Intel has developed a simulation tool to test for so-called 'soft errors' that could occur in modern microprocessor technology. The error is expected to most easily affect the sub-0.25 micron process technology as alpha particles from the packaging...
Intel has finally released its 64bit Itanium chip after seven years of development. The chip will start shipping in servers and workstations in June, with 25 partners releasing Itanium-based systems. Itanium should allow the development of much...
Intel has finally fixed the faulty Itanium chipset that made Compaq's first Itanium-powered servers fail internal tests. The Itanium processor which powered the ProLiant 590/64 server had a broken basic input/output system (Bios), the software that...
A US federal court yesterday ruled Intel's Itanium processor violates patents owned by Intergraph and ordered Intel to pay $150m in damages. Huntsville, Alabama-based Intergraph, once a close ally of Intel's in the workstation market, alleged that...
Intel's next Itanium processor is likely to run at 1.5GHz, a 50 per cent increase on its predecessor and an indication the company is getting better at meeting development goals for its high-end chip family.
Intel will release software later this year designed to dramatically improve how well its Itanium chips run programs written for its Pentium or Xeon processors. The new software approach, called the IA-32 Execution Layer and code-named btrans, will...