C|Net News.com heeft een artikel over wat we volgende maand op de IEEE99 conferentie in San Jose en San Francisco allemaal mogen verwachten:
At the 1999 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference next month, Intel will discuss a 600-MHz version of the upcoming Pentium III chip, while IBM will disclose a new breed of PowerPC chip based on a cutting-edge production technique and a 600-MHz processor for server computers. The three-day conference in San Francisco and San Jose starts on February 15.Advanced Micro Devices, meanwhile, will take the technical wraps off the K7, due in the second half. The chip is expected to best the Pentium III in a number of crucial respects and could give AMD the performance lead, according to, among others, Microprocessor Report editor Keith Diefendorff.
[...]BM will discuss a 580-MHz PowerPC chip design based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. The PowerPC architecture is used in Apple Computer's Macintosh computer line as well as a variety of other devices. IBM's SOI process protects transistors with an oxidized layer of insulation, creating a "blanket" that reduces harmful electrical effects that sap energy and hinder performance.
Verder staat er nog wat spul over PowerPC's van Motorola, 256Mbit flash chips en 1 gigabit SDRAM van Samsung. Lees hier voor de rest....
