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1. Intel steps up Harpertown, Wolfdale and Core i7 920, not mobile chipsets

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Friday, 30 January 2009

   ... timing or usage based on the attached chipset.Earlier this week, Intel changed stepping from B0 to G0 stepping on Core 2 Duo Mobile Processors T7400 & L7400 and Celeron-M Processor 530 (Merom - Napa ...

2. Intel phases out first 45 nm processors

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 05 November 2008

   ... (2.16 GHz 667 MT/s, mobile dual-core, 34 watt, Socket-M, Merom 65nm) Celeron-M 530 (1.73 GHz mobile, 533 MT/s, single-core, 30 watt, Socket-M, Merom-1024 65nm) 1GB Turbo Memory and solid state ...

3. IdeaPad U100 – Lenovo’s best idea yet?

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 29 April 2008

   ... 2 Duo L7500 (65 nm Merom core, 1.6 GHz, 4MB L2 cache) processor, Intel’s GMA X3100 integrated graphics chipset, a 120 GB hard drive, 2 GB memory, a 1.3 MP webcam, Ethernet and Wi-Fi support as well as ...

4. Intel fires up new Atom processors

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 01 April 2008

   ... In fact, supported instructions as well as certain technical features are identical with the mobile version of the mobile Core 2 Duo processor with Merom core.   Between 25 and 30 different MIDs ...

5. 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 ...

6. Intel to retire seven Merom Core 2 Duo processors

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 28 January 2008

   Intel has entered a range of Core 2 Duo processors with Merom core into its product discontinuance program. Santa Clara (CA) - Intel has entered a range of Core 2 Duo processors with Merom core into ...

7. Skulltrail shows off some 45nm Penryn prowess

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 20 September 2007

   ... encode which sowed the Penryn system's extended SSE4 prowess over the Merom Santa Rosa.  Note that DivX 6.6 has already been released.  We were told other software programs already include ...

8. Update 2: Steve Jobs unveils new, glossy iMac design

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 07 August 2007

   ... Jobs described the new computers as "glossy", citing that customers have said that's what they want. Apple will continue using Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processors with Merom core for ...

9. Intel to shrink Penryn for SFF

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Wednesday, 18 July 2007

   ... two versions for its BGA packaging, LV and ULV, which will see die sizes shrink from the 35 mm2 of previous Merom processors to 22 mm2. More here at Digitimes.  ...

10. Intel launches first mobile Core 2 Extreme, 3 GHz quad-core and FSB1333 CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 15 July 2007

    ... any of its mobile processors yet and recently declined to comment on whether the upcoming Griffin mobile processor will be able to challenge the performance of Intel’s 65 nm Merom cores or 45 nm ...

11. Merom to be added to Intel ULV product lineup in H2 07

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Sunday, 01 July 2007

    Intel plans to add Core 2 Duo mobile (Merom) processors in its ULV (ultra low voltage) product lineup for its low power embedded division, according to sources at IPC (industrial PC) makers.Intel has four ...

12. Intel adds more mobile processors to its embedded product line

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 22 May 2007

    Intel embedded and communication processor division recently added its Core 2 Duo (Merom) mobile processor to its below 25W embedded product line. With previous mobile processors Core Duo (Yonah) and Pentium ...

13. Intel fires up upgraded mobile Core 2 Duos

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 09 May 2007

    ... platform/upgrade game While Santa Rosa may appear to be an upgrade for the Core 2 Duo T-series (“Merom” core), it is far more than that. Santa Rosa will also provide the foundation for Intel’s ...

14. IDF: Intel’s mobile platform goes quad-core, adds WiMax

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 16 April 2007

    ... shipments in the current quarter; the share will climb to 50% in Q3 and exceed 80% in Q4. Around that timeframe, Intel will be getting ready to introduce the replacement for Merom core– the 45 nm ...

15. Intel quietly launches first Core 2 Duo ULV processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 April 2007

    Intel has added two ultra low voltage versions of its Core 2 Duo processor with Merom core to its product portfolio. Santa Clara (CA) – Intel has added two ultra low voltage versions of its Core ...

16. Santa Rosa platform to hit shelves in H1 May, says DRAMeXchange

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 03 April 2007

    ... primarily equipped with the 64-bit Core 2 Duo (Merom) CPU, mobile 965 Express series (Crestline) chipset and Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN (Kedron) wireless module. More here at DigiTimes.  ...

17. Intel develops integrated memory controller for Nehalem processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 29 March 2007

    ... it down the road.       Before Nehalem hits the market, Intel will launch a refreshed a 45 nm shrink of the current Core 2 Duo processor generation, which is based on the 65 nm Merom core. ...

18. Intel Crestline chipset will run DirectX 10

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 23 February 2007

    ... currently includes second-generation Core 2 Duo 7000-series processor based on the Merom core and FSB800. The GM965 chipset continues to take a shared memory approach and will occupy between 8 and 64 MB ...

19. Intel preps five 45 nm dual- and quad-core processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 26 January 2007

    ... system including the usual suspects Windows XP/Vista, MacOS and Linux. The company told journalists on Friday that Penryn essentially will succeed the 65 nm Core 2 Duo (65 nm) Merom core, spinning off ...

20. Intel to launch 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset next week

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 17 January 2007

    ... Technology (AMT). The platform will get four new processors with Merom core, ranging from the Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.8 GHz) to the Core 2 Duo T7700 (2.4 GHz). Pricing for the processor will start at $209 ...

21. Wrapping up the 2006 processor prices story - UPDATE

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 29 December 2006

    ... Core 2 Duo family (Merom, Conroe, Woodcrest) started to gain shape. It was a very interesting time as Intel was convinced that it would take back the performance crown and had been talking about that claim ...

22. Intel Roadmap update #2: Flash cache coming to your notebook

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 07 November 2006

    ... Duo T updates. The real news next year will be the Santa Rosa platform: Expect notebooks to run faster with flash cache and see new features such as integrated wireless broadband. Merom in Tom's Hardware's ...

23. Intel to tape out first 45 nm processor by year-end

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 17 October 2006

    ... desktop-focused Core 2 Duo E-series (Conroe core) and the mobile Core 2 Duo T-series (Merom core). He did not provide further details on production numbers but mentioned that the Q2 and Q3 production included ...

24. Intel CEO announces Core 2 Quad

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 26 September 2006

    ... currently has 15 different 45 nm chips already in development. The new products include the successor of the current mobile Core 2 Duo processor with Merom core that is currently known as "Nehalem". Nehalem ...

25. Mooly Eden: A look into the origins of Core 2 Duo

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 20 September 2006

    ... have been a lot of great ideas in the U.S. Think about the 286, the 486 and the Pentium. But I would agree to say that the culture in Israel helped to develop Banias, Yonah and Merom. We are very friendly, ...

26. Intel to launch Core 2 Duo T5200 CPU in October - sources

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 13 September 2006

    ... 64x2 CPUs, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. The planned launch of the T5200 CPU, which is not on Intel's initial roadmap for its Merom-series processors, apparently follows a previous Intel ...

27. Samsung announces 40 nm Flash, predicts 20 nm devices

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 11 September 2006

    ... Samsung with first 50 nm flash memory Flash memory could slash boot time of Intel Merom computers by 50%  ...

28. Intel "vPro" business desktops arrive

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 08 September 2006

    ... Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on Thursday Technology Background: Will Intel's Core Architecture Close the Technology Gap? (Tom's Hardware)  ...

29. Apple unveils Core 2 Duo Imacs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 06 September 2006

    Apple today launched the second generation of Intel-based Imac computers, which now integrate Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processor with "Merom" core. There is also a new high-performance model with a 24" ...

30. AMD 64-bit dual-core notebooks keep pricing edge

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 05 September 2006

      The unit price of AMD Turion 64 X2-based notebooks is on average about $150 less than an Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)-based notebook, according to product portfolios that notebook vendors have offered. ...

31. AMD's Yokohama Centrino to surface in Q4?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 30 August 2006

    ... for Intel's Core Duo processor in terms of overall performance, according to a recent test conducted by Tom's Hardware. Considering the fact that the just launched Core 2 Duo with "Merom" core trumps Core ...

32. Core 2 Duo notebooks offered from $850

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 28 August 2006

    ... If it's wondering where its competition is going, perhaps Gateway should think to look up in the skies. Related article: Merom outruns Yonah: First Core 2 Duo T7600 performance and battery benchmarks Dell, ...

33. Dell, others roll out Core 2 Duo notebooks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 28 August 2006

    Several notebook builders are expected to announce the first wave of Core 2 Duo systems today. This includes Dell, which has deployed the new processor, previously code-named ""Merom"", across its product ...

34. AMD: '4x4' launch on course for second half, but not immediately

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 18 August 2006

    ... recent news characterizing the upcoming "4x4" launch as "soon," in comparison with Intel's launch of its Conroe and Merom platforms late last month. "Things are going well with the plans we do have in ...

35. Merom-based notebooks to support Nvidia SLI

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Friday, 04 August 2006

      Nvidia will soon announce that Merom-based notebooks (Merom is a codename that Intel used for its recently announced T-series mobile Core 2 Duo processors) support its dual-graphics SLI technology, ...

36. ASP for dual-core Yonah notebooks drop to less than $1000

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Friday, 04 August 2006

    ... of Sonoma models prior to the launch of Merom-based systems, according to sources. Notebook vendors, including Dell, Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP), have begun cutting prices for Intel Core Duo notebooks ...

37. UPDATE: First Core 2 Duo T7600 performance and battery benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 02 August 2006

    Tom's Hardware has received one of the very few available final test units of Intel's Core 2 Duo T-series CPUs, formerly code-named "Merom". During its initial two benchmark runs, the chip delivered first ...

38. The response to Core 2 Duo: What does AMD do next?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 July 2006

    ... Hardware: Core 2 Duo smokes AMD's Athlon 64 X2 Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on Thursday Four AMD dual-core prices now at or near Intel price/performance curve Technology Background: Will Intel's Core ...

39. Intel aims to ship 1 million Core 2 Duo processor within seven weeks

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... sometime early August and Merom processors at the end of August. Complete Core 2 Duo launch coverage: Intel is back: Core 2 Duo launches TG Daily interviews Intel: "Core is changing the game" Official: ...

40. Up to $16,000: Core 2 Duo computers flood the Net

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... long road to Conroe Tom's Hardware: Core 2 Duo smokes AMD's Athlon 64 X2 Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on Thursday Four AMD dual-core prices now at or near Intel price/performance curve Technology Background: ...

41. Intel is back: Core 2 Duo launches

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... scheduled to launch and which not. There was never a question that Conroe, the desktop version Core 2 Duo E-series, would be introduced today, but Merom, the mobile Core 2 Duo T-series, apparently has ...

42. Official: Intel releases Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... the Conroe-based Core 2 Extreme model X6800; the Conroe-based Core 2 Duo desktop processors E6700, E6600, E6400, and E6300; and the Merom-based Core 2 Duo mobile processors T7600, T7400, T7200, T5600, ...

43. The long road to Conroe

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... that didn't make Vista. We learned Conroe would be the child of something called Merom, the most influential and powerful design in Intel's history. This is its story. Santa Clara (CA) - History may credit ...

44. TG Daily interviews Intel Senior VP: "Core is changing the game"

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... a decade, is out of the gate. You have launched the Woodcrest Core as Xeon 5100 about a month ago; the mobile Merom and the desktop Conroe core are being introduced as Core 2 Duo. The question really is ...

45. Conroe, Merom release expected from Intel at 11:30 PST

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    Reuters this morning made public the news that is still hours away from being made official: Intel will officially unveil its Conroe and Merom processor architectures into its Core 2 Duo series, in a ...

46. AMD and ATI: Will their technologies merge as well?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 26 July 2006

    ... better." Chris Evenden, director of PR, ATI Intel's Merom architecture - which extends its Centrino mobility platform - lowers the power consumption on notebook systems considerably. AMD needed a response ...

47. Powerspec to introduce overclocked Core 2 Extreme PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 24 July 2006

    ... DVD ROM drive. The system will be offered for $4500 without monitor. Related article: Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on Thursday  ...

48. Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on Thursday

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 24 July 2006

    ... with the mobile version Dore 2 Duo T7000 series ("Merom"). Internal roadmaps dated from March of this year indicated that Intel had planned an August launch for Merom, with about four weeks of distance ...

49. Intel to launch quad-core processors in Q4

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 19 July 2006

    ... desktop (Conroe) and mobile (Merom) version in the coming weeks. According to chief executive Otellini, Core 2 Duo is "ramping as rapidly as possible" and Intel claims that it already has built a Conroe ...

50. Merom to top 50% of Intel notebook processors in Q1 2007

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 19 July 2006

      Intel plans to raise the proportion of Merom to over 50% of its notebook processor shipments in the first quarter of 2007, making 64-bit dual-core models the mainstream in the notebook market, according ...