The POWER5 chip has two hardware instruction threads that are both capable of issuing multiple instructions per cycle, which causes a boost in performance.

POWER 5芯片有两个硬件指令线程，在每个周期都能够执行多个指令，这可以提高性能。

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Instead, extra oomph has been added in recent years by packaging multiple processing engines, or "cores", inside a single chip.

与之相反的是，近年来出现的通过将多个处理引擎或者“核”封装在一个芯片上的现象，又展现了另一种魅力。

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In the past few years, the computer chip industry has been in the process of two major transitions, one from 32-bit chips to 64-bit and from single cores to multiple cores.

在过去的几年中，计算机芯片产业处于两个重大转变之中，一个是从32位芯片过渡到64位芯片，另一个是从单核过渡到多核。

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What this means is that there will be multiple chip suppliers in each of those market segments.

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According to Intel, Apple has apparently committed to using the company's 45nm Silverthorne chip in multiple products slated for 2008.

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Where they differ relates to what will be included on the chip--multiple technologies on multiple bands that can be used on virtually 100% of today's commercial networks, or a single technology for a limited number of networks.

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