Petz,
> Does anyone know what the Timna core is based on? Is it basically a coppermine with 128K L2 + northbridge and graphics? >
This should provide you with some details on Timna:
zdnet.com
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Timna, which is sampling to PC makers now, will use a
number of Intel technologies, including a Katmai core with
128KB of integrated Level 2 cache and the company's
multimedia instructions known as Streaming SIMD
Extensions. Timna will also borrow the memory interface
and graphics engine from Intel's 810 chip set, although
the graphics engine will be a "souped-up" version of what
is found in the 810, sources said.
Timna will support synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
at first. However, the chip has been built with a Rambus
Direct memory interface, which will require a bridge for
100MHz SDRAM, Slater said.
The chip will be manufactured using the company's
0.18-micron process and will be paired with its
Socket370.
Timna won't be alone in the market for long.
VIA Technologies Inc. is working on a similar processor,
known by the code name Matthew. Little is known about
the device, but Slater believes the chip, which is due next
year, will integrate a graphics engine and a memory
controller, among other things.
Timna will likely be branded as a Celeron chip, although
Intel will continue to sell its current line of Celerons. In
fact, the current Celerons will be running at 700MHz by
the time Timna debuts at 600MHz in the second half of
this year.
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