Chicago (IL) – the Intel Montevina Platform today demonstrates to the public the latest, it is a consolidated WiMax/WiFi mobile chips programme, the development code name Echo Peak.
On the IDF held in Chicago, they show the two Echo Peak equipment. laptops and mobile devices with WiMax capabilities is expected to be in 2008.
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Intel on Monday said it had introduced a series of low cost mobile chip, will be used on the economical notebooks and Tablet PCs. the series name is “Celeron-m” (mobile Centrino), using a circuit design is the same as and the Mobile Intel Pentium, Celeron m, however they have no moving torrent some performance, beginning about cheaper than Mobile Pentium 35%.
PC manufacturers such as HP and Motion Computing is ready on the Web site to sell products with Celeron m. Intel actively into the portable computing world last year, launching a Celeron (Centrino) brand, in support of the brand, Intel spent 300 million dollars of marketing expenses. Intel will launch this quarter and more powerful Mobile Pentium chip, there is a advanced chip capable of high-speed wireless communications.
NEC announced on January 5, 64bit Server "Express5800/1320Xd" in SAP in a two-tier SD BenchMark test for 4,030-instant user, which is ending now with PC server record. Past record is created by the company in October 2003, when achieving 3,850 while users. Test machine CPU to 32 work frequencies of 1.5GHz, 6MB, the level 3 cache Itanium 2. memory into the company’s support SAN (storage area network) disk-array "iStorage S2000 series ". test used in the operating system is Windows Server 2003,Datacenter Edition, the database software using SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition(64bit). Double-layer SD (Sales and Distribution) sales management software for online trading class, included in Germany SAP integration backbone business (ERP) software "SAP R/3". adopting the SD BenchMark has become representative performance evaluation indexes of the server for the SAP System. In tests, in addition to repeatedly access the systems at action, will also measure can be maintained and sustained an average of 2 seconds the number of users to respond. so-called double layer refers to 1 servers application servers and database servers to play two features of the structure.
January 13, sources said, although Intel has recently announced its move of the consumer electronics market has caused widespread concern in the industry, but the company’s processor business reached new heights in quietly. some analysts said that this year will be the chip industry is growing very rapidly in an industry. Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, in its forthcoming reports of 2003-2004 quarter results, analysts expect the company to deliver 859 billion dollars in revenue. to date, Intel top is a quarter of the third quarter of 2000, when the company’s revenues reached $ 8.73 billion.
Analysts pointed out that since “Centrino” laptop PC processor developed rapidly, Enterprise entered a new upgrade cycle, and some low end server chip success, Intel last quarter’s revenue is expected to surpass even the third quarter of 2000.
“Needham” company semiconductor analyst Daniel Scovel, referring to the server chip stated: “this is a huge source of profit, most servers are at least two processors, and the prices of these processors is almost five to 10 times the normal PC processor. ”
Of course, for Intel, processor for ordinary PC is not “useless” laptop “Centrino” chips it sells very well.
In New York on Wall Street, Intel’s good performance also eased fears for the communications industry. Intel up 1 time shares in year times the and making it company stock become “Dow 30 industrial stock average price indices” most eye-catching performance in stock.
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On January 14 message said, market investigation company IDC recently pointed out that, due to faced AMD and other competition opponent of powerful pressure, used Intel “Itanium” chip of server of sales will will than original is expected of to low. the company is expected, 2007 used “Itanium” chip of processor of sales will reached 7.5 billion dollars, than the company previously is expected of 8.7 billion dollars to low. course this is from which long-term view of trend, for recent of situation,, IDC actually improves on the “Itanium” server sales expectations.
Industry insiders had expected, Intel’s “Itanium” processor will be launched in the year the company “x86″ processor swept the desktop market as sweeping the server market, the IDC degraded “Itanium” Server medium-and long-term sales forecast for the chip is not a good news. In the past few years, IDC has repeatedly reduced “Itanium” server sales expectations. Also was in 2000 when the IDC by 2004 “Itanium” server sales will reach us $ 28 billion, now, this seems like an impossible goal.
Vice President of research at IDC Server Veron Turner in the United States on a conference call to be held on Tuesday, the company reduced “Itanium” server sales forecast largely because “with Intel ‘ Itanium ‘ framework for gradually taking hold, it would be x86-64 by AMD architecture challenges. ”
AMD by adopting “x86-64″ technologies (now called AMD64) in processor design joined the 64 bit features. AMD64 processors have 64-bit features such as such as bulk memory addressing, and can easily run specifically for “x86″ schema written in the application. But Intel’s “Itanium” processor is different, it runs specifically for “x86″ Framework applications written acted very bad.
Intel EPG industry presentations were held yesterday in San Francisco, at the meeting, Intel released its its server line processor development blueprint. Intel said in the next 2 years, under Intel Server series processor, will use many new technologies, such as PCI Express, dual-core, multi-core, cache recovery data center management and control, and so on.
According to the latest blueprint announced Intel, Intel Itanium2 processors code-named Madison 9M will be introduced during the year, operating frequency greater than 1.5GH. In 2005, introduced integrated physical kernel pair of Montecito processors, 0.09 micron manufacturing process and built up to 24MB of cache. After 2005, Intel will launch and the former Alpha team jointly developed the Tukwila processor, built-in multiple physical cores.
On the IA-32 platform, Intel plans to release during the year, code-named Nocona Xeon processor, support 800MHz FSB, operating frequency greater than 3.2GHz, integrated 1MB level caching, matching Lindenhurst chipset products, Tumwater, is expected to support PCI Express, and in 2005, Intel will introduce integrated physical kernel pair of Tulsa, Jayhawk processors.
An official document of the Intel Corporation revealed that the company intends to release in October of more advanced Prescott P4. These new products will have new power management and security features. Although these new features will not be P4 has more robust performance, but the user may be very keen for these features. Late 2004, Intel will release with 2M secondary cache and 1066MHZ system bus, high performance processor. (Aoouch report)
In this session of the CES show, Intel and AMD have revealed some of the more far-reaching information. update rate of the chipsets Intel continue their 18-month, in the 2005 research and development as Smithfield dual-core desktop microprocessors designed Glenwood and Lakeport chipset, the chip set to support SATA II,Matrix RAID, and high speed system bus. this strategy of Intel dual-core processor, Will at the end of the second quarter of this year in the third quarter demonstrated. dual-core processor is designed for those who need to work in a multi-tasking or running multi-threaded applications and design.
Other hand AMD will be put on the market in a similar period, which means that you may see two products of the company at the same time. Intel are focused on the mobile computing and digital content, and the AMD are focused in the Alchemy of its latest chip.
For Socket 754 owners, however there is a very bad news, it’s AMD Athlon 754 3700+ microprocessors will discontinue the product, at the end of this year will see 754 chipset from the stage exit. They will be replaced with Socket 939 upgrade, in the middle of this year when AMD FX57 chipset will be put on the market that will support higher clock speeds. And this year, AMD may also launch its FX59. AMD still not breaking the 4GHz barrier plan, but it will be big breakthrough this year 3GHz.
Year Intel and AMD seems to have clock rates not much interest but more focus on architecture to increase. In this year’s CES show, AMD is still fantastic claim has been refuted MHz, and Intel’s attitude is also against the clock rate is the most powerful arguments.
From the standpoint of calorific value and energy consumption, Intel will focus more on the plans for the new BTX, BTX will consume less energy, so will result in lower calorific value, and the microprocessor system that provides a relatively cool environment. AMD for you do not need to care about Intel’s high-end microprocessors are now faced with the problem.
Intel plans to increase its efforts to promote its BTX plan, they will try to shake up the market in standard ATX standard, but their view was the need to take some time. Intel looks forward to 5 years for the construction to firmly seize the BTX standard Intel users. Although the plan is placed in here, but as for community acceptance of BTX standard also take some time.
AMD said they also will be as low as possible to reduce its chip prices this year, but they also point out that is always in the market behind Intel’s cause, is due to insufficient market promotion, but once AMD to expand its market promotion, AMD processors: low price sold also as before? I would like to raise prices was inevitable.
Unlike Intel,AMD have no plans to open other markets, such as mobile devices.
We hear Intel announced this year further enhance its Pentium m chipsets product will provide higher clock speeds on. Throughout 2005, AMD Mobile Athlon 64 solutions continue to provide more to consumers. But Intel and AMD not on their own mobile platform solution to disclose more details.
In General, we almost in the third quarter when the see into two dual-core microprocessor company products, dual-core microprocessor sales will be lower than the current Intel Pentium 4. Because of its dual-core structure, so its multi-tasking and multi-threaded application is better than single threaded application, we will see a huge performance boost.
All in all, the prospects for 2005 year AMD we are not be questioned, which is from the market since the Athlon 64 processor performance can be seen. Although Intel’s plan appears to be very promising, but we are more interested to see the chip giant spent 2004 in mediocre years will bring to market this year.
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I personally have been using Intel, this time, unlike Intel,AMD have no plans to open other markets, such as mobile devices. But two competition to other motivation.
Personal comments, does not mean CnBeta position
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United over more than 40 server vendors announced Intel Blade Server standards. reportedly, the standard is based on open specifications, today in Beijing, Chinese Taipei and the United States published at the same time in the three places.
The blade open specifications are organized by the SSI Server platforms (The Server Systems Infrastructure) and more than 185 members published in the trade, covering computing, communications daughter card and the system management interface design specifications.
At the same time, the blade open specifications for the server manufacturer, chassis, and level design and manufacturing management software compatible and interoperable server part provides reference designs, and simplifies product development process, reduce product development costs.
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Yesterday, Intel spokesman to recognize the influence of the Sichuan earthquake, Chengdu chip testing and packaging plants have been discontinued. It is not possible to determine when to resume production of the factory.
Intel spokesman Nike·ya announced for security reasons, Chengdu chip and packaging workshop employees had been notified at least do not have to go to work before Wednesday. He also said that Intel in Chengdu 1600 employees, no one was injured. For security reasons, the factory’s water and electricity supplies had been cut off, the normal operation of the company is working to restore water and electricity facilities.
However, amid speculation over production will result in insufficient Intel supplied Intel spokesman denied it. He stressed that if caused by the earthquake could not be started, Chengdu plant of production may be transferred to Intel based in Shanghai, Malaysia, the Philippines and other places chip testing and packaging plant. On the Intel chip shipments will not be affected. Prices rise more is nonsense.
Investment amounted to us $ 525 million Intel semiconductor Assembly and test plant in Chengdu is Intel’s most important thing in investing in China, is also a major link in the global chip supply chain.
Source: Beijing, business daily