1.2GHz CPU Chip
A Russian computer company claims to have designed a microchip that runs faster and better than Intel IA-64 (64 Bit) Merced chips which are due out next year. The company is called Elbrus and its E2K chip can take any operating system (for 64 Bit, Windows or otherwise). It uses something called binary compilation so it can run Windows stuff without infringing on Intel patents. It also uses littler power than Intel chips, meaning better battery life for notebooks. Sound too good to be true? Sorta, I guess. The chip has allegedly been in development for 30 years and its design has only just been finalised. “A lot of great technology is now coming out of Russia – they have some incredibly clever people.” Elbrus has 70 patents pending for the design, but, of course, Russia is too broke for the chip to undergo physical development. And there are no factories in Russia that can produce the components necessary for a prototype of the chip. Maybe Intel will step in and buy Elbrus out? [Source: The Australian – No link]
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