China ... to compete with Pentium 4

China develops computer chip to compete with Pentium 4
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Sep. 15, 2006 (China Knowledge) ? The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
yesterday announced that it has developed a new computer chip that is the
equivalent of the Intel Pentium 4 processor, State media reported yesterday.

The reports quoted Li Guojie, director of the Institute of Computer Technology
under the CAS, as saying that the newly-upgraded generic 64-bit CPU chip Longxin
IIE had been accredited by experts on Wednesday and is next only to processors
made in the U.S. and Japan.

According to developers, official tests show that the chip can rival the
early-series Intel Pentium 4 processor in performance but can be produced at a
much lower cost.

The new chip, which is the size of two thumbs, has 47 million transistors ? more
than the 40 million that the Pentium 4 has ? but only has a power consumption
ranging from three watts to eight watts. Its highest frequency can reach 1.0 GHz
and at peak speeds it can do up to 4 billion calculations per second under a
dual accuracy check.

Li told newspapers that mass production of the Longxin IIE chips is currently
underway and the chips will be available for sale on the market before the end
of the year. According to Li, the chip has already been put into several
low-cost computers helping the company to cut costs by 50%.

Meanwhile, work is underway for the next Longxin chip. ?Our target is to improve
performance by about 30% and reduce power consumption by about 50%,? Li said
adding that he hoped CAS? work would allow China to be ranked among the flagship
microprocessor producers.

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