Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: =?UTF-8?B?QW5kcm9pZOKAlFdoeSBEYWx2aWs/?= Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 00:04:58 -0700 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: nma@12000.org NNTP-Posting-Host: TUXTYYqX1yG7hs3zxUg7ng.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110414 Thunderbird/3.1.10 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4720 On 5/29/2011 10:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > > The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the > power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM. > Do you think the new intel 3D chips would do that? http://www.mobiledia.com/news/89236.html "Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said its "Tri-Gate" technology turns microchip channels -- traditionally flat -- on their side, creating a high, slender connector for higher performance and lower power consumption, which is particularly important for small mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. " http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216451/Intel_s_3D_transistor_fuels_tablet_fight_with_ARM "On Wednesday, Intel announced that it has made a major leap in advancing chip technology: 3D transistors. The new technology, expected to make PCs, smartphones and tablets faster and more power-efficient, is slated to make its first appearance when Intel moves to 22-nanometer chips next year." etc// --Nasser