Intel General Director , Paul Otellini, said yesterday that advanced products based on ARM architecture, can not yet compete with server solutions of Intel company. But this does not mean that this situation will last forever. At the moment all the few modern server versions ARM-processor based on 32-bit architecture. This does not prevent the use of certain optimized environments and applications, but without the transition to 64-bit computing to talk about the beginning of a healthy competition from ARM is highly premature.
Basically, ARM Holding set the approximate release date for 64-bit processors in 2014. A set of relevant regulations is already covered, so it's up to the original developers , such as a Marvell, Calxeda or Samsung company. A week later, a special event will begin ARM TechCon, which are expected to present some interesting solutions. Calxeda company revealed plans to release a 64-bit ARM-processors of its own design, as well as shared the news about the release by Penguin Computer in the U.S. soon of servers on 32-bit quad-core ARM-processor Calxeda EnergyCore ECX- 1000.
So, in 2014 (without specifying the technical process) will be 64-bit ARM-processors Calxeda Lago. The number of cores Lago will be at least four. All nodes in the server will be connected to the Lago proprietary high-speed bus company Calxeda - Fleet Services. This bus is interesting it uses optical lines for communication between units and standard transport XAUI (Attachment Unit Interface). According to Calxeda representative, interprocessor new interface is so efficient, that the interest of platform began to show not only the builders WEB 2.0, and financial institutions, as well as developers of high-performance clusters.
It must be said that Calxeda company is not the only one who will release in 2014, the server versions of 64-bit processors on ARM. These companies are developing SoC Marvell, Samsung, Applied Micro, Cavium and others. Last week, Calxeda received an additional investment of $ 55 million, which will help it to successfully complete ongoing projects.
Work on the 64-bit processor does not mean that the 32-bit versions of processors will stop in its development. The following year, Calxeda will release a 32-bit ARM-based processor, code-named Midway. This decision will switch from Cortex-A9 generation to the core Cortex-A15. They are compatible with the modern strapping processors, although the location of the pins are different . New items will be enhanced interprocessor interface that allows to automatically redirect workflows with gigabit transport 10G.