Wednesday, September 3rd 2008
China to Launch its Quad-Core CPU in 2009
Chinese researchers unveiled details of a general-purpose microprocessor with which they hope to give computing to the most ordinary people in China. The chip, code-named "Godson-3", was developed with government funding by more than 200 researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing Technology (ICT). Analysts suggest this takes China one step closer technological independence.
These chips are being manufactured by ST Microelectronics and branded as "Loongson" meaning Dragon Chip. Predecessors of this chip have been manufactured since 2001 and with its advancement marks rapid propagation of the Linux platform and other open-source software. These PCs would make it to as many workplaces and schools as the Chinese government can take them to. It is noted that the Godson-3 that has four processing cores releases in 2009 with a design that is scalable. In fact an 8-core version is planned as well. These chips use the 65nm fabrication process, with the 4-core version rated to consume as low as 10W. An interesting bit on the machine architecture is that these chips aren't x86 per say, but the designers have added instruction sets to simulate an x86-like environment. With it they hope to run a broader range of software, Microsoft Windows included. Since its a simulated x86 environment, a license from Intel isn't required. Erik Metzger, a patent attorney at Intel, says that the chip will only perform at about 80% of the speed of an actual x86 chip.
Source:
Technology Review
These chips are being manufactured by ST Microelectronics and branded as "Loongson" meaning Dragon Chip. Predecessors of this chip have been manufactured since 2001 and with its advancement marks rapid propagation of the Linux platform and other open-source software. These PCs would make it to as many workplaces and schools as the Chinese government can take them to. It is noted that the Godson-3 that has four processing cores releases in 2009 with a design that is scalable. In fact an 8-core version is planned as well. These chips use the 65nm fabrication process, with the 4-core version rated to consume as low as 10W. An interesting bit on the machine architecture is that these chips aren't x86 per say, but the designers have added instruction sets to simulate an x86-like environment. With it they hope to run a broader range of software, Microsoft Windows included. Since its a simulated x86 environment, a license from Intel isn't required. Erik Metzger, a patent attorney at Intel, says that the chip will only perform at about 80% of the speed of an actual x86 chip.
66 Comments on China to Launch its Quad-Core CPU in 2009
Interesting name for it this mean it makes things around it hot :P.. J/K
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I say go for it China as one thing for sure is AMD and INTEL are not moving all that fast and seem to be stuck in the past.
Everything needs a start, they can't just jump into the market with a super ultra fast CPU. And this is suppose to be their first product.
I'm looking forward to their products.
The leaders is Technology are countries that develop new/improved systems not playing catchup after someone else has developed something.
I think China can get respect over time, like Japan had the same reputation for poor quality and stealing technology 40-50 years ago but now anything made in Japan is usually good quality.
Ya and whoever wrote that article, "per say" is incorrect. It should be per se
Look, I got nothing against China -- they deserve their time at the top like everyone else does, and they'll have it one day. Just be careful with the nationalistic posting of fighter jets and whatnot, okay? That's not cool.