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Marvell Launches First Triple-Core Hybrid ARM Chip

Posted by kdawson on from the just-a-trickle dept.

Blacklaw passes along an excerpt from Thing.co.uk that begins "While other manufacturers are content to develop dual-core ARM processors, Marvell has gone one better — literally — with a new triple-core chip called the Armada 628. The system-on-chip design, based on ARM's v7 MP series, features two dedicated 1.5GHz processing cores plus a third 624MHz core in a single application processor — making Marvell the first company to bring such a beast to market. While two of the cores are a pretty standard SMP setup, as seen in other dual-core ARM implementations, the third is a standalone processor designed for ultra-low-power draw. The idea behind such a design is that when the system is idle, or only running a low-performance application on a single thread, it can shut off the dual-core portion and save oodles of power."

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  1. Re:Iron Man by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does it run on DC?

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    "I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)

  2. Imagine a by DevConcepts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Beowulf Cluster of...... Never Mind......

  3. Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades by imag0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of This old chestnut from the Onion.

    Stop. I just had a stroke of genius. Are you ready? Open your mouth, baby birds, cause Mama's about to drop you one sweet, fat nightcrawler. Here she comes: Put another core on that fucker, too. That's right. Three cores, one chip, and make the third one play MP3's or someshit. You heard me--the third core plays MP3's. It's a whole new way to think about computing. Don't question it. Don't say a word. Just key the music, and call the chorus girls, because we're on the edge--the razor's edge--and I feel like dancing.

    1. Re:Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      there is also an old saturday night live sketch from either the second or third episode of the first season that is pretty much the same joke. except the sketch was making fun of manufacturers of two blade razors and one upping them with then-fictitious three blade razors

  4. Re:Iron Man by ajlitt · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, Marvell.

  5. Re:yep by durrr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, there are agreements which prohibits the use of Multiple Independent RISC Vehicles in your devices.
    Though i guess you're fine as long as the russians don't find out.