What’s Next for Intel? Intel 2008 Roadmap - Montevina, Eco Peak, Silverthorne, Moorestown & Nehalem
06/12/07
What next? That is the question that everyone is asking. Intel has made the switch to 45 nm fabrication, Penryn has been released and Intel is rolling out new Core 2 Duo CPU’s right left and center. What we all want to know is what is Intel planning next? What can we expect in 2008?
"A line shrink is never that exciting and, except for a few feature tweaks, the line shrink really benefits Intel more since it can now get more chips on the same wafer" or as other analysts put it “the more compelling technology will come in 2008 with a new microarchitecture and an emphasis on mobility”
So what can we expect – here are what some of the experts/analysts are saying/guessing:
“In 2008, after introducing more Penryn processors for servers, desktops and workstations, Intel will roll out its new "Montevina" mobile platform that will use 45-nm processors and a new technology called "Eco Peak," which will incorporate both Wi-Fi and WiMax technology.” Putting that in plain English means that - laptops will use Intel's new 25-watt processors, which will increase battery life and allow notebooks to run much cooler.
Intel will introduce a new processor called Silverthorne, which it plans to incorporate into MIDs (aka Mobile Internet Devices)
“Intel will introduce a new mobile platform ‘Moorestown’ that will include SOC (aka System On a Chip) technology, which will integrate CPU, graphics, video and a memory controller on a single 45-nm processor. Intel promises this platform will use 10 times less power than its other mobile platforms.”
A new microarchitecture Nehalem. “Intel will introduce Nehalem by the end of 2008, which will allow Intel to offer between one and eight cores on its processors and up to 16 instructional threads, which will allow multithreaded software to take advantage of the power of these chips. The new architecture will also allow for an integrated memory controller called QuickPath Interconnect.”
