To: Robert Mayo who wrote (25071 ) 6/6/1999 4:15:00 PM From: J R KARY Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Forget INTC , IBM's PowerPC confirms what counts is "how you use it"CPU MZ speed is vital for INTC in its struggle against AMD . Their chip architecture is comparable confining their battle to CPU specs .Doesn't Ole Blue hold the server speed record using MPU PowerPC 604e ?the announcement of a major technology breakthrough by IBM called Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) .either performance can be increased or power usage can be reduced by changing to different materials and production methods while maintaining an existing chip design . This will let the same chip incorporate 34 million transistors, instead of 12 million . In 2000, IBM will combine copper with SOI. IBM already uses copper in its 32-bit processors found in Apple's products. The 32-bit processors will follow the same road map and use SOI in 2000. the companies will be separately developing chips for Apple Macintosh products. "infoworld.com Hence AAPL benefits "this year" from partner IBM's "copper" experience tripling transistors from 12mln to 34mnl and speed improvements from SOI next year "at little cost" . IBM has a 32 and 64-bit roadmap.
