Sun Tapes Out New Processors

[HardOCP News]

According to the head of Sun’s semiconductor group, the company has taped out its Niagara 2 and Rock processors but still faces a major hurdle getting access to leading edge 45 and 32nm process technology for its future Sparc CPUs.

In an exclusive interview with EE Times in his Menlo Park office, Yen showed the first wafers back from the fab for Niagara 2, set to ship in systems before the end of the year. He also discussed the issues Sun faces now that its longtime silicon partner, Texas Instruments, has decided to rely on foundries to develop next-generation semiconductor process technology.

 

[snowysnowcones]

Ok, so I really don't know too much about this "Sun" company... are they making desktop processors? Server? What? Have they ever made any previous processors?

 

[Nemesis999]

You've never heard of Sun? I'm hoping that's a joke.

Market Cap: 17.97B

The inventors of Java? Builders of servers? etc?

 

[Phelptwan]

I still hate working with sun servers...it's pretty much the worst form of punishment imho.

 

[Goaty]

Being a Unix admin for nearly 14 years, I can say that I enjoy working on Sun servers.

 

[sovs]

one more vote for sun hardware

 

[swatbat]

Being a Unix admin for nearly 14 years, I can say that I enjoy working on Sun servers.

Yea me too.

Anyway I wonder how long untill they move away from TI. I'm betting on them getting IBM to make the chips or something.