Intel's Hinton Discusses Next-Gen Nehalem

[HEXUS]

Intel Fellow, Glenn J. Hinton, speaks about next-year's 45nm chips that they already have up and running. Each die-shrink brings more competitive advantage, but this CPU also promises to bring new features...

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[Andrzej]

Having worked in/around the semi-conductor industry for a long time, it is unusual for companies to be this happy about brand new silicon

Although we must all be aware that there is a huge amount of spin in the world - their faith does seem well placed in this instance...

...and the prospect of significantly faster systems for gamers/video editors in 2008 does fill me heart with joy!

[charleski]

it is unusual for companies to be this happy about brand new silicon

What, you don't think Intel was doing the happy-dance over Conroe at the start of 2006? If Anandtech gets samples to benchmark more than 7 months before release then we'll know it's something really special.

[DR]

.... cough.... We had it first....

[Lee H]

Although we must all be aware that there is a huge amount of spin in the world

enough spin to make the planet rotate at a speed of approximately 1670 km/hr

[Andrzej]

...the happy-dance...

I have also seen the 'very unhappiest of dances' with the delays around the R520
In general, I think it is MUCH harder to nail working silicon (ready for public demonstration), than it is to produce something that 'looks about right' as an A0/1 spin... but which then needs significant re-working/regression-testing/micro-coding to reach the high street

...HEXUS had it first...

You tell 'em Dave

...planet rotate...

It's just an apple whirling silently in space, mate