Oct 14, 2010

Common Platform Alliance key to foundry success

Brings together Global Foundries, IBM, and Samsung

THE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT back in June seems to have been generally missed, possibly because most of us aren’t familiar with the Common Platform Alliance, an organization striving for a common, open design ecosystem and fab synchronization, amongst other things. Global Foundries, IBM, and Samsung are the key foundries that make up the Common Platform Alliance and they’re all currently working on a joint 28nm process technology platform which will make life easier for their customers.
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Oct 14, 2010

Webia Android TV on display at Broadband Taiwan

Runs Android as name suggests, plays 1080p video

IF YOU LIVE somewhere you can’t get Google TV, yet want an Android device attached to your brand new flat panel TV, then maybe Webia’s Android TV is what you’ve been waiting for. We spotted the Android powered box at the Broadband Taiwan show and it piqued our interest as there aren’t too many devices of its kind that run Android as yet.
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Oct 13, 2010

Global Foundries set to help boost ARM performance

28nm will see ARM based SoC at 2.5GHz+

BACK IN SEPTEMBER ARM and Global Foundries announced that they had taped out the industry’s first 28nm ARM Cortex A9 SoC using Gate First High-K Metal Gate technology. Although not much more detail was given at the time, Global Foundries did unveil a little more of what to expect from this partnership at GTC Asia.
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Oct 13, 2010

Global Foundries talks 28 and 20nm at GTC Asia

28nm next year, followed by 20nm in 2012/2013

EARLIER TODAY WE attended Global Foundries Technology Conference Asia 2010 (GTC) and judging by the presentations, the company is without a doubt getting ready to give it its best to beat TSMC at its own game. Global Foundries is readying its 28nm production ramp and some early products are already being made, although this is only risk production with actual full on production taking place later next year.
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Oct 12, 2010

Intel low power embedded Sandy Bridge coming in Q1’11

Core i mobile derived processors

WE’RE SURE THAT this isn’t coming as a surprise to anyone, but Intel will be offering embedded processors based on its Sandy Bridge core and the first models should appear around the same time as Intel’s mobile and desktop counterparts. However, the company is also readying a set of low power processors based on the mobile Sandy Bridge processors which will be slightly different from their mobile counterparts.
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Oct 11, 2010

AMD also set to launch three desktop chipsets

All set to work with Llano

ON FRIDAY WE gave you a closer look at AMD’s mobile chipsets for the Fusion platform and today we’ll look a little bit closer at the desktop chipsets. Again we’re looking at three different Hudson models, although this time things are a little bit different on the entry level compared to the mobile chipsets.
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Oct 11, 2010

Windows Phone 7 has landed

Plenty of handsets, none of them available today

WINDOWS PHONE 7 has finally arrived some eight months almost to the day since the new phone OS from Microsoft was first unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February. One thing that’s certain after today’s launch is that Microsoft has the backing of the device makers with Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung all launching handsets.
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Oct 8, 2010

AMD readying three mobile Fusion chipsets

For two different platforms

SO FAR NOT a lot of information has made its way out from AMD with regards to its upcoming Fusion platforms, but we’ve gotten our hands on some information that is about to change that. AMD is readying three chipset solutions for its upcoming mobile Fusion processors, one for Ontario and two for Llano and there are some real surprises at hand.
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Oct 8, 2010

AMD Barts turns out to be Radeon HD 6800 after all

Specifications and card pictures leaked

IT SEEMS LIKE AMD decided to call its Barts GPUs Radeon HD 6800 after all, at least according to the latest leak. Barts XT will be the Radeon HD 6870 while the Barts Pro will be the Radeon HD 6850, neither of which is a big surprise once you’ve established which series the two GPUs fall into.
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Oct 7, 2010

Intel is considering some tweaks to the USB standard

More power to the people

WITHOUT A DOUBT one of the biggest flaws of the USB standard is the childishly low amounts of power that can be provided and it’s been a major bugbear of the USB protocol. USB 3.0 upped it slightly, but 900mA is hardly what we’d call generous, but it seems like Intel has finally caught on and is considering some serious changes.
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Oct 7, 2010

Bumpgate alternative to class action

If you go it alone

Editor’s Note:  Mr. Fahey writes about his personal experience.  It may not be your personal experience and nothing in this article should be considered legal advice.  It is the story of one man, a smart, persistent man, solving the problem of a dead computer.  You may or may not have a defective card.  However, in light of the recent settlement for the class action suit involving HP, Dell and Apple models alternatives are being considered by owners.  That settlement is something that you, if you’re an affected user, may opt out of and pursue legal action on your own or as part of a different class action, there are more coming, if your parts are not one of the listed parts.  If you do choose to opt out of that settlement the story below is what one of your remaining options are.  Mileage may vary.
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