Intel will complete its transition to the Core architecture across its PC and server processors with the launch of a new quad-core chip next week, the "Tigerton" Xeon MP processor.
Intel will introduce its new "Tulsa" Xeon chip for high-end x86 servers on Tuesday in the US, the latest of several moves to reclaim turf lost to rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Notebook users will get their first crack at Intel's new Core 2 Duo chip starting on Monday in the US, as the chipmaker unveils the final instalment of its architectural shift.
Dell is expected to announce on Thursday in the US that it's expanding its partnership with the chipmaker to include new AMD-based servers, desktops and laptops.
Intel and Dell this week showed off servers using the chipmaker's forthcoming high-end "Tulsa" Xeon, a chip that Intel has begun shipping but not formally announced.
Intel on Wednesday took the wraps off a pair of upcoming chip technologies.
Optimism was the main message from Intel CEO Craig Barrett during the company's annual analyst conference Thursday, as he and other executives introduced plans for new chips and improved chipmaking processes.
Intel's Core architecture now underlies mobile, desktop and server chips, and is a major departure from the Pentium 4's NetBurst design.
Intel's new desktop processor has received glowing reports from independent reviewers.
Intel will release its Prescott desktop chip later this year and follow it in 2004 with a successor code-named Tejas and a slew of other products designed to make the desktop more compelling.
Intel will continue its assault on rival AMD by announcing even faster P4 processors and a new chipset.
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