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Google should be doing the same thing, and ease up on the incestual relationship with Intel.
by devx 13y ago
Google should be doing the same thing, and ease up on the incestual relationship with Intel.
- wmf 13y agohttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/06/ibm_opens_up_power_chips_armstyle_to_take_on_chipzilla/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/06/ibm_opens_up_power_c... "The consortium has the potential to establish Power architecture as a viable option for applications running within Google's datacenters." Also, I suspect that work about wimpy cores was done for a reason.
- justincormack 13y agoPowerPC is unlikely to be for low power cores, although it could be. They are still attractive as high end cores, perhaps in networking applications.