Architecture Gets Optimized For Internet Appliance Systems

Introduced as the industry's first architecture designed and optimized for information appliance (IA) systems, the GeodeLink architecture is the latest addition to the company's Geode x86-based technology. It provides a system infrastructure that begins with a signal interface and layers diagnostics, power management, software, design verification, and floor planning on top of a common starting point. Other features include an optimized UMA, a distributed switched-fabric interconnect, and active hardware power management. The memory controller supports 32 and 64 bits with 133 MHz SDRAM and 266 MHz DDR-SDRAM, respectively. Samples with bus speeds up to 266 MHz and processor clock speeds up to 400 MHz will be available this quarter.