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Stacking chips atop one another could be the latest option that Intel might employ to increase performance over the next 10 years, a company executive said on Thursday at the Intel Developer Forum.
AMD has fleshed out its server stategy for the next two years, with a promise of a faster version of its Barcelona quad-core chip later this year.
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Multicore processors have been around since 2005, when Intel shipped its first dual-core processor and the advantages of many cores have been widely touted, but a working model for costing software to work with them is still on its way.
Intel demonstrated two quad-core processors Tuesday in the United States, "Clovertown" for servers and "Kentsfield" for PCs, directing attention toward the future during a more troubled present.
As a drum-roll to its developer conference to be held in Shanghai in April, Intel has released details of its latest chip designs including the six-core Dunnington. Check out our photo gallery to get an insight into Intel's latest developments.
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