Intel’s graphics chip
Intel (INTC) had planned to launch a GPGPU chip codenamed Larrabee, but ended up back-pedalling. The plan was to leverage the existing Intel x86 processor architecture in a double-core configuration.
On Bloggingstocks, the problem seems to be “product quality issues during the development stage“.
I think it’s rather because a CPU and a GPU are two very different beasts, which prompted AMD to buy ATI rather than to rely on their existing knowledge, platform, architecture and technology.
Case in point: the appearance of Apple’s OpenCL technologies which leverage both multiple processors and Graphics Processing Units for computing.
Check out this short video in 2008 from the NVDIA CEO about Larrabee.
NVDIA and AMD surged on the news. I believe somebody did very well at AMD in 2006 by deciding to acquire ATI.
All this makes yesterday’s post and especially the StreetInsider article on why Intel should buy ARMH that much more prescient.
AMD appears to be a good hedge for INTC holders.
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