2006 has hardly been one of Intel’s best fiscal years but if you look past that this is one of the most important and exciting years in a very long time for Intel. The NetBurst architecture has had to step aside for the new Core architecture which has taken the market by storm. Intel also predicts a better fiscal fourth quarter. Now it seems it has some hardware goodies coming. We already know that its quad-core processors are coming, but now information states that the first 45nm processors will go through their tape-out before the end of the year.
Tape-out is the last stage before the production starts and would Intel’s processor architecture be able to clear this the mass production can start immediately.
“The company already produces more 65 nm CPUs than older 90 nm versions. The first of a total 15 processors which will be built in a 45 nm process is scheduled to be taped out before the end of the year.”
Intel seems to have gained momentum and still shows that it is the unthreatened market leader when it comes manufacturing processes on the x86 market.
