1999 CPU Announcements

Microprocessor Forum, Oct 1999

  • Power4 Announced. (PDF) Oct 6, 1999
  • K8 Announced. Oct 5, 1999 (Presentation)
  • SPARC64-V Announced (Powerpoint) Oct 6, 1999

    General

  • ISSCC 99 Preview, Jan 1999

    Pre-Silicon

  • MAJC Announced. Aug 17, 1999
  • StrongArm 2 Announced. May 3, 1999 (More Info)
  • PA8600 Announced. Mar 9, 1999
  • E2k Announced. Fed 25, 1999

    Post-Silicon/Pre-Sampling

  • UltraSparc III First Silicon. May 20, 1999

    Sampling

  • 800 MHz Pentium III. Dec 20, 1999
  • 750 MHz Athlon (K7). Nov 29, 1999
  • 733 MHz Pentium III. Oct 25, 1999
  • 733 MHz Pentium III Xeon. Oct 25, 1999
  • 500 MHz Mobile Pentium III. Oct 25, 1999
  • 700 MHz Athlon (K7). Oct 4, 1999
  • 450 MHz Mobile K6-3. Sep 20, 1999
  • 475 MHz Mobile K6-2. Sep 20, 1999
  • 450 MHz PPC 7400. Aug 31, 1999
  • 500 MHz K6-2. Aug 30, 1999
  • 650 MHz Athlon (K7). Aug 9, 1999
  • 600 MHz Pentium III. Aug 2, 1999
  • 500 MHz Celeron. Aug 2, 1999
  • 300 MHz RM5271. Jul 6, 1999
  • 600 MHz Athlon (K7). Jun 23, 1999
  • 400 MHz Mobile K6-2. Jun 15, 1999
  • 400 MHz Mobile Pentium II. Jun 14, 1999
  • 400 MHz Mobile Celeron. Jun 14, 1999
  • 380 MHz Mobile K6-III. May 24, 1999
  • 550 MHz Pentium III. May 17, 1999
  • 466 MHz Celeron. Apr 26, 1999
  • 475 MHz K6-2. Apr 5, 1999
  • 333 MHz Mobile Celeron. Apr 5, 1999
  • 433 MHz Celeron. Mar 22, 1999
  • 300 MHz mP6. Mar 18, 1999
  • 500 MHz Pentium III Xeon. Mar 17, 1999
  • 380 MHz Mobile K6-2. Mar 8, 1999
  • 500 MHz Pentium III. Feb 26, 1999
  • 450 MHz K6-2. Feb 26, 1999
  • 450 MHz K6-III. Feb 22, 1999
  • 366 MHz Mobile Pentium II. Jan 25, 1999
  • 300 MHz Mobile Celeron. Jan 25, 1999
  • 333 MHz Mobile K6-2. Jan 13, 1999
  • 300 MHz MMX Pentium. Jan 7, 1999
  • 450 MHz Xeon w/ 2MB L2. Jan 5, 1999
  • 400 MHz Celeron. Jan 4, 1999

    Embedded

  • 550 MHz PPC 440. Sep 23, 1999
  • 50 MHz PPC 855T. Jun 21, 1999
  • 80 MHz PPC 860P. Apr 19, 1999

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