Monday, August 18, 2014

Oracle unveils 32-core SPARC M7 super chip

Oracle unveils 32-core SPARC M7 super chip   Oracle has announced its latest processor at the Hot Chips conference last week and this one is a serious candidate for the title of most complex chip ever.The M7, which follows the M6, will have 32 cores, 20 more compared to its predecessor and will use a new core design called the S4.Built on a 20nm manufacturing process but referred by EnterpriseTech as a 16nm FinFET 3D manufacturing node from TSMC, it is expected to pack a whopping 10 billion transistors. Read more >