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| Top Stories for January 8, 2002 (details below) | |
| C/Net | Intel, AMD duke it out with new chips |
| Semiconductor Business News | Intel, AMD officially launch competing 'fastest' PC processors |
| C/Net | Intel breaks out of 2001 doldrums |
| EBN | Intel believes new 2.2-GHz Pentium 4 will help revive PC sales |
| Truths...from the rumor mill | |
| The Inquirer | AMD confirms dual chipset problem |
| The Inquirer | Compaq's Intel secrets revealed |
| The Inquirer | Chipset battle moves to graphics realm |
| The Inquirer | New Intel P4 chip costs $55 to make |
| Microprocessor
Headline News Collected By Robert R. Collins |
Week of January 6, 2002 |
Older News |
| January 8, 2002 | |
Intel, AMD duke it out with new chipsBy Michael Kanellos and John G. Spooner January 7, 2002 |
It's a new year and a new round of processor battles between
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices--and that means newer, faster
PCs for desktops near and far. In the predawn hours Monday, as expected, AMD launched its new Athlon XP 2000+, which runs at 1.67GHz, and shortly after that Intel followed suit with its new "Northwood" Pentium 4 running at 2GHz and 2.2GHz. |
Intel, AMD officially launch competing 'fastest' PC processorsJanuary 7, 2002 |
The microprocessor battle between Intel Corp. and Advanced
Micro Devices Inc. kicked into higher gear today with both
companies officially launching their fastest MPU for personal
computers. As expected, Intel formally introduced its 2.2-GHz
Pentium 4 chip, based on 0.13-micron design rules and
code-named "Northwood," while rival AMD rolled out its Athlon
XP processor 2000+ processor. Both suppliers claim their new processors are the highest performance solution for central processing in music, video and photo-intensive PC applications. News of the announcements leaked out last week as the competitors prepared their widely anticipated introductions. |
Intel breaks out of 2001 doldrumsBy John G. Spooner January 4, 2002 |
According to several analyst reports issued Friday, the
heavyweight chipmaker closed 2001 on a high note, thanks to
unexpectedly large demand for its chips. Analysts estimated the sales would have Intel reporting fourth-quarter earnings of between $6.96 billion and nearly $7 billion--more than the company had predicted. On Dec. 6, Intel forecast earnings of $6.7 billion to $6.9 billion. |
Intel believes new 2.2-GHz Pentium 4 will help revive PC salesBy Crista Souza January 7, 2002 |
Intel Corp. contends its new Pentium 4 processor and
double-data rate (DDR) chip set will help revive the sluggish
PC market as consumers embrace their multimedia capabilities.
As expected, Intel today formally introduced its 2.2-GHz
Pentium 4, which is fabricated with 0.13-micron technology,
and DDR chip set. According to Intel, some 450 million PCs in use today run at 700 MHz or less -- not enough to handle MP3 files, streaming video on the Internet, recordable DVDs, and online gaming. |
| Truths...from the rumor mill | |
AMD confirms dual chipset problemBy Mike Magee January 5, 2002 |
AMD ZONE has confirmed that a glitch in the dual MPX chipset,
in particular with the 768 Southbridge, can cause difficulties
using USB 1.1. The Web site has confirmation from an AMD representative of the problem, which has caused some mobo makers to delay shipping dual boards. AMD says the problem is minor but nevertheless is fixing the problem as a matter of urgency. |
Compaq's Intel secrets revealedBy Eva Glass January 7, 2002 |
AN EXTREMELY CHEESED OFF lass in Compaq Houston's ISSG
technology comms group on State Route 249, evidently tired
with the way the firm she is loyal to keeps churning out low
end and low margin commodity consumer boxes, has revealed
details of her firm's plans for the year. Houston, not Chicago, will get her vote for the Windy City this year, she reckons. After we'd had a tasse or two of Mocha, when she showed me some Compaq LeakWare for the rest of the year, she later called me on my cellphone to tellphone me about some other stuff non compris. |
Chipset battle moves to graphics realmBy Mike Magee January 4, 2002 |
ALTHOUGH MOST OF US will breathe a sigh of relief when Intel
releases its double data rate (DDR) chipset next Monday,
there's more chipset jiggery- pokery around from the chip
giant in 2002 to keep our brains spinning. The latest roadmaps the INQUIRER viewed just before the New Year show that Intel's 850 - the one which uses Rambus memory, remember? - is still up there in the top segment of the desktop market from now until the middle of the second quarter. The so-called "performance" segment is for systems costing over $1,500 without monitors. |
New Intel P4 chip costs $55 to makeBy Eva Glass January 6, 2002 |
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO our friends at Xbit Labs for digging out an
estimate from our pals at the Microprocessor Report. This compares the the approximate production price of the 214 square millimeter "Willamette" die for the Pentium 4 as compared to the 145 square millimeter "Northwood" die for the Pentium 4 Intel will release tomorrow. |
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