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	Advanced Micro Devices - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		AMD K8L is a major revision of the AMD64 microarchitecture and hardware platform, and is due mid 2007.
		AMD uses a "FAB x" naming convention for their production facilities, where "x" is the number of years that have passed between the founding of AMD and the date the FAB opened.
		AMD claims that the technologies that combine to make APM are unique to the industry and make it the foremost semiconductor manufacturer in the world - a fact which is lent some credence by their current agreement with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing based in Singapore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AMD (4580 words)

	JC's: CPU Cores: AMD K8/Hammer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The AMD Hammer series of processors, alternatively known as K8, offer enhancements over previous x86 processors on the order of what the 80386 gave over the 80286.
		In short, the K8 adds 64-bit general purpose (and integer) register support and 64-bit memory space support (the 80386 gave x86 32-bit support, whereas 80286 was a 16-bit processor).
		Sacficing performance for ISA compatibility, AMD adopted the opcodes that Intel initially reserved for their SSE (initially KNI, occasionally referred to as ISS or ISSE, which stands for Internet Streaming SIMD [Extensions] -- a bit of a non sequitur, as "internet acceleration" was not really something that the instruction set did) and SSE2.
	www.jc-news.com /parse.cgi?pc/tech/cores/K8 (804 words)

	CPUID.com - AMD K8 Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		AMD claims that the microcoded instructions number decreased by 8% for integer and 28% for floating point instructions.
		The inclusion of the memory controller in the CPU core represents a major change in the relationship between the motherboard components, as the memory control used to be done by the north bridge of the chipset.
		AMD found a solution however : the evolution of its K8 won't be done with clock speed only, but also with other features like the L2 cache size and the memory bus width.
	www.cpuid.com /reviews/K8/index.php (9079 words)

	AMDZone :: The real #1 source for AMD news, reviews, and info. Est 1998.
		Johan de Galas compares the Intel Core and AMD K8 architectures.
		Its description of AMD "K8" macro-ops is thus wrong: most simple x86 instructions are decoded to one or two micro-ops by K8 fastpath decoders, while the complicated ones are decoded by the microcode engine (to probably a variable number of micro-ops).
		AMD Opteron CAN return load results out-of-order to the execution units; this is relatively easy, anyway.
	www.amdzone.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=5507 (816 words)

	AMDZone :: The real #1 source for AMD news, reviews, and info. Est 1998.
		AMD's Hector Ruiz is in Russia, and OSP International has details from his talk.
		AMD sold chips manufactured from that fab to foreign customers through April 2004, and it would have continued doing so were it not for Intel’s exclusionary conduct which reduced the need for a second fab.
		AMD also argues that evidence of foreign misconduct is necessary to prove its domestic commerce claims  that Intel’s exclusionary practices reduced its sales of microprocessors to domestic customers such as Dell, HP and IBM.
	www.amdzone.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=5507 (2695 words)

	AMD K8
		AMD K8 AMD K8 family is the eighth and the latest generation of AMD microprocessors.
		Mobile Athlon 64 and mobile K8-based Semprons K8 processors were announced in 2004..
		Even though this is not overall the fastest single-core AMD processor, for many people it's still a good and cheap upgrade option due to very good price/performance ratio.
	www.cpu-world.com /CPUs/K8 (250 words)

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		It also gives background information on the K8 microcode design and provides information on altering the microcode and loading the altered update for those who are interested in microcode hacking.
		AMD recently released a "BIOS fix" to motherboard makers to address Errata 109, in which REP MOVS instructions caused subsequent instructions to be skipped under specific pipeline conditions.
		Evidently AMD was not as wise by assuming their microcode was uncrackable.
	www.packetstormsecurity.nl /0407-exploits/OpteronMicrocode.txt (1546 words)

	© AMDboard.com - AMD Sempron Special
		A day after the mobile version AMD announces a new E6 stepping for the desktop version of Sempron socket 754 starting July 30th.
		The E6 stepping is pin-to-pin compatible with the E3 revision and will request a BIOS update in order to allow the ID recognition of the chip which changes from 00020FC0h to 00020FC2h.
		AMD announces a new E6 stepping for Mobile Sempron socket 754 62W and low-power mobile.(25W) starting July 15th.
	www.amdboard.com /sempron.html (1007 words)

	X-bit labs - Hardware news - AMD’s Fred Weber Projects AMD K9 in 2005.
		AMD is looking at adding multi-threading pattern into its future microprocessors in order to improve overall performance, it transpired, but Fred Weber declined to confirm if any real decision has been made on the matter.
		It is interesting to note that during AMD Athlon 64 launch in late September AMD confirmed that the first dual-core AMD Opteron processors featuring AMD64 aka x86-64 technology would be manufactured using 90nm SOI technology in 2005 (see this and this news-stories).
		Thus, in case the dual-core AMD K8 chip will make it into the market before the K9, the latter will have to sport either a very efficient multi-threading pattern, or two cores per one chip, so to outperform its predecessor in all kinds of applications.
	www.xbitlabs.com /news/cpu/display/20031015181956.html (591 words)

	Guide: Clock generation on AMD 8th-Gen Platforms - AMD Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		With the release of their 8th-Generation Processors, AMD has taken the x86 platform to the next step by integrating the memory-controller directly into the processor's core (die).
		An AMD 8th-Generation processor does not, however, use two independent 64-bit memory-controllers but a single, 128-bits wide memory-controller (which is also capable of running in a 64-bit mode, if necessary).
		As we have seen, AMD's 7th- and 8th-Generation platforms are pretty similar at a first cursory glance, but there are a few very important differences if you look 'under the hood'.
	forums.amd.com /index.php?showtopic=55881 (2939 words)

	AMD K8L - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On July 21, 2006, AMD President and COO Dirk Meyer and Senior VP Marty Seyer confirmed that the launch date of K8L (Revision H) microprocessors is slated for mid-2007; and that it will contain a quad core version for servers, workstations, and high-end Desktops, as well as a dual core version for consumer Desktops.
		The K8 is particularly sensitive to memory latency since its design gains performance by minimising this through the use of an CPU-integrated memory controller; increased latency in the external modules negates the usefulness of this feature.
		With the help of the doubled instruction fetch and load, AMD K8L is expected to increase the suitability of the processor to scientific and high-performance computing tasks and potentially improve its level of competition with Intel's Itanium 2, Core 2 Duo and other processors in the markets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AMD_K8L (2192 words)

	techPowerUp! :: AMD K8 Overclocking Guide
		This guide's purpose is to get you familiar with overclocking on the AMD K8 platform, its basics, and even some advanced topics.
		The AMD K8 series is well known for its overclocking capabilities.
		This is 200MHz for all K8 CPUs, regardless of the core.
	www.techpowerup.com /articles/overclocking/AMD/138 (655 words)

	Target PC :: FIC K8-800T AMD Clawhammer Motherboard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The K8-800T is the latest FIC motherboard supporting AMD 64 processors up to 2.4 GHz (Clawhammer processor Family) using the VIA K8T800 chipset and VIA 8237
		Performance is the area where the FIC K8-800T truly shines compared to its competitors.
		If you are in the market for a well performing motherboard with a decent feature set, without the need for extreme overclocking, this is the way to go.
	www.targetpc.com /hardware/motherboards/fic_k8800 (742 words)

	AnandTech: AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 1: Intro to Opteron/K8 Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Even with the disadvantages AMD was faced with, the K7 still went on to become the underdog's best effort to date - and thus when they announced its successor, the K8, at the Microprocessor Forum in 2001, expectations were very high.
		AMD is clearly not the company it was a few years ago.
		Both AMD and Intel have had their slipups; while Intel's have been more recently, AMD is far from immune to them.
	www.anandtech.com /cpu/showdoc.html?i=1815 (917 words)

	AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor - Powerful Performance for Your Unique Digital Experience
		The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor gives you leading performance to go wherever your digital world takes you.
		AMD and its partners strongly recommend that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.”
		The AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processor features innovative technology to provide extraordinary performance and a computing experience without parallel.
	www.amd.com /us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487,00.html (213 words)

	Techware Labs - Reviews - FIC K8-800T AMD 64 Motherboard
		AMD was the first to market with a consumer level serious 64 bit processor.
		Shortly after AMD released the 64 bit processor there were motherboards available for them to run in, the problem was that 64 bit motherboards were expensive and the 64 bit AMD platform was untested.
		FIC (First International Computer) released an AMD 64 (socket 754) motherboard aimed at the mainstream market that would bring 64 bit computing to consumers at a price that was well below the competition.
	www.techwarelabs.com /reviews/motherboard/fic_k8-800t (433 words)

	HP offers K8 based AMD Athlon XP-M 2800+ option
		Let's not forget that the AMD Duron only had 64 KB of level two cache (192KB effective total) and it was still enough to better overall the cut-off-at-the-knees P4 based Celeron, which only had 128KB of level two cache (128KB effective total).
		It will be interesting to see how both these K8 based processors fair against the Pentium M based Celeron M, as that device has 512KB of level two cache and a current top speed of 1.5GHz.
		By selling four different cache versions of its K8 based consumer processors - 128KB, 256KB, 512KB, and 1MB level 2 cache (all versions have 128KB of level 1 cache), AMD is making efficient use of dies that it manufactures, which will help to improve yields and bolster the bottom line.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=16990 (556 words)

	SecuriTeam™ - Opteron Exposed: Reverse Engineering AMD K8 Microcode Updates
		Modern x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD contain a feature known as "microcode update", or as the vendors prefer to call it, "BIOS update".
		The ability to fundamentally alter instruction decoding and execution on AMD K8 processors is sure to interest hardware hackers everywhere.
		A few years ago, Intel had to answer to public scrutiny over the exploitability of their own microcode update feature; their solution was security through obscurity and layers of encryption and authentication (see http://www.eetimes.com/news/97/963news/hole.html).
	www.securiteam.com /securityreviews/5FP0M1PDFO.html (1705 words)

	AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processor Utilities & Updates
		Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) is incremented.
		The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer helps to correct the resulting video performance effects or other incorrect timing effects that these applications may experience on dual-core processor systems, by periodically adjusting the core time-stamp-counters, so that they are synchronized.
		AMD Power Monitor Version 1.0.1 - This application is used to monitor the current frequency, voltage, utilization, and power savings of each core of each processor in a system.
	amd.com /us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html (766 words)

	The Tech Report - AMD's Opteron 146 processor - Page 1
		workstation comparo, we saw that the AMD Opteron was a promising workstation chip in need of a few more MHz.
		This new chip, based on AMD's "Hammer" or K8 core, runs at 2GHz, and has all the architectural enhancements of its Opteron brethren.
		AMD's K8 core seems to have improved clock-for-clock performance in a range of scenarios, and we'll be watching to see how the K7 and K8 compare.
	techreport.com /reviews/2003q3/opteron-146/index.x?pg=1 (643 words)

	eBay - amd k8 64, Desktop Laptop Components, Computers Networking items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		AMD Dual Heatpipe K8 CPU Cooler to Athlon 64 FX -53 NEW
		AMD Athlon 64 K8 CPU Retention Bracket Socket 754, 939
		Thermaltake SilentBoost K8 - AMD Athlon 64 FX Sempron
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=amd+k8+64&newu=1&krd=1 (414 words)

	Power Supply Meets AMD K8 Low-Power Mobile Specification - Maxim/Dallas
		This application note describes a two-phase, synchronous, step-down converter that is fully compliant with the AMD® K8 Low-Power Mobile Specification.
		This application note describes a two-phase, synchronous, step-down converter that uses the MAX1937 to achieve a power supply that is fully compliant with the AMD K8 Low-Power Mobile Specification.
		The design uses the standard K8 VID table with a -100mV offset from the selected VID voltage.
	www.maxim-ic.com /appnotes.cfm/appnote_number/3218 (498 words)

	Shopping.com - Shopping made simple
		AMD 8131 Chipset, SSI EEB 3.5, Socket 940, Max RAM: 64 GB, DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 2, Serial ATA II x...
		AMD 8131 Chipset, Extended ATX, Socket 940, FSB: 800 MHz, Max RAM: 16 GB, DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 2,...
		AMD Athlon 64 2.2 GHz, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 512 MB, 80 GB hard drive, Tower,...
	www.shopping.com /xFS-AMD_K8~NS-1 (746 words)

	AMD's K8 to be re-engineered K7 \| The Register
		AMD's K8 to be re-engineered K7 Original plans put on hold as various K8 engineers drift away
		The original K8 64-bit design is now on ice, and the firm has decided instead to derive the design of the future processor from its Athlon K7, but extended to 64-bit mode.
		But there is a potential skill shortages to overcome -- a number of K8 engineers at AMD have been wooed away from the firm to work at various Silicon Valley startups, our sources say.
	www.theregister.co.uk /1999/09/12/amds_k8_to_be_reengineered (358 words)

	ChipGeek AMD Athlon 64 / ClawHammer K8 Processor Table
		The Athlon 64 processor is produced on a.13 micron process using SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator) technology.
		It's also available in a 2800+ version which was released stealthily by AMD as they push the Athlon 64 further into the mainstream.
		Starting with the 3500+ and 3800+ versions, the HypterTransport link has been bumped up from 800MHz to 1GHz, resulting in an 8.0GB/second transfer rate and it supports dual-channel DDR400.
	www.geek.com /procspec/amd/k8.htm (262 words)

	X-bit labs - Print version
		Having introduced its K8 processors to high-performance computer systems first, AMD is now steadily transferring its entire infrastructure to the new advanced architecture.
		Quite reasonably AMD didn’t reduce the frequency of the new Sempron 2600+, 2800+ and 3000+ too much, which would have made them perform slower than the Sempron for Socket A of the same ratings.
		Third, each K8 CPU has an integrated memory controller, which helps to reduce the memory access latencies in comparison to processors that communicate with the memory via the chipset.
	www.xbitlabs.com /articles/cpu/print/sempron-2600.html (4800 words)

	© AMDboard.com - Athlon 64 Chipset Special (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Chipset war to be first seen in the K8 sector in 2003
		AMD K8-based chipsets ready, related boards to be seen at Computex Taipei
		AMD Hammer and AMD-8000 tip/chip set series beginning release
	www.amdboard.com /hammerchipsets.html (438 words)

	Thermalright
		Users need to remove it and replace it with a standard metal backplate before installation of Thermalright XP series heatsink.
		For more information regarding AMD K8 backplate please see Athlon64 processor thermal design guide (Fig.
		Since the Asrock (and Gigabyte) K8 boards use push-pin type RM's, there is no backplate in the back of motherboard to support Thermalright’s customized RM.
	www.thermalright.com /a_page/main_support_faq_motherboard_xp120_k8.htm (280 words)

	AMD K8 Hammer vs. Intel McKinley - TechSpot OpenBoards
		AMD K8 Hammer vs. Intel McKinley - TechSpot OpenBoards
		Not to complain, but instead of starting a new thread, why don't you read the other hammer treads that are going on.
		As for which is better, AMD, they will put out a better CPU for far less than $4000+.
	www.techspot.com /vb/topic23.html (553 words)

	AMD K8 still not taped out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		IT WOULD BE NICE to report along with some other Web sites that AMD's X86-64, currently being fashioned on the wheel by Dirk Meyer and associates, has already taped out.
		However, AMD is expected to leak quite a few more details of the K8 at next week's Microprocessor Forum, while the intriguing capabilities of SMP-on-a-chip are being explored in several places, particularly so in Chip Architect.
		AMD's Hammer vs Intel's Itanic SMP stuff and smarts
	www.theinquirer.net /08100110.htm (200 words)

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