[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Keith Parris]

On 8/8/2012 1:02 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
 > Poulson is coming out in a smaller mask than had originally been
 > planned, but the mask it is to use isn't even state of the art anymore).

Tell that to IBM, whose Power7+ is expected to come out in the same size 
32 nm process as Poulson.

> Keith Parris wrote:
>> deep into the current decade, and ensure a foundation for continued
>> development of further generations of the Itanium microprocessor.
>
> The "further generations" refers to Tukwila, Poulson and Kittson.

Kittson occurs "deep into the current decade" and then there is 
"continued development of further generations" later in the same 
sentence. Ordering is implied.
>
> A contract is a contract. It doesn't specify generations that are not
> convered by the contract.
>
>
>> Intel
>> has confirmed that this amendment enabled HP to have access to the
>> Itanium microprocessor through 2022
>
> This is simply is stocking/wharehouse issue to make the parts available
> until 2022.
>
>
>> Itanium microprocessor" [emphasis mine], and Intel has already started
>> "work for what comes after Kittson." Kittson+ would thus be the first of
>> the "further generations," and note the reference to "generations" is
>> plural.
>
> Kittson+ is not to be a new generation. It is a mere speedbump, like
> EV7z was to EV7. Note: it uses the same name as Kittson, which would be
> a dead gveaway that it is the same generation.  And like for EV7,
> ittson+ is likely going to be a selection of chips from Kittson
> production that are good enough to be fed higher clock rates.
>
>