Intel's next generation of microchips moves closer to design method of rivals

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Intel is reportedly moving away from its traditional microprocessor design and adopting the technology found in RISC chips manufactured by rivals such as IBM and DEC. The company plans to release a P6 microprocessor in 3rd qtr 1995 that will succeed its current Pentium processor and include RISC-based features. A technical paper slated to be presented by Intel in a Feb 16, 1995 technical conference, describes the new chip's RISC-based circuitry. This circuitry enables the chip to perform calculations more quickly by using simplified instructions. It also organizes computational tasks to carry them out in the most efficient manner. The P6 includes over 5.5 million transistors and is capable of handling between 250 million and 300 million instructions per second. Insiders report that the chips is twice as fast as the company's current Pentium process and comparable to the Apple Motorola IBM triad's yet unreleased PowerPC 620 RISC chip.

Hardware product development, Computer hardware, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, RISC, RISC processors

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Intel puts chip under Pentium brand, meaning some won't reap its benefits

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Intel announced that its next generation microprocessor, code named the P6, will be dubbed the Pentium Pro, marking the first time that Intel has not given a new microprocessor class a distinct name. The processor will keep the Pentium name because Intel wants to leverage its multi-million dollar marketing campaign promoting the Pentium brand name. The company estimates that the Pentium name has a 95% name recognition. The recent flap over flaws found on some Pentium chips also helped give it widespread name recognition. The Intel decision also stems from the fact that the Pentium Pro is the first chip that will not offer significant performance increases for mainstream PC software applications. The Pentium Pro does offer strong performance improvements for 32-bit operating systems and applications such as Microsoft's Windows NT, but for 16-bit operating systems and applications it is not noticeably faster.

Intel Corp., INTC, Product Information, Product Description/Specification

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AT&T, VLSI Technology to develop microchips that offer data security

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AT&T Corp and VLSI Technology Inc will develop semiconductor chips that provide intricate data security, a deal that may further damage the Clinton administration's Clipper chip. The collaboration hopes to sell the chips for data security purposes for a host of devices such as cellular telephones, PCs with Internet connections, and TV set-top boxes. The chips hamper eavesdroppers via an encryption technique that scrambles data. Chips work faster and are more resistant to tampering than encryption software. The agreement threatens the government's proposed Clipper chip, which scrambles phone conversations. The Clipper is unpopular because it allows the government to decode for law enforcement or national security reasons. The National Security Agency has attempted to hinder the development of other encryption technologies via export laws.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Computer Auxiliary Eqp NEC, Planning, Marketing, Equipment and supplies, Encryption, Data encryption, T, Computer peripherals, Data security, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Cooperative agreement for product development, Alliances and partnerships, Company business planning, United States. National Security Agency, Data security devices, VLSI Technology Inc., VLSI, Data security device, National Security Agency Clipper (Data security device)

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