At the ISSCC show next week, Intel officials will talk about their upcoming 32-nm “Westmere” processors for servers and clients, including a six-core version for two-socket servers and high-end desktops. Intel is looking to refresh its entire server lineup, not only with Westmere processors but also with the upcoming Nehalem EX chip and the next-generation Itanium processor, called “Tukwila.” AMD and IBM also are getting ready to release new server products.
– Intel is looking to quickly expand the number of its 32-nanometer “Westmere”
processors, and will offer a six-core version for both two-socket servers and
high-end desktops.
In addition, the company will roll out a dual-core chip for mainstream
desktops and mobile PCs.
Intel will present papers…