Has this been posted? Micron Althon SMP.
CPU Support: Including SMP Athlon?
Micron is leveraging itself into several computing arenas. Samurai DDR supports all current Intel P6
based CPUs. The first working boards built in December, 1999 utilized Intel's Slot 1 architecture, but
the final product will natively accept Slot 1, Socket 370, and Socket FC-370 designs. Micron has
also recently finished support for the AMD Slot A and Socket A architectures, and hopes to
aggressively market this K7 DDR chipset as a direct competitor to Intel's i840 platform. With SMP
(Symmetric MultiProcessing) support, Micron could even be the first vendor with a multiple CPU
Athlon product.
Several OEMs have expressed interest in providing SMP Athlon systems, as the K7 architecture
provides extremely efficient server computing. Multiple Northbridge chips can be interconnected, thus
offering expanded SMP support. The SMP architecture will also benefit directly from DDR memory
support, as DDR will help to improve disk I/O rates and network efficiency. The server market will
likely take notice of this feature, since newer operating systems like Windows 2000 and Linux 2.3
are proving that SMP and high speed memory can place the x86 architecture into the forefront of high
speed computing.
sysopt.earthweb.com
Micron is planning for quantity shipments of Samurai DDR this fall. They will first ship the Intel
compatible chipsets, and later release the AMD counterparts if DDR memory sales meet the
projected estimates.
What does this mean? DDR should meet any projected estimates because...
Willy "2" (1H 2001) will support SDRAM
theregister.co.uk
ntel's 479 pin son of Willamette, due for launch next year, now has
its very own codename, Prescott. A die shrink from 0.18 to 0.13
micron, Prescott and its associated Tulloch chipset are expected to
support both synchronous and Rambus memory. ® |
