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Williamette Too Slow. PIII to have Die Shrunk Again.
I got this from Anandtech:
"Jul. 21, 2000 (Electronic Buyers News - CMP via COMTEX) -- Intel Corp.'s yet-unannounced mainstream Pentium 4 microprocessor is lagging newer versions of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Athlon, according to industry observers, leading the company to breathe new life into its aging Pentium III line.
The mid-end Intel chip will be preceded by a high-performance Pentium 4, previously known as the Willamette, which will appear in high-end desktops in the fourth quarter and then scale to the mainstream PC later next year, sources said at last week's Platform 2000 conference in San Jose.
"However, because AMD's new, high-speed desktop Athlons will be approaching 1.5 GHz next year, Intel has decided to shrink the Pentium III die to boost its frequency to 1.4 GHz.
"The new Pentium III speed grade will be among the first to use Intel's new 0.13-micron wafer processing with copper interconnect, sources said. The line will also allow Intel to perfect high-volume production of the new process technology using a mature and proven Pentium III core before transitioning to the next-generation Pentium 4."
Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net
"Jul. 21, 2000 (Electronic Buyers News - CMP via COMTEX) -- Intel Corp.'s yet-unannounced mainstream Pentium 4 microprocessor is lagging newer versions of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Athlon, according to industry observers, leading the company to breathe new life into its aging Pentium III line.
The mid-end Intel chip will be preceded by a high-performance Pentium 4, previously known as the Willamette, which will appear in high-end desktops in the fourth quarter and then scale to the mainstream PC later next year, sources said at last week's Platform 2000 conference in San Jose.
"However, because AMD's new, high-speed desktop Athlons will be approaching 1.5 GHz next year, Intel has decided to shrink the Pentium III die to boost its frequency to 1.4 GHz.
"The new Pentium III speed grade will be among the first to use Intel's new 0.13-micron wafer processing with copper interconnect, sources said. The line will also allow Intel to perfect high-volume production of the new process technology using a mature and proven Pentium III core before transitioning to the next-generation Pentium 4."
Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net
It should have been dead and burried a long time ago...
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