IBM has licensed a portfolio of ARM Holdings microprocessors and intends to offer the technology to communications and networking infrastructure developers. IBM aims for the chips to help clients build network switches, routers and base stations that work to facilitate wired and wireless communications, the company said Thursday. Steve Ray, …
Read More »Intel Launches Cloud-Based Data Center Platforms; Diane Bryant Comments
Intel has introduced a new portfolio of microprocessors and switch devices that seek to help cloud service providers address energy and efficiency issues in data centers. Atom C2000 features system-on-chip technology intended for microservers, cold storage systems and entry-level networking and works to reduce a chip’s power consumption by up to …
Read More »IBM, Google Help Start Data Center Microprocessor Alliance; Gilad Shainer Comments
IBM, Google and several other technology firms have joined forces to establish a consortium that will seek to help data centers customize server and networking platforms by using IBM’s microprocessor architecture. The OpenPOWER Consortium will give developers access to IBM Power software and hardware offerings and allow companies to license …
Read More »IBM and 3M Develop New Adhesives to Create 3D Semiconductors
IBM and 3M today announced their plan to jointly develop the first adhesives that can be used to package semiconductors into densely stacked silicon “towers.” This new class of materials will make it possible to build commercial microprocessors of layers of up to 100 separate chips. The developments of this …
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