Nehalem is coming! but only die hard overclockers will have bucks to get them… It is said Intel will unveil X58 and Bloomfield in the end of this year, that’s good. But according to Intel’s updated roadmap, we normal users have to wait till 09Q3 then get our hands on with Ibex Peak platform. Different from the Bloomfield mobo X58 we already know, the Ipex Peak platform will only use Lynnfield CPU, because it uses LGA 1160 socket.
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Nick Knupffer, the intel spokeman, unveiled in an interview that the famous animation maker DreamWorks will shift to Intel, using Nehalem processors and Larrabee accelerator units to create their first 3D film: Monsters vs. Aliens, which is slated for a March 2009 release.
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Centrino2(Montevina) has been launched in Hongkong yesterday and will be launched on July 15th in Taiwan. According to Intel, Centrino will take a 30-40% penetration rate by theend of Q3, and 50-60% bytheendof this year.
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board(NPC), who provides the PCB, has geared up to its full capacity.And Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) are all ramping up their shipments.
Besides, since centrino will have at least 2GB memory, DRAM maker are expecting the new platform to help ease the oversupply pressure in the market.
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