Intel to ship new chips in November by Delia Cruceru

Intel unveiled Tuesday at the Intel Developer Forum the next cycle of microprocessors, code-named Penryn that will be sold for corporate server networks and high-end desktops beginning with Nov 12 and with the laptop version to be released in the first quarter of 2008. Penryn will be build with the 45 nanometer technology, one that is the most advanced in manufacturing process which improves performance and battery-life in computers. The chip will be 60% smaller than Intel's current microprocessor models, increasing performance by 20%, and be 100% lead-free. Chief Executive Paul Otellini said "Intel is cranking on all cylinders. We're pushing the technology as fast as we ever have as a company but on a broader front." He also revealed that Intel has in plans to have 15 new processors based on 45-nanometer technology by the end of the year, and another 20 in the first quarter of 2008. Otellini showed a test wafer, built on 32-nanometer technology containing 1.9 billion transistors, which features a type of memory known as static random access memory, or SRAM. Following the Penryn launch will be the Nehalem micro-architecture launch next year that will features eight cores with two threads each on a single die. Intel's Quickpath Interconnect will be used in Nehalem. They haven't revealed yet if the chip will contain a monolithic design, which is faster and offers better power efficiency, or bundle two quad-core processors on a single processor.

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