Sun tries to standardise server architectures Tom Foremski Sun Microsystems is trying to end a standards battle over high-end server architectures and wants a single industry standard. Sun is a member of the Next Generation I/O (NGIO) Forum which has introduced a server architecture based on proposals developed by Intel. But major server companies such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq ...

Oracle develops $150 Linux PC Tom Foremski Oracle says it has developed a low cost Intel based computer costing just $150 running the free Linux operating system and it may create a spin-off company to make the system. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that the Linux system was developed as part of a research project but other computer companies have ...

LSI develops embedded FPGA core Tom Foremski LSI Logic says it has achieved a breakthrough with the development of an embedded FPGA core for its CoreWare Library and adding new capabilities for its system-on-a-chip designs. “Embedding an FPGA as an intellectual property core is the next major milestone for system-on-a-chip integration,” said John Daane, executive vice president at LSI. The ...

Rambus DRAM expected to hold 60 per cent of market in 2002 Tom Foremski The Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) technology will be firmly established in the market by 2002 despite some criticism of the technology and initial difficulties in making the chips says US market research company In-Stat. RDRAM is expected to hold 60 per cent of the PC DRAM market ...

Bookham boosted by digital TV investment Tom Foremski Optical chip maker Bookham Technology has received a major boost with a $13m investment from US digital TV set-top box leader Scientific-Atlanta. Bookham, which already counts Intel and Cisco amongst its backers, will also supply Scientific-Atlanta (SA) with integrated opto-electronic components in a multi-million dollar contract. SA will use the optical communications ...

BT announces ADSL rollout plans David Manners BT has formally announced the rollout plans for its ADSL-based broadband to the home services. As expected it will have 400 exchanges equipped to use the technology – mainly provided by Alcatel and Fujitsu – by next spring. BT will charge service providers from between ?40 to ?150 per month for the service, ...

Apple to invest $100m in Samsung Tom Foremski Apple Computer will invest $100m in Samsung Electronics in a bid to guarantee supplies of flat panel displays and help develop new types of displays. The money will be used to expand Samsung’s TFT-LCD flat-panel display production capacity. Apple said that the investment will help make sure that it has enough displays ...

IBM and Toshiba to co-develop comms chips Tom Foremski IBM and Toshiba are negotiating a partnership to develop communications and network logic chips as the two companies target fast growing markets. The details of the proposed joint venture have not yet been made public but the two companies confirmed reports that they are talking about how to structure the venture. ...

HP names measurement spin-off as Agilent Tom Foremski Hewlett-Packard announced the name of its test and measurement spin-off division as Agilent Technologies as it moves ahead with plans to split the company into two separate businesses. HP decided earlier this year that it would spin-off its test and measurement business in order to allow it to better focus on its ...

Cypress first to receive validation for Direct Rambus Clock Generator Tom Foremski Cypress Semiconductor says it is the first company to receive validation for its Direct Rambus Clock Generator (DRCG) which is used to provide differential clock signals for Direct Rambus memory systems. The W134 produces clock source in the range of 267 to 400MHz and supports Direct Rambus memory ...