Transmeta's M8800  Efficeon Processor Powers Down
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New version of the Efficeon processor uses only 3 watts of power at 1-GHz speed.
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InfoWorld - I've been on a bit of a green kick around here for the past few months. A computer lab is notoriously power hungry, with servers running at 100 percent utilization for days on end, generating traffic or running test harnesses. There are certain areas where I can make some reductions, however, such as collapsing a half-dozen less-utilized boxes onto a single VMware ESX server. There are some other ways, too.
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - Transmeta Corp.'s 90-nanometer Efficeon processor is ready for partners to use in ultraportable notebooks, thin clients, and embedded designs, the company announced Tuesday at the Fall Processor Forum.
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Computers built with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor soon will be able to take advantage of the same power management technology the company has already built into its laptop and desktop microchips.
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Newest Efficeon processor also offers higher frequency using less power.
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(InfoWorld) - Via Technologies has developed a processor that consumes a maximum of 1 watt of power and is intended for use in mobile devices and embedded applications. The latest Eden ULV chip was announced on Thursday at the Embedded Systems Conference in Taipei, where customers showed off systems based on the chip. Previously, the lowest power chip in the Eden lineup was the 1GHz Eden ULV, which consumes a maximum of 3.5 watts. The 500MHz version consumes 0.1 watt of power in idle mode. Like other Via processors, the 500MHz Eden ULV processor is based on the same x86 instruction set found in CPUs from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices and is capable of running Windows or Linux. But instead of desktop PCs or laptops, the new chip is intended for embedded applications, like point-of-sales systems, thin-client computers, set-top boxes, and security systems. The chip uses the same Esther processor core found in Via's line of C7 processors. The latest Eden ULV chip, which is manufactured using a 90-nanometer process, is paired withÂ Via's CX700 chip set, which combines both the Northbridge and Southbridge chips inside a single package to conserve space in a computer. The CX700 consumes up to 3.5 watts, but system makers can reduce this by disabling some of the chipset's functions, such as USB ports or the SATA interface for hard drives. Via, which is a distant third in the CPU market behind Intel and AMD, has long championed the development of cheap, low-power processors that can operate without elaborate heatsinks or fans. These chips allow hardware makers to build devices that are smaller, quieter, and cost less than most PCs.
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While Intel and AMD continue bringing low-power mobile chips to market, Transmeta is faced with the possibility of shifting its focus from operations and toward licensing its technologies.
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Beautiful display and plenty of power, but what's up with the nonadjustable base?
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Orion Multisystems today unveiled a workstation that takes high-performance computing and puts it on the desktop using low-power processors from Transmeta and an innovative motherboard design.
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Chip-making technique to fuel AMD64, PowerPC, 'Cell' production
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Throughout the past five years, AMD has stated Intel has been unfair in the way it measures its CPUs' power consumption, and presents those numbers to the public. But it hasn't come up with an alternative method...until today. Beginning with the Barcelona generation of quad-core CPUs, AMD will utilize what it calls average CPU power (ACP), which unlike Thermal Design Point (TDP) is not based on how much power is required to cool a chip, but rather to run it.
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Underpromising in order to overdeliver can't make up for sluggish operating results.
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A 7200rpm unit that's as fast as a 10,000rpm job, apparently
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Before 'Tolapai', before 'Banias'... Forgotten Tech With Intel's 'Tolapai' system-on-a-chip (SoC) part making headlines this week, it's worth remembering this embedded part isn't Intel's first highly-integrated processor. Ironically, the core Tolapai is said to be based on, the Pentium M, may have been instrumental in the demise of 'Timna', the chip giant's first major SoC project.â¦
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Chipmaker's Isaiah processor architecture is expected to double performance but consume same amount of energy.Images: Isaiah architecture up close
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Opteron to gain power preservation tech - and other goodies
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Eco-friendly, GreenPower family of hard drive consume less power and go idle when not in use.