AMD DISCLOSES 64-BIT CHIP CHALLENGE.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., announced on Thursday Thursday: see week. , August 10, the details of its soon to be released 64-bit microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. for server computers. The new processor architecture is designed to process data in 64-bit chunks rather than 32-bit chunks, but it is also designed to be a straightforward extension of the 32-bit architecture in use today. The release of technical specifications and a programmer's manual is designed to encourage program developers to write for the new architecture. AMD's release is designed to be competitive with Intel, which is set to release its own 64-bit microprocessor named Itanium The CPU family from Intel that is based on its next-generation, 64-bit IA-64 architecture. The operating systems that are available for Itanium computers are Windows Server 2003, HP-UX and Linux. , based upon a completely different architecture. Intel's chips will be introduced later this year. Intel is providing financial incentives to software developers who rewrite re·write v. re·wrote , re·writ·ten , re·writ·ing, re·writes v.tr. 1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise. 2. programs for the new chip. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. argues that Intel's new architecture will require a longer transition time than its own 32 to 64-bit extension of the widely employed 32-bit architecture. |
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