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rick.merritt
Server G? Freescale pinout? I don't underdstand.
bruzzer2
Yes, Server G; Freescale merchant pin out, Java messaging layer processor memory ...
Elusive startup pits IBM Power servers against x86, ARM
Rick Merritt
10/23/2012 11:16 AM EDT
Power vs. ARM
The Power architecture is likely to have higher performance but also higher power consumption than ARM-based SoCs. Currently, at least five companies are designing ARM-based server SoCs, including Applied Micro, which has a background with the Power architecture in communications chips. The company nevertheless opted for a 64-bit custom ARM core for its upcoming XGene server chips.
Other ARM server SoC makers include startup Calxeda, which has a 32-bit chip now shipping in systems and a 64-bit chip planned for 2014. Dell is using Marvell’s 32-bit Armada XP chip in servers. Cavium has announced plans for 64-bit ARM server SoCs and Samsung reportedly also has a project in the works.
Hewlett-Packard recently announced a family of low power servers designed to use a variety of CPU architectures. It picked Intel’s dual-core Atom server chip, Centerton, for the first member of the family.
A Synergy press release contained general comments praising the startup from leaders of the Power.org group and the Linux Foundation. The news comes one week before the opening of the annual ARM Tech Con at which Applied is expected to give the first demo of an ASIC version of its 64-bit XGene.
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The Power architecture is likely to have higher performance but also higher power consumption than ARM-based SoCs. Currently, at least five companies are designing ARM-based server SoCs, including Applied Micro, which has a background with the Power architecture in communications chips. The company nevertheless opted for a 64-bit custom ARM core for its upcoming XGene server chips.
Other ARM server SoC makers include startup Calxeda, which has a 32-bit chip now shipping in systems and a 64-bit chip planned for 2014. Dell is using Marvell’s 32-bit Armada XP chip in servers. Cavium has announced plans for 64-bit ARM server SoCs and Samsung reportedly also has a project in the works.
Hewlett-Packard recently announced a family of low power servers designed to use a variety of CPU architectures. It picked Intel’s dual-core Atom server chip, Centerton, for the first member of the family.
A Synergy press release contained general comments praising the startup from leaders of the Power.org group and the Linux Foundation. The news comes one week before the opening of the annual ARM Tech Con at which Applied is expected to give the first demo of an ASIC version of its 64-bit XGene.
Related stories:
ARM servers: Heavy lifting, big payoffs ahead
Calxeda roadmap leads to 64-bit CPU in 2014
New twist in Intel, ARM server war: Interconnects
Marvell wins as Dell starts shipping ARM-based servers
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ED716
10/23/2012 1:12 PM EDT
Looks like you've been autocorrected. The name is Servergy
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betajet
10/23/2012 2:38 PM EDT
Do they refer to themselves as "serverguys"?
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rick.merritt
10/23/2012 4:30 PM EDT
Fixed, thanks
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rick.merritt
10/23/2012 1:15 PM EDT
Please chime in if you have any insights into this company and the chips it is using...or have some insights on Power servers beyond IBM.
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kevinchappell
10/23/2012 6:55 PM EDT
I know they recently became a members of Power.org
https://www.power.org/press-release/servergy-joins-power-org/
There should be some technical documentation there also in the coming weeks.
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de_la_rosa
10/23/2012 1:35 PM EDT
is this an advert? is there an alternative to eetimes?
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betajet
10/23/2012 2:38 PM EDT
When people release new product lines based on PowerPC these days, it's news.
Personally, I'm glad to see PowerPC still going strong. IMO it's a much better instruction set than x86 or ARM. Now we just need a development board with Raspberry Pi pricing.
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abrokalakis
10/24/2012 11:20 AM EDT
Amen! I wish for that!!
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Embd SW netwk
10/24/2012 12:29 PM EDT
Depending on what one wants to do with such a server, getting software stacks to run on it is important. For example, Oracle doesn't compile Java for PowerPC/Linux (no surprise there), one has to get the IBM J9 version. As long as one is using mostly Open Source software, it should be possible to build a version for PowerPC, but commercial software may be harder to find for PowerPC/Linux.
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bruzzer2
10/24/2012 11:59 PM EDT
Yes, Server G; Freescale merchant pin out, Java messaging layer processor memory subsystem mgt; quite unique. mb campmkting
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rick.merritt
10/25/2012 2:23 AM EDT
Server G? Freescale pinout? I don't underdstand.
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