Nathan Brookwood
Nathan Brookwood
chips exotic hot literally postage run size stamp
CMOS allows high-density chips the size of a postage stamp to be cooled without exotic techniques. Without low-power CMOS technology, microprocessors would run so hot that they would literally melt.
according case happens korean smoke
In the case of Japan, there was smoke and there was fire, at least according to the FTC there, and we'll see what happens to the Korean one.
advantages degree dual far higher opposed power sharing
Having a more intelligent quad-core, as opposed to the dual dual-core, translates to better power usage and, in theory, far better performance. The advantages are that you get a higher degree of sharing with caches and buses.
bragging rights
Sun, for at least two weeks, had bragging rights about that.
based certainly creative customer employees goes number software
He certainly goes for unconventional, creative approaches, like licensing Sun's software based on the number of employees that a customer had. So in that regard, I'm optimistic.
architecture lose market share survive time
I don't know that Apple's market share can survive another architecture shift. Every time they do this, they lose more customers.
chips discount higher intel less levels parity percent prices sell
The old AMD used to sell its chips at a 25 to 50 percent discount to what Intel was charging. The new AMD more or less prices at parity (to Intel) and delivers higher levels of performance.
expense low vacation
This is going to end the vacation that AMD and Cyrix have been having at Intel's expense at the low end (of the market),
exploit multiple performance silicon single winning
Henceforth, those who need more performance must exploit parallelism -- multiple processors, often on a single silicon die. AMD is winning the dual-core server race.
absurdly apple bet crazy ibm intel paying pays sure whatever
I don't know how much Apple pays for that IBM chip, but you can bet it's absurdly low. Apple has this crazy idea that it shouldn't have to pay as much as everyone else. And whatever it's paying for the IBM chip, I'm sure it's paying more for the Intel chip.
ahead bragging gets intel
Intel gets some bragging right here: we do something ahead of AMD for a change.
cases close definitely expectation gap narrow products
My expectation is that Intel's new products are definitely going to narrow the gap with AMD, and in some cases may even close the gap.
battery cooling desktop facing kinds life physics similar small tight
When they did the Pentium M, they were under tight constraints on power. Now, desktop and server are facing similar kinds of constraints. It's not so much battery life as it is noise, just the physics of cooling a really hot, small chip.