think this is a bit of a reach. If LNL was coming in 2024 with 18A, then why does that slide talk say "Between Now & 2025"? And if that "Future Client" chip is indeed Lunar Lake, why leave it unnamed? I'm not going to say it's impossible, but it would be odd that's Intel's being so cagey about it.
If 18A is manufacturing ready in H2 2024 (which usually means end 2024), all/most 18A products including LNL, Future Rapids, as well as any IFS customer chips will arrive in 2025. So “Between Now & 2025” is totally apt. To further stress the point: Intel 4 is manufacturing ready “today“ (= Q4 ‘22 when that talk was given), and MTL is expected late ‘23. The dates in that slide relate to the process, not the products built using them.
Exact future names are often left out because one part of Intel may not know exactly what another part of Intel may have already disclosed. LNL is just starting to be talked about starting with the client TAM webinar that just happened yesterday. Also, note that we have heard Diamond Rapids is to follow Granite Rapids, but still the slide only says “future Rapids”.
That would be interesting. If the process is ready for it, monolithic would certainly be better for PnP, but it would also be a repudiation of the MTL-style chiplet approach.
MTL style chiplet approach is quite valid and elegant, but it‘s probably not the best choice for very low power devices, 15W and below where every W counts. It could be monolithic or have fewer tiles, perhaps merging CPU, GPU? I think there will still be LNL products built in fully flexible MTL like style, but maybe not at the lowest end. Of course, I could be totally wrong, it’s just a hunch.