During a Tuesday morning briefing with reporters in San Francisco, the chip maker mentioned its Nehalem plans in passing, as it discussed the $7bn it will spend outfitting factories for its upcoming 32nm “Westmere” processors. The Nehalem EP chips will plunk into two-socket servers based on the “Tylersburg” chipset and will carry the Xeon 5000 series brand. Chips for two-socket servers represent the bulk of Intel’s sales for Xeon products, so it is no surprise that Intel would start the Nehalem ramp here.
Intel Confirms Nehalem Xeons Imminent
February 11, 2009