> You were probably not expecting this :-D

Absolutely. This comes most unexpected. I'd have never thought someone would supersede nVidia regarding ARM64/ARMv8, and certainly not Applied Micro. And they're not even taking an ARM64 core from ARM Ltd. but implementing their very own core based on ARMv8. Much respect to them.
I'm now asking myself whether this is what Applied Micro was referring to when they one year ago had a multicore 2.5 GHz 64-bit architecture on their roadmap.

Edit:

"Applied Micro has been working with ARM Holdings for the past three years to not only come up with an ARM chip suitable for modern, cloudy servers, but to make sure that Applied Micro is the first out the door with such a 64-bit chip."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/28/applied_micro_arm_x_gene_server_chip/

[ Edited by Andreas_Wolf 29.10.2011 - 19:51 ]