Yousef - Here is another 0.25 micron/266 MHz Technology to analyze from IDTI.
IDTI/Centaur is announcing/shipping their 0.25 micron WinChip 2 with AMD 3DNOW! technology. (Beating AMD to market!)
However, they are only getting 266 Mhz parts now with hopes of 300 MHz parts later.
And this is AFTER MAKING Core CPU improvements and FPU pipelining enhancements!
Any idea why their technology performance is so weak for a 0.25 micron process?
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday May 19, 12:38 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
IDT Previews Roadmap For IDT WinChip Microprocessor Family
Product Development Cycle Targets Growing Value PC Market Segment
SAN JOSE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1998-- IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI - news) today previewed the new product roadmap for its IDT WinChip(TM) family of microprocessors including WinChip 2(TM) WinChip 2 3D(TM), WinChip 2+, WinChip 2+NB and WinChip 3.
In a presentation at PC Tech Forum, Glenn Henry, senior vice president of IDT and president of Centaur Technology, IDT's design subsidiary, previewed new generations of IDT WinChip microprocessors targeted at delivering the best computing experience for users running business applications and entertainment software on sub-$1,000 desktop and sub-$1,500 notebook computer systems.
''We will continue to execute our core strategy of building simpler, smaller, more powerful microprocessors,'' said Henry. ''This approach also allows us to reduce die size and power consumption, add new features faster and deliver greater performance for Windows(R)- based business applications.''
Sampling of IDT WinChip 2 Commences
IDT also announced today that it has begun sampling its new IDT WinChip 2 and WinChip 2 3D processors for the value desktop and notebook computer market. The IDT WinChip 2 3D incorporates
AMD 3DNow!(TM) technology which accelerates games and applications written to Microsoft's Direct3D(R) applications programming interface (API). Based on Winstone(R) 98 Benchmarks, the IDT WinChip 2 and WinChip 2 3D will offer best-in-class performance vs. other Socket 7 processors running at the same MHz. Samples will initially be available at speeds running as high as 266 MHz, moving to 300
MHz later this year.
Performance gains in the IDT WinChip 2 family have been achieved through core CPU improvements combined with new 0.25-micron process technology, superscalar MMX(TM) capability, a fully pipelined
floating point unit and 100-MHz bus support. The IDT WinChip 2 family will support Super 7(TM) motherboards, providing all the same benefits as the Pentium II(R) architecture for uni-processor systems, but at a much lower cost. The release of multiple core logic chip sets with features such as 100-MHz bus and AGP support ensures that users can continue to leverage the cost-effective and established Socket 7
motherboard infrastructure.
Preview of Future IDT WinChip Microprocessors
Future generations of the IDT WinChip family will provide improved performance with a faster core, largercaches, speeds of up to 600 MHz and increasing integration. The IDT WinChip 2+ will combine the IDT
WinChip 2 core with a larger primary level (L1) cache to improve performance while retaining a very small die size. The IDT WinChip 2+NB with integrated Northbridge will allow the end customer to select from a ptions. This integration will help lower the overall cost
of the PC platform through cost-effective packaging and reduction in motherboard manufacturing costs. The IDT WinChip 3 will introduce a new core and superpipelining techniques to double speeds to between
400 and 600 MHz while maintaining small die size and low cost.
''Our roadmap highlights how far we've come in the last year,'' said Joe Baranowski, vice president of IDT WinChip sales and marketing. ''As the value PC segment continues to diversify, our OEMs will be able to optimize IDT WinChip performance for virtually any user need and price point. Today's announcements reflect our commitment to serving multiple segments of the high-volume value PC segment and to ensuring the Socket 7 infrastructure is maintained as the best solution for uni- processor systems.''
About the IDT WinChip Family
The IDT WinChip processor family is optimized to deliver the best computing experience for users running business applications and games on sub-$1,000 desktop and sub-$1,500 notebook computer systems.
IDT introduced the first of its IDT WinChip microprocessors, the IDT WinChip C6(TM), in May 1997. Its small die size and low power are achieved by simplifying the architecture and eliminating or reducing
complex logic found in other processors. The microprocessor is offered in a 296-pin Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA) Socket 7-compatible package. The IDT WinChip features performance competitive with other x86 processors, based on benchmarks such as Winstone 97, and runs all leading operating systems, including: Windows 95(R), Windows NT(R), Windows 3.x, MS-DOS(R), Novell(R) NetWare, OS/2 Warp, Unix(R), and Solaris(TM); as well as other software packages and the latest MMX- enabled multimedia applications.
About IDT
IDT enables a digitally connected world by providing innovative semiconductor solutions to leading-edge
designers in communications and computing. IDT's broad product mix consists of communications
memories, networking devices, both RISC and x86 microprocessors, high- speed SRAMs and
high-performance logic. The company's innovative technologies and products take aim at markets
expected to exceed a total of $20 billion in 1998.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the company employs approximately 5,000 people worldwide and
has manufacturing facilities in California, Oregon, the Philippines and Malaysia. IDT stock is traded on the
NASDAQ stock market under the symbol ''IDTI.''
Additional information about IDT is easily accessible through the World Wide Web (http://www.idt.com),
CD-ROM by calling 800/345-7015, or via fax-on-demand at 800/9-IDT-FAX. The investor hotline is
408/654- 6420.
IDT's Centaur Technology subsidiary was founded in 1995 by IBM fellow Glenn Henry and is based in
Austin, Texas. More information on the IDT WinChip can be found at winchip.com.
Forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, product demand, pricing, changing economic conditions, timely development and market
acceptance of new products, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange
Commission Filings. Actual results may differ materially from the Company's projections.
NOTE TO EDITORS: C6, WinChip, WinChip 2 and WinChip 2 3D are trademarks of Integrated Device
Technology, Inc.
MMX is a trademark and Pentium II is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
All other brand names and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or trade names of their
respective holders.
Contact:
Fleishman-Hillard Public Relations
Melissa McClure, 415/356-1082
E-mail: mcclurem@fleishman.com
or
IDT Corporate Communications
Julie Cline, 408/654-6464
E-mail: cline@idt.com |
