Intel Roadmap is a summary of the near future - that is, here comes Yonah

The roadmap recently released by Intel contains many interesting points, which we summarize in our current article based on an article by Anandtech.

Desktop processors:

As known, Pentium line of dual-core solutions with the introduction of Pentium 4 processors instead of Pentium Extreme Edition and Pentium D they were given a name in baptism. The former outside the two physical cores received Intel's hallmark Hyper-Threading technology, i.e. 4 cores are visible towards the operating system. Of course, neither this year nor 2006 will be free of new developments, and various core revisions will appear one after the other. The first and most important change is the development of production technology, which reduces core size, consumption, and production costs. The first processors with a bandwidth of 65 nanometers in all segments will soon appear. THE Prescott to replace the series, the Cedar Mill core, which will be released in the second half of this year, is already being made with a strip width of 65 nanometers. An important novelty is that it will include the “Description” that allows you to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.Vanderpool Technology”.

As you can see, the dual-core processors with 2006 × 2 MB second-level cache, expected in the first quarter of 2, will be serialized with 9xx. As a novelty, they will also include a power-saving mode that has already been introduced on some models EIST a function that reduces the processor clock to 2,8 GHz in no-load mode.

The single-core traditional Pentium 4 line also avoids development. The most important innovation here is the change of production technology to 65 nanometers, more precisely built around the aforementioned Cedar Mill core. The new models will also receive a group of registers called “Vanderpool Technology” responsible for virtualization.

As before we reported it, The AMD also activates the lower category that fits into the Socket 754 socket Sempron 64 - bit capabilities dormant in Intel 's processors, in response to Intel' s move to Celeron D expands knowledge of the series by enabling the EMT64 instruction set. Of course, the 65-nanometer manufacturing technology for Celerons will soon arrive as well. Heading over with the good news that entry-level processors derived from the Cedar Mill core will contain 512 (!) KB of second-level cache (remember with a sore heart the Northwood core, how good… was).

Chip sets:

At the entrance level it is Intel i945 series different there will be versions in the foreground, which is a direct descendant of i915 chipset. Depending on the function and knowledge of the product family, you will receive specific markings, such as:

• X- Extreme series
• M-Media series
• E-Exclusive series
• C- Calcium series

The 1066 MHz FSB service capability to support future processors will also be included in some models, as will the handling of DDR2-667 memory modules.

Mobile processors and chipsets:

The biggest throwback is undoubtedly the dual-core virtualization technology built for the mobile platform Yonah first name processor, of which we wrote several times it's over period. The CPU around Intel is the next generation Centrino builds technology that promotes low consumption iAMT In addition to the technology, it includes a 3945ABG wireless adapter and a gigabit network controller.

In a nutshell, so much, of course, much more detail here you can read. Good browsing.