Intel Demonstrates Fastest Desktop Microprocessor
NEWS RELEASE
INTEL DEMONSTRATES FASTEST DESKTOP
MICROPROCESSOR
AT ASIA PACIFIC INTEL DEVELOPER
FORUM
AUCKLAND, April 19, 2000 - Intel Corporation has
opened the Asia Pacific Intel Developer Forum (IDF) by
demonstrating the capabilities of the company's fastest
microprocessor, code-named “Willamette.”
Based on a new
microarchitecture from Intel, Willamette is due to be
introduced later this year, “The year 2000 will be Intel’s
biggest product year ever,” said Intel’s Senior Vice
President Albert Yu. “We will introduce two new
microarchitectures in Willamette for desktops and Itanium™
for servers and workstations, as well as a ‘smart
integration’ processor code-named ‘Timna’ designed for value
PCs. Intel is pleased to offer this performance technology
to the Internet economy.”
Willamette Microarchitecture and
the Intel® Pentium® III Processor at 1GHz
During the
demonstration at IDF, Willamette operated well in excess of
1 GHz. Key features of the microarchitecture were outlined
which included:
a new hyper-pipelined design
that enables processor instructions to be queued and
executed at a faster rate to achieve the world's highest
clock speeds for desktop PCs
a set of new
Streaming SIMD instructions that enhance performance and
support the next generation of Internet computing
applications; and
the computing industry's
first 400 MHz system bus that transfers information from the
processor to the rest of the system three times faster than
the 133 MHz system bus used today.
Additionally, a system
was demonstrated based on the recently introduced Pentium
III processor running at 1 GHz.
Intel's First "Smart
Integration" Architecture
Timna, Intel's first “smart
integration” microprocessor and a leadership product for the
value PC market segment was outlined. Designed to set a new
standard of platform price-performance in the value segment,
Timna is based on Intel's current P6 microarchitecture. It
incorporates a central processing unit core, memory
controller, and graphics into one chip to deliver the
performance, features, and cost benefits needed for value
PCs. Timna will complement the current Intel Celeron™
processor line when it is introduced in the second half of
2000.
Technologies for a New Era of Desktop
Computing
Also shown were a combination of technologies
and initiatives designed to help fuel a new generation of
business and consumer PCs. This included the unveiling of
concept PCs that "fit easily into your hand," the
demonstration of a USB 2.0 product and
an effort to
advance PC graphics capabilities through the "Beyond AGP4x
Initiative."
Internet and e-Business with Intel Mobile
Solutions
A mobile Intel® Pentium® III processor
featuring SpeedStep™ Technology was demonstrated, a
revolutionary power management solution from Intel that
enables a mobile PC to operate in two different modes:
Maximum Performance Mode and Battery Optimised Mode. The
system automatically chooses which mode to run in, depending
whether the computer is running on battery or plugged into
AC power.
About IDF
The Intel Developer Forum is
Intel's premier technical forum comprising a multitude of
sessions and hands-on labs and more than 100 demonstrations
of cutting-edge products and technologies. Intel Developer
Forums are held throughout the world and attract thousands
of hardware and software developers, of whom nearly 30
percent are focused on software. Now in its third year, the
conference provides hardware OEMs, IHVs , and ISVs with
in-depth information on Intel technologies and initiatives.
More information on the Intel
Developer Forums can be
found at http://developer.intel.com/design/idf. Updated
information is also available between Intel Developer Forums
by subscribing to the Intel Developer Update Magazine at
http://developer.intel.com/update/.
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