The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Intel
has demonstrated a working 32nm-based microprocessor which will be used
in mobile and desktop systems slated for production in the fourth
quarter of 2009. The new Westmere processors will include a 6-core, 12
thread range code-named Gulftown and promises increased performance
over the current Core 2 models.
Westmere is the name given to 32nm
processor versions of the 45nm Intel Nehalem microprocessor
architecture.Westmere-based processors promise increased
performance (compared to the 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture family),
smaller processor core size, as well as the introduction of a
multi-chip package with graphics integrated in the processor.
Westmere based clients will have the integrated graphics
and the memory controller residing in the processor in a multi-chip
package. The graphics and the memory controller will be a 45nm chip in
a package with the 32nm processor core die. The second chip will
comprise the manageability engine for Intel vPro, the I/O controller,
and the display capabilities.
The Westmere processors will also feature new instructions for accelerating encryption and decryption algorithms.
The first products based on Westmere will launch in the
client segment and will include the Clarkdale (desktop) and Arrandale
(mobile) 2 core / 4 thread products. Server products will follow.
At a media briefing in Washington, DC, Intel President and CEO
Paul Otellini revealed that Intel is making US$7 billion investment to
support upgrades to advanced manufacturing facilities in the US and the
move to 32nm chip manufacturing technology.
Intel will be
bringing four fabs online over the next two years to transition the
processor lineup to 32nm. D1D in Oregon is currently in operation and
D1C in Oregon will come online in Q4 of 2009 to meet demand for 32nm
products. In 2010 Intel will add two addition manufacturing facilities
to the mix: Fab 32 in Arizona and Fab 11X in New Mexico.
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