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Intel adds another quad-core Xeon

December 11, 2006 Server makers requested faster delivery of a 2GHz server processor scheduled for February, and the chipmaker obliged. Photos: Quad-core Xeon 5335 TAGS: Intel Xeon, quad-core, chip company, Intel, AMD, dual-core, OEM, server

Three Intel quad-cores coming Monday

January 5, 2007 Launch covers two Xeon chips for lower-end servers and one mainstream model for desktop computers. TAGS: quad-core, Intel Xeon, chip company, Intel, AMD, desktop computer, server

AMD: Go to 'Barcelona' over 'Clovertown'

January 23, 2007 Chipmaker predicts that its quad-core chip will outperform Intel's by 40 percent when it ships later this year. TAGS: quad-core, Barcelona, Intel Xeon, Mercury Research, AMD, Intel, AMD Opteron, dual-core, chip company, pricing, server

Chipmakers add up their advances

October 11, 2006 At the Fall Processor Forum, chipmakers talk speed and arithmetic. NEC, meanwhile, readies a digital olive branch. TAGS: chip company, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, NEC Electronics Corp., Barcelona, AMD, quad-core, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, blog, multimedia, Intel, IBM Corp.

New Intel quad-core chips are really double duo-cores

March 8, 2006 To stay competitive, Intel is taking familiar steps with its Kentsfield, Clovertown, and Tigeron quad-core server and PC chips. Photo: Intel four-cores TAGS: quad-core, Intel Itanium, Intel, chip company, approach, dual-core processor, AMD, server, photograph, PC

Year in review: Chipmakers trade places

December 18, 2007 Intel enjoyed improved sales, while AMD did its best to limit the damage during a year plagued by a key product delay. TAGS: chip company, Barcelona, transistor, AMD, AMD Opteron, Intel, quad-core, Dell

A shifting scene for chipmakers

September 25, 2006 With its IDF event opening up, Intel makes some noise about quad-core chips and new Itaniums. AMD, meanwhile, isn't backing down. TAGS: Intel Itanium, chip company, quad-core, AMD, Intel, server, TV

Year in review: In chips, a new balance of power

December 27, 2006 With an upswing for AMD, Intel no longer dominates the processor market as it once did. But the fight's not over. TAGS: chip company, AMD, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, Intel, balance, PC company, quad-core, notebook computer, Dell, server, PC

Double the cores, double the chip heat?

August 3, 2006 Intel, AMD say they've learned lesson about staying cool, but first quad-core processors may make PCs perspire. TAGS: quad-core, Mercury Research, power consumption, AMD, transistor, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel, chip company, dual-core processor, PC

At IDF, Intel touts core competencies

September 28, 2006 Chipmaker opens up connections to outside processors. Also: Pint-size motherboard is used for a "poor man's blade." TAGS: Intel Viiv, chip company, core competency, Intel Xeon, quad-core, Intel Developer Forum, Intel, motherboard, server, blog, AMD, Apple Computer, photograph, PC, video

Intel on lookout for next big thing

September 17, 2007 Intel Developer Forum this week will zero in on upcoming chips. Areas for longer-term growth aren't quite so clear. TAGS: Intel Developer Forum, quad-core, Intel, manufacturing, chip company, AMD, Barcelona, event, U.S., PC

'Rev F' ends single-core Opteron era for AMD

March 6, 2006 Chipmaker launches a final version of its single-core Opteron server processors, paving the way for quad-core models. TAGS: AMD Opteron, quad-core, AMD, chip company, product marketing, era, Intel Xeon, virtualization, manufacturing, dual-core, Intel, server

AMD's sales chief to leave company

August 23, 2007 The departure of Henri Richard, the primary sales executive, comes as the chipmaker prepares to release a key new processor. TAGS: departure, AMD, Barcelona, chip company, quad-core, leadership, CEO, server, PC

Performance rules in the processor world

August 22, 2007 As the Hot Chips conference gets under way at Stanford, chipmakers put the focus on quad-core and other high-end tech. TAGS: quad-core, chip company, Stanford, AMD, conference, Intel, server, laptop computer

Intel inside again for new Google servers

January 25, 2007 Resurgent chipmaker has reclaimed an exacting and prestigious customer that had chosen AMD-based x86 servers for the last year. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, AMD Opteron, AMD, Intel, fortune, Intel Xeon, Google Inc., chip company, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., power consumption, Barcelona, quad-core, dual-core, blog, Apple Computer

Intel puts four on the floor

September 25, 2006 This week's Intel Developer Forum should reveal more about quad-core processor designs and plans for mobile and server chips. TAGS: Intel Developer Forum, quad-core, Intel, chip company, AMD, server, notebook computer, PC
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