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  • Reply 101 of 102
    [quote]Originally posted by rickag:

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    If I remember correctly, the orginal spec.'s listed on Motorola's roadmap had the G5 on a 0.1µm process. Maybe this was shifted to 0.13µm(re: for what may be a variety of reasons) and the desktop version on 0.13µn was just too hot, as reported by numerous rumor and non-rumor sites(ie. Arcintosh). If any of these rumors had any veracity, then these machines, @ the time, were extremely fast.



    But we now have the G5 w/ an E500 core, not suitable for desktops, and IS listed using a 0.13µm process.



    Then again I could be mistaken and completely wrong.





    Footnote: It is somewhat interesting that Motorola has been banding about 0.13µm and 0.09µm processes in their press releases since changing their roadmap, then, with the advent of their recent new relationships with STMicroelectronics, Phillips and Tower the 0.1µm process has recently begun to reappear in some of their press releases. Relevant, probably not, but interesting nontheless.



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    It may have been down as a .1 on the Moto roadmap at some point, but that was with a different measuring system. As the rest of the industry measures, that's .13. AFAIR, the G5 has always been defined as a 64 bit HiP7 part with RIO. HiP 7 is synonymous with the .13µ process. Also, be aware that Moto has not shipped any .13 processing parts yet.
  • Reply 102 of 102
    rickagrickag Posts: 1,626member
    Pilmour Boy:



    Oh, thanks.



    Just asking. The current G4 MPC7455 is made using a 0.18µm process (HiP6). Would that be using Motorola's old method or the industry standard for measuring?



    And no, apparantly Motorola is not shipping any parts using HiP7. The first might be the MPC7457 or the MPC8270, MPC8280(both using a 603 core and 60X bus), or possibly, but not very likely the MPC8540 or PC8560. Kind of grim considering that HiP7 has been qualified(?) for quite some time now.



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