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At its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) today, Apple Computer finally transitioned its computer product line away from PowerPC processors to Intel-based systems, introducing the new high-end Mac Pro Xeon-based desktop systems along with revamped Xserve one-unit servers.
IBM yesterday announced a new PowerPC chip during a conference in Japan. The new PowerPC 970MP is a dual core-version of IBM’s PowerPC 970FX. The computer company said it is targeted towards those who desire an inexpensive 64-bit SMP-capable system with ranges from 1.4 to 2.5 GHz.
The PowerPC 970MP builds upon IBM’s 64-bit Power Architecture family and is designed for entry level servers and the embedded marketplace. Each of the chip’s cores, according to an IBM press release, has its own dedicated 1MB L2 cache, giving double the performance of the PowerPC 970FX chip. The frequency and voltage of each core can be scaled down to reduce power during periods of less workload. In trimes of less needed performance requirements, one core can even be completely shut down.
This system-on-chip processor gives customers an entry point into the PowerPC 440 family, making it an attractive solution for networking and storage applications. It is also designed to extend the PowerPC 440 family into new applications, such as imaging and industrial control.
The 440EP supports double data rate (DDR) memory, a powerful floating-point operations unit, and USB interfaces, including USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. The addition of Not and (NAND) and serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash support can provide additional flexibility for designers to utilize.
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