To fix the problem, Microsoft went back to an unnamed ASIC vendor based in the United States and redesigned the chip, Lewis added. (Based on a previous report, the ASIC vendor is most likely the former ATI Technologies, now part of AMD.)
The funny thing about this is: ATI is not an ASIC vendor! ATI does chip design and, since they're fabless (or were until AMD bought them,) they get them made at TSMC or sometimes Chartered, or, most often, use NEC Electronics Amertica as their ASIC vendor. ATI partnered with Microsoft to make an ASIC (first at TSMC, then later with NEC) but, in generall, you don't go to ATI to get an ASIC made. You go to NEC, or IBM, or Toshiba, or LSI Logic, etc. Those are ASIC vendors. ATI is a fabless design house specializing in graphics. Big difference.
I know companies that are a lot smaller than Microsoft who've done ASICs and it has worked.
Without an ASIC vendor? As in, taped out GDS2 directly to a fab like TSMC? What process node? If you say 90nm or lower (which is the kind of ASIC we're talking about here) I'd have to call bullshit and ask for the names of these companies.
Basically he's trying to create business for ASIC design houses by telling people that putting a bunch of licensed IP onto a chip is rocket science and they shouldn't try to do it in house.
Is it really? I honestly don't know.
No. It's much harder. Rockets are large, visible with the naked eye, and adhere to macro-level physics and mechanics. Nanometer-scale semiconductor design involves a lot more work to avoid many, many more possible modes of failure.
(BTW, it was almost certainly verilog code -- few people outside of the government use VHDL these days.)
I think you misunderstood my comment. I fully understand that $500 is worth more or less to different people. My point was, those who have no problem blowing $500 don't tend to feel the need to justify it to others, they just do it.
Psst: not everyone has "settled down" and changed usage patterns the way you old fogies have. And a prepaid isn't suitable for everyone, even some who aren't "20-something party animals who need to be yapping/smsing on the phone to everyone throughout the day." This is your third or fourth tirade against cellphones/iphones in this thread! Jeez, bitter much?
Hey man, sorry you bit off more mortgage than you can chew and all, but for the 90%+ of us who aren't behind on our mortgage this isn't a waste of money. I reckon you think us responsible ones should pay to bail you irresponsible ones out? No thanks. A new iphone will be more useful and fun to me than paying your mortgage.
Lighten up, Francis. Some of us want to have fun and aren't dead yet.
Yeah, I don't know why an uncited wikipedia sentence would be confused as a standard by anyone, and the IP RFC doesn't mention bandwidth or in which units to specify it either. So I guess I'll just feel sorry for you for (a) being unable to multiply by eight, (b) being unable to differentiate 'b' from 'B', or (c) both.
Actually, just plain old 'yes.' Unless you force your healthcare workers to provide services for free, then someone pays for them. I guess if you manage to get someone else to pay for you, then, well bully for you, but they're not free.
(BTW, I assume you mean "vacation days" instead of "salaries." I don't know who gets 12, maybe that's average? Personally, I get 6 paid holidays and 8 weeks personal time off every year. But I've been here 10 years; it's only 3 weeks to start off.)
Nope, just Quake 3. Quake 3 is embedded in the hardware -- it's a dedicated Q3-ASIC. That's how they got that performance and power; it's simply not a general-purpose computer;)
Source? The retarded "Overclocker 3d" (rolleyes) site/. chooses to link to for every story about this thing is dead, but Anandtech says it reads both brain waves and facial movements. OCZ's website says it uses electro-myogram, electro-encephalogram, and electro-oculogram -- electrical patterns from the face, brain, and eyes.
Why, sure it's a standard HID device! So get down to the ATM machine, put in your PIN number, and get some cash so you can buy one! Or, if you prefer, you can stay home and use your ADSL line to order it over the Internet. While you wait for it to arrive, you can study for your SAT tests, write some BASIC code, watch the CNN news network, learn HTML language, or just play around with your PC computer and LCD display.
Yeah? Where did you check that? In the Journal of Standard Methods of Determining Bandwidth? I'd be a little skeptical of them -- you'd think they'd know the difference between determining and specifying.
You say that like they are interchangeable options. Of course they're not, for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the cost difference. The total Iraq war cost is measured in billions of dollars; US healthcare costs are measured in trillions.
In our country the people are ultimately responsible for the laws. We vote for the people who write them, and often times we vote for the laws themselves
Yep. But the people are currently too busy blaming Bush for every problem (though ha can not legislate) and giving the ultra-corrupt and moronic congress a free pass.
In what ways are Stardock and d2d better than steam? I've never tried either, but since you have experience with all three, maybe you could share the reasons for your preference?
There's more to a sports car than 0-60 in a straight line. And while the difference is slightly larger than you indicate (it's 0.7s according to R&T, which makes the mazda ~14% slower) check the quarter mile, top speed, and -- most importantly to me -- skid pad numbers and you'll see even bigger differences. But enough about that. My point was that initially complained that CR gave objective reviews and you'd prefer subjective ones aimed at "car guys" like you. I was trying to show you that subjective reviews are only useful if you happen to agree with them. Since there are usually as many subjective opinions as there are people, CR sticks to the objective.
For the subjective stuff you need to test drive any way. CR just gives reliability, repair cost, and other objective facts to help narrow down the cars you need to test.
Are you starting to understand that the "subjective reviews" you complained that CR doesn't give aren't quite as useful or desirable as you thought they would be, especially when they don't agree with your subjective opinions?
(We got the Z for $26k new, so it's not exactly expensive, and it will run circles around a speed3 in terms of speed, acceleration, and handling, which I've driven at a zoom-zoom event. But I guess if you're on a strict and low budget, you could do worse.)
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I'm confused: You're an ME and you design the semiconductor die? Or just the package? You do digital logic design? Analog design? What?
Without an ASIC vendor? As in, taped out GDS2 directly to a fab like TSMC? What process node? If you say 90nm or lower (which is the kind of ASIC we're talking about here) I'd have to call bullshit and ask for the names of these companies.
(BTW, it was almost certainly verilog code -- few people outside of the government use VHDL these days.)
Source on these new plan price increases? I see a dozen posts about it here, but no one mentions where they heard it.
Riight. Your subjective opinion based on your specific needs really applies to everyone, we're just not "mature" enough to know it yet. Get real.
I think you misunderstood my comment. I fully understand that $500 is worth more or less to different people. My point was, those who have no problem blowing $500 don't tend to feel the need to justify it to others, they just do it.
Well, you don't yet; it's not out until 7/11. At that time you may walk into an Apple or AT&T store and buy one. No need to "rush."
Psst: not everyone has "settled down" and changed usage patterns the way you old fogies have. And a prepaid isn't suitable for everyone, even some who aren't "20-something party animals who need to be yapping/smsing on the phone to everyone throughout the day." This is your third or fourth tirade against cellphones/iphones in this thread! Jeez, bitter much?
Hey man, sorry you bit off more mortgage than you can chew and all, but for the 90%+ of us who aren't behind on our mortgage this isn't a waste of money. I reckon you think us responsible ones should pay to bail you irresponsible ones out? No thanks. A new iphone will be more useful and fun to me than paying your mortgage.
Lighten up, Francis. Some of us want to have fun and aren't dead yet.
Maybe, but generally those who are "set" don't bother posting long-winded justifications of their expenses on forums like /. ;)
Yeah, I don't know why an uncited wikipedia sentence would be confused as a standard by anyone, and the IP RFC doesn't mention bandwidth or in which units to specify it either. So I guess I'll just feel sorry for you for (a) being unable to multiply by eight, (b) being unable to differentiate 'b' from 'B', or (c) both.
Actually, just plain old 'yes.' Unless you force your healthcare workers to provide services for free, then someone pays for them. I guess if you manage to get someone else to pay for you, then, well bully for you, but they're not free.
(BTW, I assume you mean "vacation days" instead of "salaries." I don't know who gets 12, maybe that's average? Personally, I get 6 paid holidays and 8 weeks personal time off every year. But I've been here 10 years; it's only 3 weeks to start off.)
Nope, just Quake 3. Quake 3 is embedded in the hardware -- it's a dedicated Q3-ASIC. That's how they got that performance and power; it's simply not a general-purpose computer ;)
OCZ's website claims it measures EEG (electro encephalograph; brain waves.) That's not to say it "read minds" in any real sense (it doesn't.)
Source? The retarded "Overclocker 3d" (rolleyes) site /. chooses to link to for every story about this thing is dead, but Anandtech says it reads both brain waves and facial movements. OCZ's website says it uses electro-myogram, electro-encephalogram, and electro-oculogram -- electrical patterns from the face, brain, and eyes.
Why, sure it's a standard HID device! So get down to the ATM machine, put in your PIN number, and get some cash so you can buy one! Or, if you prefer, you can stay home and use your ADSL line to order it over the Internet. While you wait for it to arrive, you can study for your SAT tests, write some BASIC code, watch the CNN news network, learn HTML language, or just play around with your PC computer and LCD display.
Yeah? Where did you check that? In the Journal of Standard Methods of Determining Bandwidth? I'd be a little skeptical of them -- you'd think they'd know the difference between determining and specifying.
You say that like they are interchangeable options. Of course they're not, for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the cost difference. The total Iraq war cost is measured in billions of dollars; US healthcare costs are measured in trillions.
Fair is subjective.
In our country the people are ultimately responsible for the laws. We vote for the people who write them, and often times we vote for the laws themselves
Yep. But the people are currently too busy blaming Bush for every problem (though ha can not legislate) and giving the ultra-corrupt and moronic congress a free pass.
In what ways are Stardock and d2d better than steam? I've never tried either, but since you have experience with all three, maybe you could share the reasons for your preference?
Wrong. The US outspends all other countries on education.
You don't get free healthcare or insurance. You just pay for with your taxes. It's an important point.
There's more to a sports car than 0-60 in a straight line. And while the difference is slightly larger than you indicate (it's 0.7s according to R&T, which makes the mazda ~14% slower) check the quarter mile, top speed, and -- most importantly to me -- skid pad numbers and you'll see even bigger differences. But enough about that. My point was that initially complained that CR gave objective reviews and you'd prefer subjective ones aimed at "car guys" like you. I was trying to show you that subjective reviews are only useful if you happen to agree with them. Since there are usually as many subjective opinions as there are people, CR sticks to the objective.
For the subjective stuff you need to test drive any way. CR just gives reliability, repair cost, and other objective facts to help narrow down the cars you need to test.
I think it's both.
Are you starting to understand that the "subjective reviews" you complained that CR doesn't give aren't quite as useful or desirable as you thought they would be, especially when they don't agree with your subjective opinions?
(We got the Z for $26k new, so it's not exactly expensive, and it will run circles around a speed3 in terms of speed, acceleration, and handling, which I've driven at a zoom-zoom event. But I guess if you're on a strict and low budget, you could do worse.)