AMD is planning to ramp up production of its next-gen 32-nm processor in mid-2010. This follows on the heels of Intel’s revelation that it’ll be first to ship 32-nm parts with its Westmere chips late this year. What jumps out at me most here isn’t that this is great news for consumers — it is — but that there’s a big element of saber-rattling going on. That’s because the 45-nm chips shipping from both vendors are still new themselves and far from obsolete. Read on for my interview with Intel’s Stephen Smith, where he discusses new chip-making technology, server processors, and netbooks.
Intel Talks Multicore Processor Trends, Chip Tech
March 2, 2009