ALPHA processors - 21364 family

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NEWS

Introduction of 21364

2003 - 01 - 20

This is the "D" day! Last but one Alpha processor was released by Hewlett Packard. Processor of Digital Equipment from Compaq computers was introduced by HP before implanting of Intel processors. Is it clear? ;-) 21364 is the first Alpha processor with integrated cache L2. Its maximal internal clock is 1 GHz and 1.15 GHz.

21364 under HP will this year

2002 - 07 - 05

HP at Rambus Developer Forum today has discovered their Alpha roadmap and the timetable goes as previously planned. Alpha 21364 is based on 0.18 micron and may be shipped by this year end and EV79 based on 0.13 micron SOI will be up next. EV7 will be at 1.2 GHz while EV79 will be at 1.6 GHz. The Alpha 21364 chip will have 152 millions transistors, 1.75 MB integrated L2 cache on-die, 32GB/s of network bandwidth and integrated RDRAM memory controller with 8 channels up to 12.8GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Servers with 21364 for testing

2002 - 04 - 08

Compaq Computer Corp. today announced that it has begun delivering preview models of its next-generation AlphaServer systems for testing by customers and partners. Compaq plans to officially launch initial models of the AlphaServer Family systems based on new EV7 Alpha processor technology later this year. The new AlphaServer family will incorporate significant new customer focused technology including the Alpha EV7 processor, an industry-first "switch-less" mesh architecture that directly connects the AlphaServer processors, etc.

Will Compaq’s Alpha 21364 made by IBM?

2000 - 05 - 26

IBM and Compaq also exploring the possibility of manufacturing the next-generation Alpha chips using IBM's SOI technology (silicon-on-insulator) on a 0.13-micron process, the company said. Systems based on the 21364 chips are expected late in 2001 year. IBM will also put in ceramic packaging and cooling technologies to the new chips.

IBM has already produced samples of that chip running at internal frequency of up to 1.2GHz. Under terms of the companies' agreement, IBM will manufacture Alpha chips using its own 0.18-micron manufacturing process and with copper interconnect technology. These chips will part of the next generation of Alpha chips, known as the Alpha 21364 family. They will integrate the Alpha processor core, memory controller and cache memory on a single chip.

21364 Alpha EV7 in 1999

1998 - 07 - 31

A design team of some 200 engineers is already hard at work on the 21364 CPU (also known as EV-7) at the former Digital Palo Alto Design Center. The architecture will be highly scalable and could sample as soon as late 1999, though it most likely will hit the streets around the same time as Merced.

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