusing their power as the leading manufacturer for X86 processors. In 1991, AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel claiming that they were trying to secure and maintain a monopoly, and one year later, a court ruled against Intel, awarding AMD US$10 million dollars “plus a royalty-free license to any Intel patents used in AMD's own 386-style processor
History
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched an antitrust lawsuit against its rival Intel Corp., the world's leader of microprocessors. AMD has claimed that Intel has made a monopoly in the PC processors industry where Intel has offered Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) large discounts on their processors in hopes that it would deter them from buying AMD microprocessors.[1]
The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Monday, June 17, 2005. This has been an ongoing battle up until now and a court date, that was originally aimed for April 2009, has been pushed back almost a whole year to February 2010. This is because the Korea Fair Trade Commission has issued a fine of US$25.4 million against Intel. Some of the manufacturers involved in the case are Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, Fujitsu, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.[2][3]
This is not the first time AMD has accused Intel Corp. of abusing their power as the leading manufacturer for X86 processors. In 1991, AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel claiming that they were trying to secure and maintain a monopoly, and one year later, a court ruled against Intel, awarding AMD US$10 million dollars “plus a royalty-free license to any Intel patents used in AMD's own 386-style processor
The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Monday, June 17, 2005. This has been an ongoing battle up until now and a court date, that was originally aimed for April 2009, has been pushed back almost a whole year to February 2010. This is because the Korea Fair Trade Commission has issued a fine of US$25.4 million against Intel. Some of the manufacturers involved in the case are Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, Fujitsu, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.[2][3]
This is not the first time AMD has accused Intel Corp. of abusing their power as the leading manufacturer for X86 processors. In 1991, AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel claiming that they were trying to secure and maintain a monopoly, and one year later, a court ruled against Intel, awarding AMD US$10 million dollars “plus a royalty-free license to any Intel patents used in AMD's own 386-style processor
Pentium
The Pentium[1] brand refers to Intel's single-core x86 microprocessor[2] based on the P5 fifth-generation microarchitecture. The name Pentium was derived from the Greek pente (πέντε), meaning 'five', and the Latin ending -ium.
Introduced on March 22, 1993[3], the Pentium succeeded the Intel486, in which the number "4" signified the fourth-generation microarchitecture. Intel selected the Pentium name after courts had disallowed trademarking of names containing numbers - like "286", "i386", "i486" - though, sometimes, the Pentium is unofficially referred to as i586. In 1996, the original Pentium was succeeded by the Pentium MMX branded CPUs still based on the P5 fifth-generation microarchitecture.
Starting in 1995, Intel used the "Pentium" registered trademark in the names of families of post-fifth-generations of x86 processors branded as the Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 and Pentium D (see Pentium (brand)). Although they shared the x86 instruction set with the original Pentium (and its predecessors), their microarchitectures were radically different from the P5 microarchitecture of CPUs branded as Pentium or Pentium MMX. In 2006, the Pentium briefly disappeared from Intel's roadmaps[4][5] to reemerge in 2007 and solidify in 2008[6].
Vinod Dham is often referred to as the father of the Intel Pentium processor,[7][8] although many people, including John H. Crawford (of i386 and i486 alumni), were involved in the design and development of the processor.
Introduced on March 22, 1993[3], the Pentium succeeded the Intel486, in which the number "4" signified the fourth-generation microarchitecture. Intel selected the Pentium name after courts had disallowed trademarking of names containing numbers - like "286", "i386", "i486" - though, sometimes, the Pentium is unofficially referred to as i586. In 1996, the original Pentium was succeeded by the Pentium MMX branded CPUs still based on the P5 fifth-generation microarchitecture.
Starting in 1995, Intel used the "Pentium" registered trademark in the names of families of post-fifth-generations of x86 processors branded as the Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 and Pentium D (see Pentium (brand)). Although they shared the x86 instruction set with the original Pentium (and its predecessors), their microarchitectures were radically different from the P5 microarchitecture of CPUs branded as Pentium or Pentium MMX. In 2006, the Pentium briefly disappeared from Intel's roadmaps[4][5] to reemerge in 2007 and solidify in 2008[6].
Vinod Dham is often referred to as the father of the Intel Pentium processor,[7][8] although many people, including John H. Crawford (of i386 and i486 alumni), were involved in the design and development of the processor.
Pentium
The Pentium[1] brand refers to Intel's single-core x86 microprocessor[2] based on the P5 fifth-generation microarchitecture. The name Pentium was derived from the Greek pente (πέντε), meaning 'five', and the Latin ending -ium.
Introduced on March 22, 1993[3], the Pentium succeeded the Intel486, in which the number "4" signified the fourth-generation microarchitecture. Intel selected the Pentium name after courts had disallowed trademarking of names containing numbers - like "286", "i386", "i486" - though, sometimes, the Pentium is unofficially referred to as i586. In 1996, the original Pentium was succeeded by the Pentium MMX branded CPUs still based on the P5 fifth-generation microarchitecture.
Starting in 1995, Intel used the "Pentium" registered trademark in the names of families of post-fifth-generations of x86 processors branded as the Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 and Pentium D (see Pentium (brand)). Although they shared the x86 instruction set with the original Pentium (and its predecessors), their microarchitectures were radically different from the P5 microarchitecture of CPUs branded as Pentium or Pentium MMX. In 2006, the Pentium briefly disappeared from Intel's roadmaps[4][5] to reemerge in 2007 and solidify in 2008[6].
Vinod Dham is often referred to as the father of the Intel Pentium processor,[7][8] although many people, including John H. Crawford (of i386 and i486 alumni), were involved in the design and development of the processor.
Introduced on March 22, 1993[3], the Pentium succeeded the Intel486, in which the number "4" signified the fourth-generation microarchitecture. Intel selected the Pentium name after courts had disallowed trademarking of names containing numbers - like "286", "i386", "i486" - though, sometimes, the Pentium is unofficially referred to as i586. In 1996, the original Pentium was succeeded by the Pentium MMX branded CPUs still based on the P5 fifth-generation microarchitecture.
Starting in 1995, Intel used the "Pentium" registered trademark in the names of families of post-fifth-generations of x86 processors branded as the Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 and Pentium D (see Pentium (brand)). Although they shared the x86 instruction set with the original Pentium (and its predecessors), their microarchitectures were radically different from the P5 microarchitecture of CPUs branded as Pentium or Pentium MMX. In 2006, the Pentium briefly disappeared from Intel's roadmaps[4][5] to reemerge in 2007 and solidify in 2008[6].
Vinod Dham is often referred to as the father of the Intel Pentium processor,[7][8] although many people, including John H. Crawford (of i386 and i486 alumni), were involved in the design and development of the processor.
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