Intel says dual cores in 2005, 4MB Xeons on way

Intel is using this technology, based on its "Gallatin" core, to fill gaps in its desktop product line. In a few weeks time, it will release a 3.40GHz Pentium 4 "Extreme Edition" which effectively cannibalises this Gallatin technology.

And its server executive, Mike Fister, also confirmed that its 32-bit Prescott counterpart, codenamed Nocona, will become available in the second half of this year with higher system bus speeds.

According to E-week, Intel won't start shipping out dual cores on one die until 2005.

Meanwhile, Intel is also acting to speed up its IA-32 execution layer in the Itanium microprocessor. That was supposed to be released last year, but now it will be produced during the first half of this year.

E-week says Fister was a bit reticent about things because it is the "quiet period". He might have told Mark Hachmann though that Intel and Microsoft released the EL-32 layer yesterday. µ

See Also
4MB Xeons to launch Q1 04, Potomac and Twin Castle delayed
Intel's 3.40GHz 2MB Extreme Edition to cost $999
Intel chip roadmaps

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