Chip Giant, Intel Corp. said it will begin shipping three new computer chips in the second half of next year, for laptops, desktop PC's and corporate servers. All new chips will contain at least two computing engines on a single chip, Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini told an audience of chip designers at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco reports Market Watch
Intel expects that shipments of "dual-core" chips will outpace that of other chips by late 2006, Otellini said.
"You're going to see Intel combine its R&D innovation, manufacturing and technology leadership with energy-efficient micro-architectures and powerful multicore processors to deliver unique platforms best tailored to individual needs," Otellini said. "We will deliver 'factor of 10' breakthroughs to a variety of platforms that can reduce energy consumption tenfold or bring 10 times the performance of today's products. At the same time, Intel innovation will continue to deliver unique digital enterprise, home, office and mobile features, such as greater manageability, security and virtualization, along with an increasing capability to manage and view digital content."
Otellini showed the first public demonstration of Merom, Conroe and Woodcrest - processors for notebook, desktop and server platforms designed on Intel's advanced 65-nanometer technology manufacturing process.
Otellini also announced that forthcoming lower-power products will lead to a new category of ultra energy-efficient "Handtop PC" devices that provide a converged communication and PC-like experience but require less than a watt of processing power and weigh under a pound.
