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Intel launches family of 15 new processors
By Therese Poletti
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 (Reuters) - Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - news)on
Monday unveiled 15 new Pentium processors, including a lightning-fast 733
megahertz version in a bid to reclaim its position as the maker of the
world's fastest microprocessors from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
(NYSE:AMD - news)``It is the world's fastest processor,'' Paul Otellini,
executive vice president and general manager of Intel's architecture
business group, told reporters at a news briefing. He also pointed out that
the product launch was the chip giant's biggest in its 31-year history.
Intel's new chips also underscore efforts at the world's largest maker of
computer microchips to produce more powerful computer processors at lower
costs, which in turn should boost profit margins and fuel higher sales.
All the new products were made using a new process technology called 0.18
micron, resulting in semiconductors that have finer line widths between
transistors and thus more transistors on a silicon wafer.
Intel said the new Pentium III chips have 28 million transistors compared
with about 8.5 million in the Pentium III processors made using the older
0.25 micron technology.
The new technology enables faster processing that consumes less power.
Moreover, the new process was expected to lower manufacturing costs over the
long term. Intel was expected to detail those benefits during its analyst
meeting later this week, which will be broadcast to analysts over the
Internet on Thursday.
In its recent third quarter, Intel's earnings fell below Wall Street
forecasts in part due to lower prices and a slower- than-expected move to
the new 0.18 micron process technology.
On Monday, Intel launched chips targeted at four main product segments: the
desktop, mobile, workstation and server computers. Most of the major
computer makers announced a variety of products designed around the chips,
with various dates of availability.
The new manufacturing process enabled the first line of mobile computers
using Pentium IIIs, because of the lower heat dissipation.
Another key feature of the new Pentium line, previously code-named
Coppermine, is its advanced transfer cache technology, which resides on the
chip and enables a performance boost of up to 25 percent, when compared with
Pentium III processors running at the same clock speed.
On the older Pentium III line, the cache -- a temporary data storage
point -- resided on its own cartridge, which also was more costly to
manufacture.
Along with the new Pentium IIIs and the Pentium III Xeons for workstations
and servers, Intel also introduced a new 840 chipset for the computer
workstation and server markets, which uses the RDRAM technology for faster
memory developed by Rambus Inc. (NasdaqNM:RMBS - news) of Mountain View,
Calif.
However, the 820 chipset, which is developed for the desktop PC market, was
still not available, after its launch was postponed last month, due to some
glitches. Otellini said the 820 chipset will be shipping later this quarter,
but he was not more specific.
``Things have accelerated at such a pace that they are having to flip their
whole product line to a new process at once,'' said Joe Osha, an analyst at
Merrill Lynch.
``Some of the hiccups notwithstanding, they have done a pretty good job.''
Osha also said that Intel's pricing was a bit lower than he had been
anticipating.
For example, the Pentium III running at 733 megahertz was priced at $776, in
quantities of 1,000. The Pentium III Xeon for servers and workstations,
running at 733 megahertz, was priced at $826 and the 500 megahertz Mobile
Pentium III was priced at $530, both in quantities of 1,000

SantaHoe

Oh man, couldn't you just give us the summary?!
I hate these bloody 'cut & paste' jobs.

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well - I didn't want you to miss out on any of it.

SantaHoe

How considerate of you