By making final chip designs more flexible and opening its Power processor architecture to more partners and developers, IBM is pushing its microprocessor technology to the widening category of electronic devices that require chip customization. Calling it an “unprecedented step,” IBM outlined its plans to collaborate openly on the Power microprocessor architecture and heralded “a new, open hardware era” as it announced the plans at its Power Everywhere event in New York this week.
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IBM Opens, Customizes Power Chips
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 1, 2004 10:30 AMBy making final chip designs more flexible and opening its Power processor architecture to more partners and developers, IBM is pushing its microprocessor technology to the widening category of electronic devices that require chip customization. Calling it an “unprecedented step,” IBM outlined its plans to collaborate openly on the Power microprocessor architecture and heralded “a new, open hardware era” as it announced the plans at its Power Everywhere event in New York this week.