Intel plans to end the Processor Rat race, atleast for few months, by unveiling it’s latest Processor architecture: Nehalem-EX server. Last year, Intel had announced the new Nehalem — A 8-core processor. The processor will be targeted at four-socket servers with each physical core will run two threads simultaneously, giving the chip 64 virtual processing cores on servers and can Read further »

In 1968, IBM had introduced a new concept that could enable Software Threads at the lowest level transparent to the application developers, this was known as SMT or Simultaneous Multithreading. Sure, it was a great innovation but several years later was copied and re-branded as Hyper Threading (HT) by Intel #mce_temp_url#in it’s x86 processors. Intel claims it to produce two parallel threads without loss in performance. Well, it’s not true. Read further »

Intel has recently unveiled plans for it’s next generation graphics for Netbooks: PineTrail. Nvidia already has a strong contender: Nvidia Ion. So which one is better? Intel claims that Nvidia Ion is overkill for Netbooks battery. But practically, Intel’s Pine Trail Atom n450 chips are pretty bad in almost everything. Their power management is not as good as Nvidia’s and when it comes to performance, there’s no comparison. Ion can play  Read further »

Intel always dreamt of making the one perfect Mobile Internet Device that could do everything a Noteboook could, yet, fit int he pocket. The dreams started off with experiment: Netbooks. Luckily, the idea created a new Niche though was exaggerated by several big brands. Watching the growing success, Intel now upgrades existing line of Atom Processors. Intel’s latest offering is N450 processor and NM10 Express chipset also referred to as “Pine Trail”. Intel Plans to debuts this in CES 2010 January. Side-by-side HP, Acer, Dell, Asus, Read further »

Recently Intel got blamed of an AntiTrust by FTC for making monopolizing market  innovation. Without any disruption, Intel has revealed its plans for new products to be unveiled at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Intel plans to debut 27 new components, including 17 new processors. They include two notable integrated processors for desktops and notebooks PCs. Both use a 45 nm graphics and memory controller die paired with a 32 nm dual-core x86 die in a single package. The new chips are designed to cover the entire spectrum and bring the Nehalem architecture throughout the company’s product line. Among the new products will be new Core i5 and Core i3 Read further »

Probably you have already seen one of those Geeky ads by Intel. Intel geeks often do something strange all the time. Those ads ain’t vague, Intel wants us to know that what they are researching on, and what they can make possible in the near future. As per the latest publication Intel’s Pittsburgh lab aims to develop brain implants that can control all sorts of gadgets directly via brain waves by 2020. The purpose is to eliminate and out-date the usage of keyboard and Read further »

The top chip designers had been in battlegrounds since decades. Finally, Intel and AMD on Thursday said they are willing to settle all the legal disputes including antitrust litigation, for $1.25 billion. The moment of joy was expressed by AMD CEO Dirk Meyer. He  said the settlement leads both companies will bring a  “new era”  in the chip industry. The two companies also sealed a five-year cross license deal and said they would give up any claims of breach from their previous license agreement. “While the Read further »

Ajay Bhatt is more than what you know: USB, AGP, PCIe, PPMA, etc. were all co-invented by him. Probably every one has seen the Intel’s commercial where they show that their RockStars are different from ours. The Ad features Ajay as the co-inventor of the USB port. In reality, the guy who films int he ad isn’t the real Ajay Bhatt. Ajay Bhatt is an Intel Fellow and Chief Client Platform Architect in a Mobile Platforms Group. Bhatt leads definition and development of the next-generation Client Platform architecture. In addition, Bhatt continues to hold a position of Intel’s Chief I/O architect. In his role as a Chief I/O architect, he is responsible for the platform and I/O interconnects Read further »

Here is a secret behind Intel Atom: Intel was never interested in Making Netbook Niche segment. The Original plan, still on track, was to make Mobile internet devices [MID] which are capable of doing everything a PC can do, on the move, in the pocket. The Experiment started on lighter Notebooks, then started to be known as Netbooks. Luckily, the idea prevailed and sales grew in number, and finally found a space in market as  new niche segment. Now Read further »

Intel’s Core i7 with 45nm fabrication-technology is just a piece of chip that brings good things for today. Tommorow’s superiority will last with a new generation of chips Intel has started producing. Intel announced that initial production of 32nm processors has begun. It’s taken many years (and a $7 billion investment) to get these Westmere chips onto silicon, with the Clarkdale (desktop) and Arrandale (notebook) Read further »