Are We too Late? Has Intel taken over? IBM Officially Unveils Dual-core PowerPC Chips: "PM4RK5 writes 'Today at the Power Everywhere Forum in Japan, IBM officially unveiled its rumored dual-core PowerPC line of chips, the 970MP. Code-named Antares, these chips have been rumored to be under development since 2004. It is believed that Apple has been working with prototypes and is likely to use them in forthcoming updates to the PowerMac G5 line. The press release is in Japanese; as of this writing, IBM has not released an English version. Some of the slides from the presentation given by IBM are available. The processors pack some impressive specs, ranging from 1.4 to 2.5 GHz and including 1MB L2 cache per core; the chips also include the ability to power down the extra core when it is not needed. Alongside the 970MP, IBM also announced its low-power 970FX chips, ranging from 1.2 to 1.6 GHz, with power consumption ranging from 13 to 16 Watts, respectively.'"
POWERアーキテクチャーに更なる弾み Power.orgの新メンバー、OpenPower Projectの拡大、Power新製品を発表 BM®は本日、東京で開催された「Power Everywhere™ Forum 2005」において、Power Architecture™関連の新製品、パートナー、イニシアティブを発表し、引き続きIBM 　POWER™ マイクロプロセッサー・ファミリーの世界的展開に弾みをつけていくことを示しました。(If you can translate it!)