Generational change at Intel

Intel will virtually transition to 65-nanometer manufacturing technology next year, eliminating production and delivery of obsolete 90nm CPUs within six months, replacing the Core 2 Duo and Pentium M models.

Orders for the Celeron D 350, 345 and 310 will be accepted until September, while processors 340, 330, 325, 320 and 315 will be accepted until the first quarter of 2007. The 4, 524, 670, 660, 650 and 640 members of the Pentium 630 product family will end their careers in February 2007. Production of the 3,73 GHz Pentium 4 XE CPUs will cease in October 2006, while the final copies of the 965 and 955 will be shipped in January 2007.

As before reported, the dual-core Intel Pentium D processors 830, 840, 930 and 940 will no longer be available after December 15, and will be joined by the 805, which will also end at the end of this year. With this, Intel will switch almost entirely to 65-nanometer manufacturing technology, and by creating production lines, it will create the opportunity to produce CPUs with a bandwidth of 45 nm.