Intel's CTO: "Pentium PC May Need the Power of a Nuclear Reactor"

**MIG-31** · Feb 21, 2004, 07:43 AM

"Heat dissipation of the latest Intel processors, such as high end Pentium 4 and Pentium 4 E, has become a widely discussed issue. Reasons and consequences of astonishingly high thermal levels Intel’s chips achieve is probably something the industry is looking at pretty thoroughly, as the general trend for semiconductors’ evolution is increase of heat dissipation, which rises necessity of cooling the chips down that also a problem itself. Intel seems to understand the difficulty very well, as the company’s Chief Technology Officer Patrick Gelsinger talked on the matter during IDF show."

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Feb 21, 2004, 07:43 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Intel's CTO: "Pentium PC May Need the Power of a Nuclear Reactor" "Heat dissipation of the latest Intel processors, such as high end Pentium 4 and Pentium 4 E, has become a widely discussed issue. Reasons and consequences of astonishingly high thermal levels Intel’s chips achieve is probably something the industry is looking at pretty thoroughly, as the general trend for semiconductors’ evolution is increase of heat dissipation, which rises necessity of cooling the chips down that also a problem itself. Intel seems to understand the difficulty very well, as the company’s Chief Technology Officer Patrick Gelsinger talked on the matter during IDF show." Full article: x-bitlabs