Yesterday (July 19), Intel announced that it will launch its “quad-core” chips for servers and desktop computers within this year. 
According to previous plans, this product from Intel was expected to be released next year. However, Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini confirmed that the company has decided to change its plans to gain a competitive advantage over rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
“Intel wants to inform our customers that we have decided to launch the quad-core chip product in Q4 of this year instead of the previously planned launch at the beginning of 2007,” Otellini said.
The quad-core chips from Intel for servers will be codenamed Clovertown, while the desktop version will be codenamed Kentsfield.
It can be said that recently, Intel has faced many challenges in its business operations. However, the company has recently decided to undergo a complete restructuring in an effort to regain market share lost to competitors. The latest restructuring effort Intel has implemented involves reducing 1,000 management positions across all Intel units globally.
As processors have more cores, they can handle more tasks compared to single-core products. However, currently, only server software is capable of fully utilizing multi-core processors, while most desktop software is not yet able to do so.
Initially, Intel’s quad-core chips will continue along the same development path as the company’s previous dual-core chips – meaning the first product will essentially be a package of two dual-core chips combined into one.
Meanwhile, AMD is expected to release a similar chip by mid-next year.
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