Intel Corp. revealed the microarchitecture, a blueprint for its chip that the corporation as well as some analysts consider as the killer of its smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Many experts see the unveiling of the microarchitecture as an indication that Intel is indeed very well ahead of AMD. Intel regularly exposes new and advanced chip design every two years, analysts see this as the reason AMD’s stock price depreciated by 5 percent in technology shares. AMD’s losses amounted to $5 billion in the past 18 months.

Apart from the new blueprint, Intel has also plans of creating what it calls an integrated memory controller. This controller shall move information between the microprocessor and the computer straight into the processor itself – beaker information transferring speed records.

Experts see this as a great development as new and modern workstations need more speed; therefore any increase in communication speed is most welcomed.

According to Intel, their new structure will triple the speed at which data can be written to memory or read back. Dubbed as Nehalem, this would also double the 3-D rendering capabilities of previous chips, taking more advantage of the Intel’s core processor technology.

Intel will finish production of the four-core Nehalem chips by the end of 2008.

Source: AP Google

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