Posted on 05/08/2006 4:39:00 PM PDT by xcamel
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. has unified its next-generation desktop and notebook multicore processor families under the name Core2 Duo as part of a new naming convention for multicore products, the company said Monday (May 8).
Intel (Santa Clara, Calif.) unified the desktop and notebook multicore processor brands, formerly codenamed Conroe and Merom, respectively, under the Core2 Duo brand as part of a new branding strategy. Henceforth, Intel said, multicore processors will be designated by a word that signifies the number of processing core, such as "Duo" for two, and a number to denote the generation, such as "2" for second generation.
“With this unified PC and notebook brand and microarchitecture, everyone will have a simple way to choose the most powerful and energy-efficient processors in the world, and developers will be able to more easily write optimized software just once for a variety of computing segments,” said Eric Kim, Intel senior vice president and chief marketing officer, in a statement. “We want these processors to be the heart and soul of computers that are increasingly bringing magic to our digital lifestyles.”
Using a common microarchitecture for the consumer, gaming, notebook and business desktop market segments will make it easier for developers to create more efficient software applications, according to Intel.
The next-generation processors, based on the company's Core microarchitecture, include two processing core per chip, Intel said. The company will also call its highest performing processor for enthusiast and gamers the Intel Core2 Extreme processor. The products will be built using Intel’s 65-nanometer design and manufacturing process technology.
The processors will include Intel's Advanced Smart Cache, said to be the industry's largest integrated cache memory. The products will also support such features as enhanced security, virtualization and manageability built right into the processors, Intel said.
Desktop and laptop computers featuring Core2 Duo products will be available during the third quarter, the world's leading chip maker said.
What will they call the quad cores? Core4 Quad?
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