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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (8530)	9/26/2000 1:53:43 AM
From: lkj	Read Replies (1) of 10309

Hi Ramsey, xScale, used to be known as StrongARM2 is pretty much the most advanced 32 bit embedded processor today. Though Intel rates it running as high as 800MHz, it can actually go to 1GHz, while consuming no more than 1.5 W. The raw power alone does not tell you the story. Like the Crusoe, this chip can adjust clock speed. (No, this is not like the Pentium SpeedStep which has only two frequencies.) The xScale can run on many voltage levels and at many clock rates. It's great that Intel didn't come up with a name such as Long Run. (Only the great "used car sales man", Dave Ditzel, could come up with such.) At 50MHz, the xScale will consume merely 10mW, and at 800MHz, it will consume 900mW. (Both the versitulity and power consumption make the Crusoe cry.) Even better, this chip can go from idle to fully operational in 20usec. (The Crusoe can take up to 280usec.) What this chip lacking is a great OS that can take advantage of the variable clock rate. Will this run Transmeta's Mobile-Linux, or is "Mobile-VxWorks" on the way?..... (Most of the content above about the xScale is from The Microprocessor Report. The Transmeta bashing is my way of saying no to Crusoe.) Khan

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