Intel's Yamhill still lives, swimming in the Potomac

YOUNG ASHLEE VANCE, who likes nothing more than to swing a tennis racket, has instead swung into action today with a story saying that a future Intel chip called Potomac may include 32-bit and 64-bit extensions, quoting a well known analyst.

That would be the Yamhill then, if the report is correct.

The report is based on a presentation on the OZtug web site, which is here. That site, in an HP presentation, also talks of Intel Itanium chips codenamed Yosemite, in times to come.

The "Potomac" is alleged to be the successor to the large cache "Gallatin" chips which Intel introduced towards the end of last year.

According to very recent roadmaps we've seen, Intel does have a refresh of large cache Xeons due in the first half of 2004. By Q3 this year, it will have Gallatin Xeons running at over 2.50GHz and with 2MB and 1MB of integrated level three cache.

Intel's mainstream Xeon refresh is called Nocona, and is a 90 nanometer shrink of the Xeon core, using the Lindenhurst chipset -- again in the first half of 2004.

The article quotes Kevin Krewell, editor of the Microprocessor Report, as saying that Intel could make the "Potomac" the first Xeon to support 32-bit and 64-bit instructions for the X86, so "mimicking" Advanced Micro Devices.

Here's what Ashlee has to say. µ

See Also
Apology: Intel's X86-64 Skunkworks
Linus Torvalds prays Intel will adopt Yamhill
Could IBM's 64-bit PowerPC kickstart Yamhill?
Intel burns AMD-clone Yamhill idea
Intel's Yamhill still not a lost cause?
Intel's AMD X86-64 clone, doggone it
Time for Prescott New Instructions
Intel won't produce AMD clone -- Otellini
Intel's Prescott and Tejas. Yamhill no future?
No Yammer from Intel on Hammer whammer
Prescott to have Yammer inside?

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