Intel announces launch of quad-core chips in November
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's biggest microchip company, will launch chips with four processing cores in November, Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday.
The chip would initially be meant for high-end server and gaming computers, with cheaper mainstream versions due out early in 2007, Otellini told the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
"The initial desktop version of quad-core will be introduced as an Extreme version," Otellini said. "In Q1 of next year, we'll bring it into the mainstream under the name of Core 2 Quad."
A four-core chip for servers will also go on sale this November under the Xeon brand, with a lower-power version rolling out in the first quarter of next year, Otellini said.
Intel's current top-end chips have two processing cores, allowing them to better process multiple tasks at the same time.
The Santa Clara, California-based company has been losing market share to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and hopes new products like the quad-core chip will help reverse that slide.
The chip would initially be meant for high-end server and gaming computers, with cheaper mainstream versions due out early in 2007, Otellini told the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
"The initial desktop version of quad-core will be introduced as an Extreme version," Otellini said. "In Q1 of next year, we'll bring it into the mainstream under the name of Core 2 Quad."
A four-core chip for servers will also go on sale this November under the Xeon brand, with a lower-power version rolling out in the first quarter of next year, Otellini said.
Intel's current top-end chips have two processing cores, allowing them to better process multiple tasks at the same time.
The Santa Clara, California-based company has been losing market share to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and hopes new products like the quad-core chip will help reverse that slide.
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