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In the high-profile electronics industry, a new microprocessor architecture is enough of a rarity to excite great anticipation. In the first year of the third millennium, industry watchers will have plenty to look forward to, as the first batch of high-end computers built with Intel Corp.'s new microprocessor, Itanium (formerly Merced), becomes available. This year could also mark the beginning of the end for microprocessors with clock rates below a gigahertz. Leading the attack will be the Power4 processor chip from IBM Corp. and the Alpha 21364 from Compaq Computer Corp., both slated to run at speeds of 1 GHz and higher
Published in:
Spectrum, IEEE
(Volume:37
,
Issue:
1
)
Date of Publication: Jan 2000
- Page(s):
- 63 - 69
- ISSN :
- 0018-9235
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 6479249
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/6.815441
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 06 August 2002
- Issue Date :
- Jan 2000
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