Early prototype 64-bit ARM servers could be available for testing purposes by the end of this year or possibly at the latest by the middle of next year, ARM said on Monday. ARM will try to make inexpensive 64-bit server hardware available ...
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One Laptop Per Child is redesigning its venerable XO-1.75 laptop, by adding a touchscreen, the nonprofit organization said in a blog post late last week. The next version, called XO Touch, will have a "tablet mode," the organization said ...
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Marvell plans to begin selling PCIe adapter cards that will act as I/O accelerators or cache in order to boost the performance and resiliency of consumer-class solid-state drives (SSDs). Each of the cards allows for up to four SSDs to be ...
Tags: Marvell, PCIe adapter cards, I/O accelerators, SSDs
Samsung’s recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server market, analysts said this week. Samsung last week licensed ARM’s first ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has announced it will sell ARM-based server processors in 2014, ending its exclusive commitment to the x86 architecture and adding a new dimension to its decades-old battle with Intel. AMD will license a 64-bit ...
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Mobile and media consumption device markets contributed for the hybridisation trend Hybrid processors that include two or more different types of cores make up half of the $111bn processor market revenue, according to a new report by IMS ...
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Marvell's upcoming 8864 chipset for the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard can achieve gigabit speeds thanks to multiple antennas for reception and transmission, but wireless routers and access points based on the component won't arrive until the ...
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New Turnkey A19 Bulb Joint Reference Design Being Showcased at Hong Kong LIGHTFAIR Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced the availability of a new turnkey reference design developed with Cree, Inc. for 60-watt equivalent dimmable A19 LED ...
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Along with the long-awaited iPad Mini announcement today,Apple revealed what it called its Fusion Drive,which combines the high performance of NAND flash memory with the storage capacity of a hard disk drive(HDD). The Fusion Drive will be ...
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Marvell has designed a 3G chipset for both Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access(TD-SCDMA)and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access(WCDMA)markets. The unified 3G design incorporates an application and communications ...
Tags: Marvell Chipset, 3G chipset, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, wireless modems
Computerworld - today announced a new solid-state drive (SSD) targeted at users who want to upgrade older computer systems with a flash drive that boasts a price well under $1 per gigabyte of capacity. Crucial's new v4 SSD, which is ...
Tags: Crucial, Laptops, flash-drive speeds
IDG News Service-Wi-Fi chip makers are lining up to add WiGig technology to their wireless LAN products,preparing the way for tri-band equipment that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds within a room. On Monday,Marvell Technology Group ...
Tags: chip partnership, WiGig wireless, wireless LAN, Wi-Fi Alliance
Google at its I/O conference is emphasizing its growing number of music,movies and TV shows available for Android tablets and smartphones through its Play store,and those entertainment options will be available on Google TV devices in the ...
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Marvell has teamed up with Cree on new LED lamp joint reference design.The new A19 60-watt dimmable LED lamp reference design combines the Cree®XLamp®LEDs and Marvell®88EM8183 deep-dimming TRIAC LED driver integrated ...
Tags: New LED Lamp, Marvell Cooperates, integrated circuit, dimmers
Marvell and Osram to showcase multi-channel professional LED lighting solution at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 SANTA CLARA,Calif.,and LAS VEGAS,May 9,2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/--Marvell and Osram Opto Semiconductors today announced the ...
Tags: Marvell and Osram, LED Lighting, marvell-osram, turnkey