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Intel Previews Intel Xeon® 'Nehalem-EX' Processor
Intel Nehalem Architecture built on Intel's unique 45nm high-k metal gate technology process Up to 8 cores per processor Up to 16 threads per processor with Intel Hyper-threading Scalability up to eight sockets via Quick Path Interconnects and greater with third-party node controllers QuickPath ...
Microsoft and Intel looking to limit netbook sizes to 10.2-inch for Windows 7
Microsoft and Intel looking to limit netbook sizes to 10.2-inch for Windows 7
digitimes.com — Microsoft and Intel have reached a consensus to decrease the upper screen-size limit for netbook PCs equipped... with Windows 7 from 12.1 inches to 10.2 inches, according to sources at Taiwan-based ODM notebook makers, who added that this may have a ... (more) Microsoft and Intel looking to limit netbook sizes to ...
Intel delays debut of Core i5 platform until early September
digitimes.com — Intel has decided to postpone the debut of its new mainstream desktop PC platform, Lynnfield processors (tentatively... Core i5) and 5-series chipsets, from July as originally scheduled, to early September 2009, according to sources at motherboard makers. (more) Intel delays debut of Core i5 platform until early September
Qualcomm Turns a Netbook Into a Smartbook [GigaOM]
Qualcomm Turns a Netbook Into a Smartbook [GigaOM]
gigaom.com — Qualcomm isn’t going to cede the mobile computing market to Intel and its success with netbooks ,... the CDMA powerhouse made clear today while laying out its vision of mobile computing. The vision consists of what Qualcomm is calling a ... (more) Qualcomm Turns a Netbook Into a Smartbook [GigaOM]
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Intel: New Nehalem chip has "dramatic" performance gains
Between the Lines — ... Intel said today that it will start producing a new, more powerful Xeon processor, called Nehalem-EX, later this year. The chip will feature eight cores and will support 16 threads and 24 MB of cache. In a statement , the company called the increased performance “dramatic, posting the highest-ever jump from a previous generation processor.” The company said it will offer up to nine times the memory bandwidth of the previous generation and double the memory capacity. It said the chip is ideal fort server consolidation, virtualized applications, data-heavy business apps and ...

Intel Offers Details On Xeon Nehalem-EX
TechWeb — Intel on Tuesday disclosed details of its upcoming eight-core server processor that the chipmaker hopes will coax large companies from servers using the competing RISC design. Intel plans to begin production on the new chip, code-named Nehalem-EX, in the second half of the year. Computer systems leveraging the technology are expected early next year. Nehalem-EX will be added to Intel's Xeon line. Built on the chipmaker's current 45-nanometer manufacturing process, Nehalem-Ex will have eight processor cores on a single piece of silicon ...

Switzerland sides with Microsoft...Facebook's $240 million payday...Digg shouts up
Betanews — ... the manufacturing facilities in the second half, increasing the number of cores from six to eight and designed each of those eight cores to handle two threads, not just one. (And discretion being the better part of valor, Reuters' reporter throws to the Intel press release rather than attempt further annotation.) ...

Switzerland sides with Microsoft...Facebook's $240 M payday...Digg shouts up
Betanews — ... the manufacturing facilities in the second half, increasing the number of cores from six to eight and designed each of those eight cores to handle two threads, not just one. (And discretion being the better part of valor, Reuters' reporter throws to the Intel press release rather than attempt further annotation.) ...

Intel Nehalem-EX server CPU: 8 cores, 16 threads, 64 DIMMS per platform
SlashGear — ... Intel have announced their latest Xeon processor, the eight-core Nehalem-EX.  Intended for servers, though providing an interesting insight into what the consumer ...

Intel Xeon Nehalem-EX Processor
iTech News Net — ... controllers QuickPath Architecture with four high-bandwidth links 24MB of shared cache Integrated memory controllers Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel scalable memory buffer and scalable memory interconnects Up to 9x the memory bandwidth of previous generation Support for up to 16 memory slots per processor socket Advanced RAS capabilities including MCA Recovery 2.3 billion transistors [intel] ...

Intel Xeon Nehalem-EX Processor Announced
Today Gadgets — It’s not too surprise that Intel will release the new Xeon Nehalem-EX processor as the company have made available many of high-end processor, that has designed for work dual-processor server and workstation platforms. Promised to deliver a number of new technical advancements and boost enterprise computing performance, the Nehalem-EX Xeon features up to 8 core inside a single chip supporting 16 threads and 24Mb of cache. Other following specification include ; Intel Nehalem Architecture built on Intel’s unique 45nm high-k metal gate technology process Up to 8 cores per processor Up to 16 threads per processor with ...

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Intel, IBM discuss 8-core 'Nehalem' server chipCNET News.com 5/26/2009
In a Tuesday teleconference, Intel says it will ship a chip that contains up to eight processing cores, and IBM shows a server using eight such chips, yielding 64 cores.
Intel, IBM discuss 8-core 'Nehalem' server chipCNET News - Business Tech 5/26/2009
Intel on Tuesday said it will ship a server chip that contains up to eight processing cores later this year, while IBM showed off a server in the works that uses eight such chips, yielding 64 cores. Intel's Nehalem-EX processor, in production ...
Intel pushes Nehalem EXs into 2010The Register 5/26/2009
Keeping Tukwila company With Advancd Micro Devices admitting that it's getting ready to launch its "Istanbul" Opteron six-shooter, Intel can't afford to let AMD monopolize all the talk about x64 processors. And that is why Intel hosted a ...
Intel Offers Details On Xeon Nehalem-EXInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 5/26/2009
The server chip's refresh takes x86 technology into computers where RISC-designed CPUs dominate such as high-performance computing and mainframes.
Intel's Nehalem EX to gain error correction technologyLatest from Computerworld 5/27/2009
Intel's eight-core Nehalem EX server processor will include a technology derived from its high-end Itanium chips that helps to reduce data corruption and ensure reliable server performance, the company said Tuesday.