Server Processors

Intel Reveals 10nm Sunny Cove Core, a New Core Roadmap, and Teases Ice Lake Chips

David SchorArchitectures, Desktop Processors, Roadmaps, Server ProcessorsDecember 23, 2018 Tagged 10nm, 7nm, AVX-512, Foveros, Golden Cove, Gracemont, Ice Lake, Palm Cove, Sunny Cove, Tremont, Willow Cove, x86

Last week Intel disclosed initial details of their next-generation core microarchitecture, Sunny Cove, which will make it into future Ice Lake client and server chips among other products.

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IBM Chooses Samsung 7nm EUV for Next-Gen POWER and Z Microprocessors

David SchorFoundries, Process Technologies, Roadmaps, Server ProcessorsDecember 20, 2018 Tagged 7LPP, 7nm, Common Platform Alliance, EUV, IBM, POWER, POWER10, Samsung, Z

IBM partners up with Samsung 7nm EUV process for their next-generation of POWER and Z microprocessors.

Arm Targets Data Centers with New Roadmaps, Architectures, and Standards

David SchorArchitectures, ARM TechCon 2018, Roadmaps, Server Processors, Supercomputing 18December 16, 2018 Tagged 5nm, 7nm, Ares, ARM, data center, neoverse, Poseidon, SBBR, SBSA, ServerReady, Zeus

Arm outlines server strategy with an ambitious plan to make a dent in the data center business that is dominated by Intel through standardization and a new roadmap with high-performance ‘server-class’ cores.

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A Look at NEC’s Latest Vector Processor, the SX-Aurora

David SchorArchitectures, Hot Chips 30, Server Processors, Supercomputing 18December 9, 2018 Tagged 16nm, 3D packaging, HBM2, interposer, multi-chip package, NEC, Packaging, SIMD, SX series, SX-Aurora, vector processors

A look at the NEC SX-Aurora, their latest vector processor – increasing compute while maintaining a high B/F through six HBM2 modules leveraging TSMC 2nd gen CoWoS technology. The SX-Aurora introduces a new form factor, system architecture, and execution model.

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AMD Discloses Initial Zen 2 Details

David SchorArchitectures, Server ProcessorsNovember 18, 2018 Tagged 14nm, 7nm, AMD, Rome, x86, Zen, Zen 2, Zen 4

Following AMD’s recent Zen 2 and Rome disclosure, here’s a look at what has changed and what second-generation EPYC brings to the table.

Intel Cascade Lake Brings Hardware Mitigations, AI Acceleration, SCM Support

David SchorArchitectures, Hot Chips 30, Server ProcessorsNovember 11, 2018 Tagged 14nm, AVX-512, AVX512VNNI, Cascade Lake, Cascade Lake AP, Cascade Lake SP, CSL, CSX, Intel, persistent memory, SCM, Skylake, storage-class memory, x86

A look at Cascade Lake, Intel’s microarchitecture for next-generation Xeon microprocessors featuring process enhancements, persistent memory support, and AI acceleration.

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