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Intel Expands Core Concept for Chips
Aziabel writes "As most of you have probably heard, Intel plans to come out with chips containing two processing cores next year, but that's just the start. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip giant intends to exploit the concept of using multiple processor cores; chips with four cores and eight cores will eventually join dual-core chips, which will begin to appear from Intel next year. The company's research department is also looking at the feasibility of creating chips with hundreds of cores to assist servers and supercomputers with large numbers of relatively repetitive calculations, said Steve Smith, vice president of the desktop platforms group at Intel. The focus on multiple cores arises from Moore's Law, which dictates that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years. I say, the more the better. Keep 'em coming, chip-makers!"
...a beowulf cluster on a chip!
How am I supposed to fit a pithy, relevant quote into 120 characters?
Now I can do away with my furnace.
Head of Intel: Today we announce our new 8 core processor, that's a nice addition to our 2 and 4 core processors released earlier this year.
Officer of Law: you are under arrest for breaking the Moores Law, that allows you only double the number of transistors within a year.