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ARM Unveils One-chip SMP Multiprocessor Core

Posted by Hemos on from the making-fast-computers-tiny dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ARM Ltd. will unveil a unique multi-processor core technology, capable of up to 4-way cache coherent symmetric multi-processing (SMP) running Linux, this week at the Embedded Processor Forum in San Jose, Calif.. The "synthesizable multiprocessor" core -- a first for ARM -- is the result of a partnership with NEC Electronics announced last October, and is based on ARM's ARMv6 architecture. ARM says its new "MPCore" multiprocessor core can be configured to contain between one and four processors delivering up to 2600 Dhrystone MIPS of aggregate performance, based on clock rates between 335 and 550 MHz."

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  1. Imagine a.... by System.out.println() · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..... .....

    What do you want, a cookie?

    Seriously though, this would be great to run Linux on... Like a new Zaurus perhaps :)

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  2. Re:If I had no Idea what I was talking about... by ezzzD55J · · Score: 1, Funny

    Good lord, Insightful? What's the insightful part, the fact that he says he doesn't know what he's talking about?

  3. Re:Hype by ajutla · · Score: 3, Funny

    But...but multiple processors are so cool! Who cares about performance when you can tell people, yeah, I have a SMP PDA right here, isn't that sexy? Heck, I imagine that this new multiprocessor core will be an excellent way to pick up chicks. I'm looking forward to its release.

  4. Mod him +5 insightful by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny

    When was the last time you saw one of us admit that they had no idea what they were saying?

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  5. Exactly what I was looking for! by TheLoneCabbage · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exactly what I was looking for! Finally a comuter capable of letting me balance my checkbook, use a word processor, watch a video, and browse the web!

    Is any one else getting the impression that our entire industry is driven by penis envy?

    "It's bigger, it's faster, stronger! More Power!" About the only flaw in my theory is the continuing trend of decreasing computer sizes. But I can atribute that to the fact that it lets people put them in their pockets.

    BTW: If you actully use your CPU(s), this doesn't apply to you. Your penis is bigger.

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