Semiaccurate.com has done a write up about the new VIA Nano DC platform. They give some clear information about the design route that VIA have gone for:
"Unlike most current multi-core processors, VIA has gone down a somewhat older route by sticking two CPU dies next to each other, this means that there's no shared cache and no direct data exchange between the two CPU cores and all core to core communication takes place over the system bus. It's worth remembering that this is very much set to be an Atom competitor and despite the basic dual core design, it should still be more than capable of keeping up with the Atom processors thanks to its superior out-of-order design compared to the Atom's in-order design."
Like many manufacturer-watchers, Semiaccurate.com are eagerly awaiting the VIA nano DC's availability in early 2011 ... not far off now!
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