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The likely intentional final steps by Apple to block any and all clones from getting their hand at the X704 halted any sale deal Exponential had. On May 8 Exponential ended up laying off 25% of their engineers. After additional attempts by Exponential to collect on the cancellation fees Exponential finally shut down their development center in San Jose on May 15. | The likely intentional final steps by Apple to block any and all clones from getting their hand at the X704 halted any sale deal Exponential had. On May 8 Exponential ended up laying off 25% of their engineers. After additional attempts by Exponential to collect on the cancellation fees Exponential finally shut down their development center in San Jose on May 15. | ||
− | On September 1 1997, Exponential sold their X704 patent portfolio, which amounted to over 50 patents, to S3 Inc for around $12M. Many of the technologies in these patents were used in Intel's {{intel|Pentium II}} processors. On December 1998 S3 Inc and [[Intel]] announced a 10-year patent cross-licensing agreement which gave Intel | + | On September 1 1997, Exponential sold their X704 patent portfolio, which amounted to over 50 patents, to S3 Inc for around $12M. Many of the technologies in these patents were used in Intel's {{intel|Pentium II}} processors. On December 1998 S3 Inc and [[Intel]] announced a 10-year patent cross-licensing agreement which gave Intel to much of Exponential's original technology. |
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Facts about "X704 - Exponential Technology"
designer | Exponential Technology + |
first announced | October 21, 1996 + |
full page name | exponential technology/x704 + |
instance of | microprocessor family + |
instruction set architecture | PowerPC + |
main designer | Exponential Technology + |
manufacturer | Hitachi + |
microarchitecture | X704 + |
name | X704 + |
package | CBGA-359 + |
process | 500 nm (0.5 μm, 5.0e-4 mm) + |
technology | BiCMOS + |
word size | 32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) + |