Intel Develops Atom “Briarwood” SoCs for Storage Applications
[11/16/2012 12:43 AM]Intel Corp. is working on yet another system-on-chip product based on Atom micro-architecture. The code-named Briarwood SoC is designed specifically for storage building block (SBB) as well as storage area network (SAN) storage products and will hit the market in Q1 2013, according to a media report.
Intel Atom “Briarwood” system-on-chips will be powered by two Saltwell x86 cores with Hyper-Threading and virtualization support as well as single-channel DDR3 memory controller with ECC support. In a bit to provide the right feature-set for SBB and SAN markets, Intel will add DDR scrambler and memory scrubbing features to memory controller as well as integrate quad-channel Crystal Beach DMA engine, which will support RAID 5, 6 and DIF, reports CPU World web-site. Integrated peripherals will include UART, SPI and SMBus controllers, legacy I/O components, and 32 or 40 lanes of PCI Express 2.0.
Intel will offer three versions of Atom “Briarwood” SoCs with different performance, thermal design power and price:
It should be noted that Briarwood will have many similarities with code-named Centerton chip for servers, in addition, both will belong to Atom S1200-series chips, which probably points to Atom server-class offerings.
The new Atom products for SBB and SAN markets have all chances to become popular thanks to their low power consumption and compatibility with software written for x86 micro-architecture. Intel will probably reveal reference design for products as well as a special platform for storage SBB and SAN devices.
Intel did not comment on the news-story.
Tags: Intel, Briarwood, Centerton, Atom, x86
1
0
[Posted by: Andys 
| Date: 11/17/12 02:10:38 AM]
0
0
[Posted by: tecknurd 
| Date: 11/18/12 08:28:24 PM]9:12 pm | Microsoft Confident in Lack of Quality Issues with Xbox One Hardware. Microsoft Vows Xbox One Will Not Have RROD-Like Issues
8:52 pm | AMD Officially Launches New-Generation APUs for Mobile Applications. AMD Introduces Kabini, Temash and Richland Accelerated Processing Units
6:51 pm | OCZ Reveals Vertex 450 Solid-State Drives: High-End Performance at Mainstream Prices. OCZ Introduces New SSDs Based on Indilinx Barefoot 3 Controller
3:40 pm | Nvidia Unveils GeForce GTX 780: GK110-Based Consumer Solution for $649. Nvidia’s Cut Down Titan LE Becomes GeForce GTX 780
11:59 pm | Be Quiet: All Current Power Supplies Are Ready for Core i “Haswell”. Be Quiet Claims Top-to-Bottom Compatibility of PSUs with New Intel Chips
11:51 pm | OCZ Partners With Netgear to Deliver Flash-Based Data Center Storage in a Box Functionality to SMBs. Leading OCZ Enterprise-Class Deneva 2 SSDs Now Qualified on Netgear's ReadyDATA 516 NAS Device
11:07 pm | Half of the World’s Population Will Be Covered by 4G/LTE Networks by 2018 - Research. More Than 1 in 2 People Will Be Covered by 4G/LTE-FDD by 2018
9:38 pm | Sony Starts Manufacturing of PlayStation 3 in Brazil. Sony Begins to Make PS3 Game Consoles in Latin America
9:11 pm | Nvidia Grid Unleashes Graphics for Virtualized Desktops. Nvidia and Citrix Commercializes Grid Technology for Virtualized Desktops
8:57 pm | MIT Scientists Mix Graphene with Hexagonal Boron Nitride to Create New Material for Computer Chips. Researchers Create New Material for Semiconductors
8:43 pm | Intel Can Enable a Successful $200 PC in the Age of the Media Tablet – Analysts. Market Observers Mull Viability of $200 PCs on Current Market
8:09 pm | Microsoft Not Worried About Xbox One’s Lack of Backwards Compatibility, Vows Big Xbox 360 Announcement at E3. Microsoft Believes Xbox One Will Not Require Games of Xbox 360
7:52 pm | Asrock’s A-Style Mainboards Set to Be Waterproof. Asrock’s New Intel 8-Series Mainboards to Feature Conformal Coating
7:35 pm | Nvidia Announces PhysX and APEX Support for Microsoft Xbox One. Microsoft Xbox One Games to Use PhysX and APEX
Make Home Page
Add to Favorites
Xbitlabs on Facebook
XbitLabs is using Twitter
Windows Live Alerts
| Date: 11/16/12 10:56:19 AM]
