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1. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 28 September 2009

   ... Intel P55-based (Lynnfield) system features 3 PCIe slots for graphic cards and uses the SoC's real-time distributed processing engine to serve as an intelligent graphic load balancer for custom GPU combinations. ...

2. AMD demos live machine migration across three CPU generations

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 24 March 2009

   ... close relationship with Microsoft -- you may remember Microsoft began working with AMD on an x86-64 version of Windows even before Intel announced Yamhill (their x86-64 extension). See AMD's press  ...

3. Intel lowers CPU prices up to 48% on server, quads, duals and mobile

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 19 January 2009

     Yesterday, Intel announced significant price reductions on many of its quad-core, dual-core and single-core processors, as well as high-end LGA775 Xeons with 12MB L2 cache. Santa Clara (CA) - Yesterday, ...

4. Intel retires more CPUs, quad-core Q6700 and dual-core E4700

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

   Tuesday, 02 December 2008

   Santa Clara (CA) - Intel announced today it is retiring the Intel Core 2 Q6700 quad-core processor based on the 65nm Kentsfield core at G0 stepping. Also retiring is the 65nm Allendale-based Core 2 Duo ...

5. Intel to phase out Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Monday, 01 December 2008

   Intel is planning to start phasing out the 65nm Core 2 Quad Q6600 in the first quarter of 2009, prompting several PC and channel vendors to start planning to cut Q6600-product prices to clear their ...

6. Intel phases out first 45 nm processors

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 05 November 2008

   Yesterday, Intel Corporation announced the immediate phasing out of the first 45nm processors, along with several 65nm models. These include Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Duo Mobile and one Core 2 Quad CPU. In addition, ...

7. High-end coprocessors: An overview

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 17 September 2008

   ... much cheaper prices.  An overclocked QX9775 Skulltrail dual-socket motherboard, the fastest platform currently offered by Intel, achieves a maximum sustainable performance of around 100 GFlops, and ...

8. Intel to lose its lead in chip manufacturing tech in 2009, sort of

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 30 July 2008

     Intel is proud of its dominant position in semiconductor in production technology and especially the fact that, for as long as we can remember, has led the industry in terms of the smallest chip structures. ...

9. AMD turns TSMC into a CPU manufacturing giant

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 14 May 2008

   ... fact that TSMC is jumping on the SOI train, as opposed to simply remain a bulk production facility, is probably the most significant between AMD and TSMC so far. Intel has been beating the "SOI-is-dead" ...

10. Intel to launch entry-level CPUs for Centrino 2

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 20 March 2008

    In order to defend its entry-level notebook market, Intel is planning to launch two 65nm Merom-based processors for its Centrino 2 platform (Montevina), according to sources at motherboard makers.The CPUs ...

11. Intel to cut 65 nm quad-core processor prices for 45 nm

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 February 2008

    Intel is set to lower its 65 nm CPU prices in order to speed up the transition between the 65 nm and 45 nm CPUs, according to sources at motherboard makers. The Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Q6700 will see their ...

12. MIPS introduces 65nm HDMI IP

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 February 2008

    While seeing the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) standard proliferate in a wide array of digital applications, MIPS Technologies today unveiled its 65 nm intellectual property (IP) offerings ...

13. Do Intel's delays hint of 45nm woes?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 26 December 2007

    Intel's recent minor slip of three quad-core processors from early in Q1'2008 to mid-to-late Q1'2008, coupled with some rumblings from under the surface, have caused a few to raise an eyebrow ...

14. Rambus proposes Terabyte per second memory initiative

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 25 November 2007

    ... early adopter of TB/s commercial products.  This timeframe would likely coincide with the production capacity of many-core products by Intel and AMD.  Rambus committed to a low power signaling ...

15. Claim: Moore's Law saved by new fab process at 45nm

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 12 November 2007

    Santa Clara (CA) - EE Times has posted an interesting interview article where Intel's CEO Paul Otellini speaks out about the limitations imposed upon the semiconductor industry related to Moore's ...

16. Tech Tour Terascale: Developing Terascale 2

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 05 November 2007

    TG Daily editor Rick Hodgin was able to catch up with Intel’s Terascale development teams in SiliconValley and Oregon and get an update on the future of the company’s 80-core processor: Terascale ...

17. Intel's first high-volume 45nm fab goes online

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Thursday, 25 October 2007

    Chandler (AZ) - Intel officially opened its first 45nm high-volume facility in Chandler, Arizona today.  Dubbed Fab 32, this $3 billion facility is Intel's 6th 300mm fab facility, and is ...

18. AMD manufacturing 45nm processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 18 October 2007

    ... of quad-core Opterons have been shipped.  They're expecting "hundreds of thousands" to ship in Q4.  Compare that to Intel's two million quad-cores with twenty different models shipped in Q3.  ...

19. RF wireless gets a CMOS boost from UMC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 11 October 2007

    ... world of 2008, something Intel, Motorolla and Sprint are pushing for in the U.S. WiFi, WiMAX, Wireless USB and cellular technologies, all integrated into single pieces of silicon and, in some instances, ...

20. AMD lowers desktop CPU prices

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 08 October 2007

    ... 14 different CPUs ranging from $68 for the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ to $220 for the X2 6400+ Black Edition. In comparison, Intel offers 22 dual- and quad-core processors from $74 to $530 (not including four ...

21. UPDATE: AMD's website paints Barcelona performance pictures not seen in the real world

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 10 September 2007

    ... improvements relative to a prior architecture show AMD's increases with Barcelona. When we get to the benchmarks against Intel's Xeon, they use the 5345.  It's two steps below the highest-clocked ...

22. Background: Inside Intel's Tera-scale project

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 31 August 2007

    Last week, Intel released eight technical papers providing details about its Tera-scale project. TG Daily had an opportunity to discuss the technology with Jerry Bautista, director of technology management ...

23. Barcelona sports a new green logo

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 27 August 2007

    Barcelona is AMD's latest core redesign with internal changes to achieve greater compute parity with Intel's Core 2 architecture. London (England) - The Inquirer has posted a potential preview ...

24. Intel throws 65nm at embedded NOR Flash

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 21 August 2007

    Intel announced today it will extend its NOR Flash memory products for embedded spaces down to the 65nm process node. The move will allow more flash products to be created with lower manufacturing cost ...

25. Wrap-up: AMD outlines a bright future at Technology Analyst Day

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 July 2007

    If you have been waiting for some news on how AMD will counter Intel in the next one, two years, then the Technology Analyst Day provided many answers. Not a lot of finished products, but AMD outlined ...

26. AMD reports $600 million loss amid higher revenues - UPDATE 2

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 July 2007

    ... its native quad-core "Barcelona" CPUs in the third quarter and hopefully that will stem the losses.  However, Intel isn't standing still and plans to preemptive strike by drastically ...

27. Intel: 45nm to account for 50% of shipments by Q3 08

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 06 June 2007

    Sean Maloney, executive vice president of Intel noted, said the company expects the 45nm platform to account for 50% of its shipments by the third quarter of 2008, while the 65nm platform will account ...

28. Intel eliminates lead from 45nm line

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 May 2007

    Intel has announced that it will eliminate lead from its future line of 45 nm processors which include the Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad and Xeon processors. Santa Clara (CA) – Intel has announced that ...

29. Server CPU market gears up for 65nm production

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 17 May 2007

    Players in the high-end server market are gearing up for CPU manufacturing on a 65nm process, with Sun Microsystems leading the way this year. while Intel will follow with its 65 nm server processor (Tukwila) ...

30. Intel claims 2-year lead over AMD’s 45nm CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 May 2007

    Intel is betting large parts of its business for the next two years on its upcoming 45 nm process technology. At an analyst meeting today in New York, the company updated its vision on how to “return ...

31. AMD preps 65 nm Turion X2 processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 May 2007

    ... ground on Intel in the notebook market, especially in the entry-level segment and notebooks around or below the $1000 mark. According to statements from executives in the latest two quarter conference ...

32. Intel to reanimate Hyperthreading with Nehalem core

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 13 February 2007

    AMD is preparing the rollout of its first quad-core processor, an Opteron processor based on the Barcelona core. Meanwhile, Intel is developing an answer to Barcelona: The company is lining up 45 nm server ...

33. Mini PCs to get boost from low-power CPUs in Q2

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 27 December 2006

    ... power consumption of Intel's dual-core Conroe CPUs will remain at 65W in 2007, AMD is expected to introduce 35W processors of single-core Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2 series in the second quarter, ...

34. AMD introduces 65 nm processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 05 December 2006

    AMD fired up the third stage of a series of announcements this morning and announced a first batch of 65 nm desktop dual-core processors. Almost one year behind Intel, the new X2 family CPUs launch as ...

35. PCM developed by IBM, Macronix and Qimonda can reach sub-20nm geometries

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 01 December 2006

    ... IBM and Qimonda has proven to be applicable in sub-20nm geometries, indicating that the present physical barriers of NOR flash production on 65nm can be overcome. Macronix noted that Intel has met certain ...

36. Intel expects 45-65 nm crossover to be reached in 2008

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 30 November 2006

      After the planned launch of 45 nm processors in the second half of 2007, Intel will likely reach the crossover between 45nm and 65nm nodes in CPU production in 2008, said Rob Willoner, technology ...

37. AMD aims for major 65 nm transition by mid-2007

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    In a briefing with journalists, AMD provided and updated outlook on its future processor and manufacturing plans. The firms 65 nm processors will be introduced in December. The company trails Intel by ...

38. Intel announces volume shipments of 65 nm NOR flash MLC products

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 09 November 2006

      Intel has announced what it called the industry's first volume shipments of 65nm NOR flash multi-level cell (MLC) products, including the 65 nm 1Gb monolithic part for cell phones. Intel has announced ...

39. More Samsung and Hynix execs charged for DRAM price-fixing

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 19 October 2006

      Two executives from Samsung Electronics and one exec from Hynix Semiconductor America have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco for their role in a global conspiracy to fix DRAM ...

40. Final shipment of Intel Napa products set for end-2008

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 19 October 2006

      Intel will complete the last shipment of its 65nm dual-core Yonah processors used in the Napa platform in November of 2008, notebook makers familiar with Intel's latest product roadmap indicated. ...

41. AMD to release first 65 nm processors in December

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 October 2006

    ... increased clock speed and more L2 cache: Three new processors, led by the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, will bring AMD closer to the performance of Intel's Core 2 Duo. Chicago (IL) - AMD will keep to its promise ...

42. Intel ships 40 million 65 nm processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 28 September 2006

      During the ongoing Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Intel CEO Paul Otellini pointed out that Intel has shipped over 40 million 65nm-made CPUs while its competitors have shipped none, and he then noted ...

43. Intel to start shipping dual-core Celeron M CPUs in small volumes in Q4

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 September 2006

      Reinforcing its lineup of entry-level 64-bit dual-core processors, Intel plans to start small-volume shipments of two 65nm Celeron M CPUs, the Celeron M 520 and the Celeron M 530, in the fourth ...

44. Intel prepares massive phase out of 90 nm desktop CPUs

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 17 August 2006

      Intel will phase out production of almost all of its 90nm-made desktop CPUs by the end of 2006 as the company transitions to 65nm, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers. Intel will ...

45. Intel to introduce Celeron M 410 series for embedded applications

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 19 May 2006

      On 28 May, the day when the Intel 65nm Celeron D CPU lineup is set to be launched and the chip giant's expected price cuts for Core Duo processors takes place, Intel will add the Celeron M 410 to ...

46. Intel to launch 65 nm Celeron D on 28 May

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 16 May 2006

      From DigiTimes According to motherboard manufacturers who spoke to DigiTimes, on 28 May, Intel will launch its 65 nm single-core Celeron D processors, which will be based on a Cedar Mill core, ...

47. Xbox 360 to get 65 nm processor in 2007

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 21 April 2006

    ... processor based on Intel's 180 nm "Coppermine" core.  ...

48. Intel's profit drops 38% on decreasing processor sales

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 19 April 2006

    UPDATE 6:30 PM EST - Intel Q1 earnings result met the expectations of investor, but lower processor, chipset and flash memory sales brought the first substantial revenue and profit decline in several ...

49. Intel preps quad-core mobile chip, new CPU architecture for 2008 - analyst

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 14 April 2006

    Intel is running its development and manufacturing resources at full speed to roll out its "Core" architecture later its year. In-Stat analyst Jim McGregor believes that the company will not take any ...

50. IDF Taiwan: Intel confirms packages for Conroe and Woodcrest, but remains fuzzy on Merom

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 12 April 2006

      At IDF Taiwan, Intel officially confirmed packaging for two of its first 65nm dual-core processors (Conroe and Woodcrest) based on the next-generation Intel Core microarchitecture, but failed to ...