Intel IDF Day 1 - Quad Core, Santa Rosa And More

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday September 27, 2006 @03:14AM from the end-of-days dept.

MojoKid writes "From demos of the new Alan Wake game engine on a 3.73GHz overclocked Quad-Core QX6700 to design showcases with a wafer of 80-core teraflop capable chips, Intel's IDF opening day was brimming with tech-wonder from the company affectionately known as Chipzilla. Paul Otellini also showed pics of upcoming fab facilities in Arizona (Fab 32) and Israel (Fab 28). In total, Intel will have three 45nm fabs by the end of next year at an investment of about $9B, all targeted 45nm manufacturing processes. Finally, a bevy of Quad-Core Kentsfield-based systems are shown here, with Dell and Voodoo's offering looking especially swank."

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Core 2 Challenge by oskard · 2006-09-27 03:24 · Score: 0, Troll

http://www.hothardware.com/image_popup.cfm?image=b ig_keynote_139.JPG&articleid=877&t=a

The image says:

ANNOUNCING THE $1,000,000 Intel Core 2 Challenge
What is this challenge they speak of? I want a million dollars...

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Re:I remeber this.... by thinkzinc · 2006-09-27 03:26 · Score: 0, Troll

I find the technology pretty exciting, but I get along just fine with my 2 year old laptop and 4 year old desktop.
Headline good for a chuckle by amliebsch · 2006-09-27 05:03 · Score: 0, Troll

The article is boring, but I read "IDF" as "Intel Defensive Forces" and imagined a division of Intel-powered robo-jews militarily occupying Santa Rosa, an amusing thought.

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