IBM Introduces Sleep Mode For Power Chips

Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 25 2010) Cloud Computing

1. IBM will be adding a new sleep mode to its Power processors that will essentially enable the chips to consume virtually no power when idle. According to an IBM presentation at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University in California on 23 Aug, the company will be adding what it is calling a deep sleep mode to its Power chips. The technology is code-named Winkle, according to reports. That will be in addition to the three sleep modes that already exist in the Power7 processors, which were introduced earlier in 2010. (Read Full Article)

   Bookmark or Share this article

Login to comment.