Freescale unveils next-generation QorIQ platform

[SysAdmin]

News from gregthecanuck via amigaworld.net

Link: Freescale Drives Embedded Multicore Innovation with New QorIQ Advanced Multiprocessing Series



In summary:

- announces new E6500 64bit core
- multithreaded (2 threads per core)
- up to 2.5Ghz clock rate
- 28nm process
- Altivec
- first chip is 12 core/24thread beast, T4240
- availability "early 2012" - typical Freescale

"Looks like a good next-generation candidate for the X1000 series. By the time these are mature the timing should be about right" (opinion of amigaworld.net poster, not part of the Freescale news release).

Quoting directly from press release:

The AMP series consists of three levels of products within a scalable portfolio, initially spanning from ultra-high-performance processors featuring 24 virtual cores down to single-core products.

Control plane processors (service provider routers, storage networks)
Up to 6 cores running at up to 2.5 GHz
Greater than 6 MB L2 cache

High-end data plane processors (routers, switches, access gateways, mil/aero applications)
Up to 24 virtual cores running at up to 2.0 GHz
50 Gbps IP forwarding capability
Advanced application acceleration

Low-end data plane processors (media gateways, network attached storage, integrated services router)
Up to 8 virtual cores running up to 1.6 GHz
Advanced application acceleration
Less than 10W power

Freescale's first product in the QorIQ AMP series, the T4240 device, integrates a host of hardware accelerators with 12 dual-threaded e6500 cores, providing 24 threads to address high-end data plane processing applications. Dual-threaded efficiency, improved DMIPs per thread and higher frequency deliver 4x performance gain and more than 2x power efficiency gain over the previous-generation QorIQ P4080 device. Advanced capabilities allow for intelligent sharing and duplication of resources between threads and a larger amount of on-die cache per core. Application examples for the T4240 device include metro carrier edge routers, access gateways and aerospace/defense products. Freescale will provide more details regarding the T4240 product later this year. The device is planned for initial availability in early 2012.

[Piru]

I would appreciate it if opinion and speculation would not be posted as news.

[klx300r]

Interesting news indeed for future PPC machines:idea:

[SysAdmin]

I would appreciate it if opinion and speculation would not be posted as news.

Please explain, this information comes direct from Freescale Semiconductor's News Release.

http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1576370

If something is not accurate on the story we got from amigaworld.net we can updated it to be accurate if you point out the incorrect information.

[Argo]

He's bitching about this,

Looks like a good next-generation candidate for the X1000 series. By the time these are mature the timing should be about right.

The fact that how ever nice it is, this processor is not lined up to be in any future Amiga product nor mentioned by developers as a possibility. It is just a new product by the vendor of the processor in the X1000.

[klx300r]

He's bitching about this,

The fact that how ever nice it is, this processor is not lined up to be in any future Amiga product nor mentioned by developers as a possibility. It is just a new product by the vendor of the processor in the X1000.

what's so surprising when Trevor from A-Eon stated that Freescale did have this in the card back when the nay sayers were spouting about PPC being dead etc. ..this is just an official press-release stating such

[minator]

I would appreciate it if opinion and speculation would not be posted as news.

Why?  News is generally presented as some facts intermixed with opinion and speculation.  I can't think of a single news organisation which does otherwise.  TV, newspaper, internet, it's all that way.


In any case, saying a new chip is ideal for a next gen machine is not exactly wild speculation.

[Fats]

Why?  News is generally presented as some facts intermixed with opinion and speculation.  I can't think of a single news organisation which does otherwise.  TV, newspaper, internet, it's all that way.


In any case, saying a new chip is ideal for a next gen machine is not exactly wild speculation.

Common guys. You now by now that it's Piru's task to make a negative comment when a subject touches OS4 or X1000. Preferably as the first reply.


greets.
Staf.

[klx300r]

Common guys. You now by now that it's Piru's task to make a negative comment when a subject touches OS4 or X1000. Preferably as the first reply.


greets.
Staf.

actually come to think about it you're 100% right !..why we'd be worried about his health if that wasn't the case:roflmao:

[gregthecanuck]

@Transition

Thanks for reposting the news item here. I haven't had time.

Cheers!

[Argo]

Common guys. You now by now that it's Piru's task to make a negative comment when a subject touches OS4 or X1000. Preferably as the first reply.


greets.
Staf.

So, you're saying he's a Troll...

[pampers]

Common guys. You now by now that it's Piru's task to make a negative comment when a subject touches OS4 or X1000. Preferably as the first reply.


greets.
Staf.

How come this news is related to OS4 or X1000?

[billyfish]

So, you're saying he's a Troll...

I think that's stretching it a bit. Transition voiced a quick opinion within a much larger news item and Piru has taken issue with it. I personally can't see a problem with it but there you go.

[itix]

It is too early speculate A1X2K processor when the original A1X1K is again postponed to early 2012.

[billyfish]

It is too early speculate A1X2K processor when the original A1X1K is again postponed to early 2012.

Ack, I missed that news! Is that official?