14 DAY TRIAL // Leading chip maker Intel is said to be on track with plans to deliver its first 32nm processors before the end of the ongoing year. According to some of the papers that the chip giant is expected to present at this year's International Solid-State Circuits Conference, starting next week, the company's technology development plans are on track, despite recently announced layoffs and fab closings.
“The 32 nm technology is getting ready to go into the manufacturing phase, we are lining up fabs to support it and we expect great demand,” according to Mark Bohr, director of Intel's technology and manufacturing group. “We are on track for shipping products in the fourth quarter and have 22 nm technology in development for 2011,” he added.
This next-generation manufacturing technology will allow the chip maker to provide its customers with higher-performance computer processors, also enabling better levels of power consumption.
Bohr is expected to give a keynote at ISSCC, regarding Intel's perspective on the upcoming era of system-on-chip devices, a market segment where the chip maker is taking its first steps. Bohr will use Intel's Nehalem and Atom processors as examples of the company's achievements in this field. “Modern microprocessors are truly digital SoCs because they include high performance logic, memory and analog circuits,” Bohr said.
As mentioned in previous articles, Intel is also expected to detail some of its upcoming products and technology advancements, including the much anticipated arrival of its first 8-core processor, designed to be part of the company's Xeon range of server processors. The chip giant will also provide some details on the upcoming mobile CPUs, designed on the company's latest, high-performance Nehalem microarchitecture.
We are expecting more news regarding Intel's upcoming products and technologies, which will likely become available during the ISSCC event in San Francisco, California.