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Sun Hardware
30 Apr 2007
#18041
Technical Details of the New SPARC64 VI Processor
White Paper Describes Implementation-Specific Portions of the SPARC64 VI

The new SPARC64 VI processor found in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers consists of two SPARC V9 cores with two vertical threads per core. This dual core version of the SPARC64 V is replacing Sun's Sparc4+ and Fujitsu's Sparc64 V processors. Get technical details of the processor in a white paper online.

2 May 2007
#18045
Rock Processor Test Shows Sun is on Schedule in Development
The Third Chip Multithreading (CMT) Processor from Sun

Sun is reportedly on schedule to deliver the 16-core Rock processor after a test was run, according to InfoWorld.com.

30 Apr 2007
#18042
Advantages of Sun's Dual-port Multithreaded 10 GbE Networking Card
Assign Incoming Packets to Specific CPU Threads

"How quickly will iSCSI networks running 10 Gigabit Ethernet hardware become mainstream? Which applications will it be used in?" asks a recent ComputerWorld article. The Sun Dual-port Multithreaded 10 GbE Networking card provides ten times the throughput at one-third the cost per gigabit. Take a look at the other advantages and applications of this Sun hardware.

1 May 2007
#18040
Challenges Sun Faces in Finding Foundry to Replace Texas Instruments
EE Times Interview with David Yen

David Yen, the head of Sun's Microelectronics group, said one of the challenges Sun is facing is finding a partner to make Sun's processors since Sun's long-time partner Texas Instruments (TI) has decided to rely on foundries to develop next-generation semiconductor process technology, according to an interview with Yen on EETimes.com.

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