Motorola 1.5GHz chip for PowerBook G4

() [b]Motorola[/b] today updated its G4-class PowerPC processor, the MPC7447, taking the part to 1.5GHz and paving the way for one more PowerBook G4 update the line before its upgraded to [b]IBM[/b]'s 90nm G5 chip, the 970FX. [blockquote]At 1.42GHz, the chip consumes 20W of power, Motorola claims, which compares well to the 7447's 21.3W at 1.33GHz. The company also mentions a lower power version of the 7447A that consumes less than 9.3W at 1.167GHz, which seems no better than the old 7447's claimed 7.5W at 1GHz. The low-power 7447A has a core voltage of 1.1V; the regular 7447A runs at 1.3V. [/blockquote] [link=http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35749.html][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?765][i]Related news[/i][/link]

February 23, 2004 5:47 PM ET in News,

[b]Motorola[/b] today updated its G4-class PowerPC processor, the MPC7447, taking the part to 1.5GHz and paving the way for one more PowerBook G4 update the line before its upgraded to [b]IBM[/b]'s 90nm G5 chip, the 970FX.

[blockquote]At 1.42GHz, the chip consumes 20W of power, Motorola claims, which compares well to the 7447's 21.3W at 1.33GHz. The company also mentions a lower power version of the 7447A that consumes less than 9.3W at 1.167GHz, which seems no better than the old 7447's claimed 7.5W at 1GHz. The low-power 7447A has a core voltage of 1.1V; the regular 7447A runs at 1.3V.
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