The Advantages of Intel

Here are my thoughts about the advantages of Intel.

Intel China Research Center is working on a model-based computing to optimize the use of its multi-core microprocessor technology. Tip, Microsoft is currently more in the virtualization software. It seems that virtualization is more related to server technology. The virtualization strategy with utility computing using virtual machines, and the third most important, the scalability of multi-core chip, and energy efficiency to achieve high workload consolidation in data centers.

Tera-scale computers based on 10 to 100s of integrated processor cores to 3 workload in the computer-based model or pattern recognition of objects in one database (source database mining identical or similar objects with patterns that match the target object find), and synthesis of information (data mine different models and objects together in a way that the user can digest, the user can obtain practical solutions), quoted by De vived and member of Intel.

Short side comparison, nuclear offers both Intel and AMD quad-core. You can see that the strategy of AMD is the weakness of the competitors as their power increases. AMD maintains that his superior, 2MB L3 cache, touted as better than any of its competitors, while competition with Intel in their previous performance. Intel is to stay away from the head to "play chicken" with AMD head by producing new products much faster than its closest competitors, although it lacks some innovative shots as a new L3 cache.

However, Intel more than offset by the improvement of microprocessors in other ways, such as the SSE4 instructions and more efficient materials such as silicon technology hafnium metal door. Intel Speed of having new products in the consumer market is the main reason is the market leader in microprocessors today. People generally want a new product that can be used now instead of waiting for a product a little better after a few months. AMD chance the new leader will come from its ability to do the same as Intel, not just talk the talk but walking the walk.

Dunnington 6-core Intel processors are the next in line to be launched in the consumer market. Users Dunnington microprocessor will own a piece of the level of computer technology Peta flop. The flop Peta computer technology, a computer calculates one trillion floating point per second, it exists in the Intel lab demonstration of a powerful computer that uses microprocessors PETA flop Dunnington.

It seems that in terms of marketing, is Intel's research and development arm to show the consumer the full capacity of the microprocessors. It is unlikely that an individual home user or purchased as 60 more pieces of microprocessors on a computer Dunnigton PETA flop building. However, the attraction that exists, and people go like "You know, I own an Intel 6-core microprocessor which the capabilities of the computer is peta flop!" Granted, it is a very attractive prospect!

Choosing a Microcontroller

What you need to know when choosing a microcontroller.

Gone are the days when there were less than a handful of micro-controller to choose. The fact is, the choice of a controller for a new product is an arduous task and is beyond the scope of this article, but will be discussed in more detail in a future article.

But the choice of a microcontroller to "play" for your first project is a little easier and the tools (hardware and software?) These days are very cheap if not free !....

In the past, emulators, programmers etc to use thousands of dollars (what are they thinking?). Now you can get a very low cost development tools.

10 years, I chose to go with Microchip. Why? And not only that a free development environment (MPLAB IDE), but also tons of support through forums and application notes on its website.

At that time, my project is essentially a simple electronic switch. So after withsuch easy, almost all the microorganisms that work.

Choose one of the lowest number of micro PIC12xxx. These little babies were around 512 bytes of OTP (One Time Programmable) ROM and approximately 25 bytes of RAM! (you can run Windows XP ... I think not !!!). Much he had in mind, however.

Today, there are many more vendors (TI, Atmel, etc.) that offer support and also excellent.

A relatively new "actors" who are out of the crowd is Cypress' PSOC mixed-signal set of micro-controllers. These devices are very flexible in terms of new equipment. The other big advantage of these devices is the ability, using their free tool (from now Diseñador PSOC PSOC Express) in its program of micro-controllers without writing a single piece of code! ... Learn more about these in another article.

So if you are starting in this fascinating field, keep it simple and start with a low micro. Most vendors provide free samples of their Web sites listed below.

* TI - Texas Instruments
* Microchip Inc.
Cypress *

There are many others, but they were the main actors, I am interested in