Is Intel putting some logic into their code names?

[Hulk]

I've noticed that recent tick-tock architectures seem to have one word the same in their compound names.

Sandy/Ivy Bridge

Has/Broad well

Sky Lake/mont

Coincidence or purposeful?

 

[videogames101]

Each pair uses the same architecture, but the latter of each pair is the die shrink.

Same suffix = die shrink = tick
Different suffix = new architecture = tock

 

[Shephard]

Cranberry lake!

 

[Exophase]

I've noticed that recent tick-tock architectures seem to have one word the same in their compound names.

Sandy/Ivy Bridge

Has/Broad well

Sky Lake/mont

Coincidence or purposeful?

Also Silvermont->Airmont. Of course it isn't a coincidence. They haven't always been doing it though.

 

[TuxDave]

And there's Knights Ferry, Knights Corner, etc....

It definitely makes it easier to identify projects by the codename. And as far as I can tell, it's definitely not a coincidence.

 

[Exophase]

Clover Trail & Cedar Trail to Bay Trail, Medfield to Merrifield, Diamond View and Pine View to Valley View, etc etc

 

[amenx]

I've noticed that recent tick-tock architectures seem to have one word the same in their compound names.

Sandy/Ivy Bridge

Has/Broad well

Sky Lake/mont

Coincidence or purposeful?

Northwood / Prescott

They were going to call it Morning Wood but somehow decided against it.

 

[Arachnotronic]

"Skymont" is not the name of the 10nm "tock"...at least according to that reddit AMA 😉

 

[Hulk]

Each pair uses the same architecture, but the latter of each pair is the die shrink.

Same suffix = die shrink = tick
Different suffix = new architecture = tock

Pairs use same architecture.
But suffix or prefix can change. So if one part of the compound word is the same then architecture is the same.

Haswell(22nm tock)/Broadwell (14nm tick)

Skylake (14nm tock)/Skymont (10nm tick)

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

As if Tick & Tock didn't make you wonder

 

[NTMBK]

Northwood / Prescott

They were going to call it Morning Wood but somehow decided against it.

Prescott was the very opposite of the tick/tock model. They both shrunk the process and massively changed the architecture.

 

[Borealis7]

these are all towns or rivers in Oregon, aren't they?

 

[TurtleCrusher]

these are all towns or rivers in Oregon, aren't they?

Yes, they are. I've lived on Prescott street before. I've also seen many life size sandy (river) bridges as well!

The ONLY one I've not got a clue on is ivy bridge. Still don't get the reference.

 

[NTMBK]

Yes, they are. I've lived on Prescott street before. I've also seen many life size sandy (river) bridges as well!

The ONLY one I've not got a clue on is ivy bridge. Still don't get the reference.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ore...y+bridge&hnear=Oregon,+United+States&t=h&z=19

 

[TurtleCrusher]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ore...y+bridge&hnear=Oregon,+United+States&t=h&z=19

Lol. At least Prescott, Northwood and others have historical landmarks. Ivy bridge has a little loop in a cookie-cutter suburban neighborhood...

 

[Idontcare]

Lol. At least Prescott, Northwood and others have historical landmarks. Ivy bridge has a little loop in a cookie-cutter suburban neighborhood...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivybridge#Landmarks

The Ivy Bridge


The town's first manmade landmark is the Ivy Bridge; a 13th century hump-backed bridge covered in Ivy. It is still in use today and gives the name of the town – Ivybridge.

 

[krose]

Northwood / Prescott

They were going to call it Morning Wood but somehow decided against it.

I see what you did there, lol.

 

[TuxDave]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivybridge#Landmarks

You are 100% correct on this one. It's not a random street in Oregon. Sandy Bridge however does not have a geographical meaning but instead had a convoluted path through legal to get where it is. Also, legal is the #1 reason why geographical places are used for these code names.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

You are 100% correct on this one. It's not a random street in Oregon. Sandy Bridge however does not have a geographical meaning but instead had a convoluted path through legal to get where it is. Also, legal is the #1 reason why geographical places are used for these code names.

It obviously wasn't. Looks like you missed the joke of it...

 

[TuxDave]

It obviously wasn't. Looks like you missed the joke of it...

My sarcasm parser just looks for 😉 or 😛 or 🙂 or 😀. All of which were not found. 😛

 

[Rakehellion]

I've noticed that recent tick-tock architectures seem to have one word the same in their compound names.

Sandy/Ivy Bridge

Has/Broad well

Sky Lake/mont

Coincidence or purposeful?

It's an enormous coincidence. You should tell them what you noticed and maybe they'll reward you.

 

[jackstar7]

It's an enormous coincidence. You should tell them what you noticed and maybe they'll reward you.

You made me think of this: