Server road map: Beyond quad-core

26.02.2007

-- Sun introduced the Sparc-based Niagara in late 2005. The chip has eight cores, each operating with four independent threads. By midyear, Sun promises Niagara 2, which will have eight cores, each with eight threads. Also in the wings, the 16-core, Sparc-based Rock processor is expected by mid-2008.

-- Azul Systems Inc. introduced its 24-core Vega chip in 2005. In December, the company announced Vega 2, a 48-core processor.