Intel R&D day videos

As you may have seen in the media, Intel recently hosted its annual R&D day here in Santa Clara. The R&D day is a futuristic showcase introduced by CTO Justin Rattner, followed by roomfuls of various exhibits based on the … Continue reading

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From RISC to Reward

Intel recently held a press briefing in San Francisco outlining future Itanium plans. Chief among the nuggets of information where the following revelations:

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Not all silicon processes are created equal.

There is a lot of talk right now about 45nm – the newest and most exciting step along the Moore’s Law story. (Yes, it IS exciting…) Essentially it means that transistors can be made smaller, and the smallest feature size … Continue reading

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An update on Intel Itanium processors

I get asked regularly about Intel’s Itanium strategy and plans. Having taken over responsibility for Itanium at Intel in 2005, I spent time taking a deep and careful look at the technology, products and positioning of the product in the … Continue reading

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Powers of Small

Science gurus Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman show how Intel’s incredible shrinking transistors are helping to cram old, super-sized supercomputer performance into small, sleek laptops built with Intel Centrino Duo processor technology. This video was created to celebrate the introduction … Continue reading

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