Intel's Montecito now expected in 2006

**MIG-31** · Nov 13, 2004, 10:14 PM

Montecito, the first dual-core chip based on Intel’s Itanium 2 architecture, will not begin shipping in volume until 2006, company executives said last week. Intel had said that this follow-up to its current generation of Itanium 2 processors, code-named Madison, would ship in 2005, but the chipmaker had not previously given specific details on when Montecito was expected to be generally available.

The announcement means that its multicore successor, code-named Tukwila, will likely not arrive until 2007, said Kevin Krewell, editor in chief of Microprocessor Report.

“It’s a slight disappointment,” Kewell said. “I think a lot of people thought there would be systems available in 2005.”

Intel last week issued single-core Itanium 2 chips that will come in six configurations, including a 1.6GHz processor with 9MB of Level 3 cache. They will also include a 1.6GHz chip with 6MB of cache, a 1.5GHz chip with 4MB of cache, and new processors for dual-processor and low-voltage systems.

The updated chips will be included in Hewlett-Packard’s Integrity rx1620, rx2620, and rx4640 servers by December and in IBM’s eServer xSeries 455 within the month.
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Source: infoworld

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Intel's Montecito now expected in 2006 Montecito, the first dual-core chip based on Intel’s Itanium 2 architecture, will not begin shipping in volume until 2006, company executives said last week. Intel had said that this follow-up to its current generation of Itanium 2 processors, code-named Madison, would ship in 2005, but the chipmaker had not previously given specific details on when Montecito was expected to be generally available. The announcement means that its multicore successor, code-named Tukwila, will likely not arrive until 2007, said Kevin Krewell, editor in chief of Microprocessor Report. “It’s a slight disappointment,” Kewell said. “I think a lot of people thought there would be systems available in 2005.” Intel last week issued single-core Itanium 2 chips that will come in six configurations, including a 1.6GHz processor with 9MB of Level 3 cache. They will also include a 1.6GHz chip with 6MB of cache, a 1.5GHz chip with 4MB of cache, and new processors for dual-processor and low-voltage systems. The updated chips will be included in Hewlett-Packard’s Integrity rx1620, rx2620, and rx4640 servers by December and in IBM’s eServer xSeries 455 within the month. _______________ Source: infoworld __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here