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03/26/2008: Does low power always mean a performance sacrifice?

Not according to the latest SPECpower benchmark results. But first, no doubt you all saw the excellent press coverage the new low voltage Xeon announcement garnered. But what does it mean in practical terms? Well, let me remind you of...

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Tagged: efficiency, intel, lowvoltage, power, processor, quadcore, spec, specpower, xeon

11/04/2007: DARPA Urban Challenge - The Movie

Yes, I made a super-short 5 min video about the DARPA Urban Challenge. The event was SUPERB FUN and very well produced. I would like to congratulate the two Intel sponsored teams (who came 1st and 2nd!) as well as...

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Tagged: darpaurbanchallenge, quadcore, robotcar, robotics, stanford

11/03/2007: 45nm = Efficiency and Speed from the Fab to the Core

The first tech reviews are out, and Legit Reviews said “the new Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is the fastest processor on the market today.” Even TIME Magazine named Intel’s new 45nm process one of “The Best Inventions Of The...

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Tagged: 45nm, core2extreme, energyefficient, fab32, quadcore, time

09/19/2007: BOOM! Havok & Pandemic on Stage at IDF

Intel acquired gaming middleware company Havok just prior to the Intel Developer Forum. Jeff Yates from Havok and Josh Resnick from Pandemic joined Intel CEO Paul Otellini on stage and put the BOOM! into IDF on Monday....

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Tagged: gaming, havok, idf2007, mercenaries2, pandemic, quadcore

04/25/2007: The Current Revolution in Computing and Why I Have the Best Job at Intel

I would like to tell you why I have the best job at Intel and why I think we are in the most exciting time in the history of computing. Before I do that I would like to start back...

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Tagged: parallelprogramming, pentium, quadcore, research

04/16/2007: Penryn

Hello, this is Dileep Bhandarkar blogging from Beijing, where it is already tomorrow today! There is a lot of buzz here about Penryn. So, what exactly is Penryn? Penryn is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, in the United...

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Tagged: 45nm, core2duo, desktop, dualcore, microarchitecture, microprocessor, mobile, penryn, quadcore, server, xeon