Dual Core SledgeHammers at .09-micron in 2003.

[AGodspeed]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=1019274534

So, the company hasn?t yet changed its mind. It?s true that some far away plans still include the intention to develop a chip containing two computing cores of the 64bit SledgeHammer CPU and a 1MB L2 cache. The entire thing will be made with 0.09micron manufacturing technology some time in H2 2003 and will be recognized by the OS as two independent CPUs supporting SMP. The die size of the new processor is expected to be 95sq.mm, which is only 15sq.mm bigger (this is preliminary info) than by Pentium 4 (Prescott).

 

[Bluga]

sounds good. They better come out fast, otherwise Intel is all over it.

 

[AGodspeed]

Probably not. They'll be out in 2004 most likely though...

 

[BFG10K]

I struggle to believe that 0.09 micron technology will be available for full-blown use in 2003. It's just too much of a gap from 0.13 and AMD hasn't even reached that yet.

 

[vss1980]

Yeah, but AMD usually go to other people for help with things like moving to new core size manufacturing techniques.
However, I doubt it will be available to buy until 2004. Maybe demo's by 2003.....

EDIT: How time changes things.

 

[Athlon4all]

<< I struggle to believe that 0.09 micron technology will be available for full-blown use in 2003. It's just too much of a gap from 0.13 and AMD hasn't even reached that yet. >>

Yea, that's what I'm thinking too. I can see Intel with their manufacturing facilities make the move to .09 micron for Prescott (2H 2003), but for AMD, that just seeems very unlikely. I'm guessing 1H 2005 for AMD to move to .09 micron.

 

[ElFenix]

dual cores is nice for workstation use. i don't think amd will live or die by it.

 

[x86]

TSMC anybody? The only way AMD has a change against Intel in the 90nm process is by second sourcing their manufacturing.

-x86