Sources close to Intel architects are reporting a rift between the CPU company and Microsoft over the upcoming Merced processor. Sources close to Intel architects are reporting a rift between the CPU company and Microsoft over the upcoming Merced processor. The Register reports that compilers produced for Merced do not perform inherent parallelism in the codelines, forcing Intel engineers back to the drawing board. The situation between the two companies has reportedly deteriorated to the point that Intel engineers have stopped checking Win64 code....

Intel readies Y2K surprise: a 700MHz mobile chip. intel readies y2k surprise a 700mhz mobile chip. Sources claim that Intel will introduce a 700MHz mobile chip early next year, according to a report in The Register. Sources claim that Intel will introduce a 700MHz mobile chip early next year, according to a report in The Register. The source also reports that Intel will push out a family of mobile Pentium IIIs in late 1999, while continuing to ramp up its mobile PII line with the release of faster versions in the middle of the year....

Intel shrugs shoulders over re-marked chips. intel shrugs shoulders over re. Intel shrugs shoulders over re-marked chips According to a British customer that unwittingly bought remarked Pentium chips, system integrators and dealers can expect little help from Intel. Intel shrugs shoulders over re-marked chips According to a British customer that unwittingly bought remarked Pentium chips, system integrators and dealers can expect little help from Intel. When the company contacted Intel for assistance, a representative was reportedly told to contact local police or a consumer rights group, because Intel does not support OEM products....

Intel to demo 1GHz chip by year end. intel to demo 1ghz chip by year end. Intel has started manufacturing 0.18 micron silicon at its Fab 20 chip plant in Oregon, setting the stage to demonstrate a 1GHz processor by year end. Intel has started manufacturing 0.18 micron silicon at its Fab 20 chip plant in Oregon, setting the stage to demonstrate a 1GHz processor by year end. An Intel presentation indicated that samples could go out to customers as early as February 2000, according to a story in The Register....

Sharky Extreme has posted an exhaustive preview of Intel's processor roadmap for the coming year. Sharky Extreme has posted an exhaustive preview of Intel's processor roadmap for the coming year. Sharkey predicts Intel will shift the consumer PC market to a 333MHz Celeron in the second quarter, upgraded to the 366MHz in Q3, and ending the year with a 400MHz version. In the midrange market, Intel's 433MHz Celeron has been pulled forward from Q2 and scheduled for a March 1999 launch, to be followed by a 466MHz in late Q2. Mainstream "performance" PCs will be delayed due to difficulties in scaling the Intel Camino chip set and the Rambus DRAMs it supports up to the required speeds to accommodate a 133MHz system bus, Sharky reports. Sharky expects the Pentium II 350Mhz to be phased out after Q1, the 400MHz to be gone by mid year, and the 450Mhz to fall off Intel's Business Desktop roadmap by the end of Q3. Intel's plans to introduce a Pentium III 600MHz CPU (dubbed Coppermine) by the end of Q3 and a 600-plus MHz chip by year's end, according to Sharky....

Intel flexes Pentium III muscle. intel flexes pentium iii muscle. More than 200 companies previewed products optimized for Intel's Pentium III at a Silicon Valley bash held to pay homage to the new chip. More than 200 companies previewed products optimized for Intel's Pentium III at a Silicon Valley bash held to pay homage to the new chip. Despite continued protests against the PIII's use of an onboard serial number, a feature opposed by some advocacy groups as a blow against online privacy, Intel officials confirmed plans to ship the processor with it's embedded ID code intact....

Intel Corp. begins shipping its Pentium III processor next week, just as Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announces its K6-III processor....

Intel unveils FlexATX motherboard. intel unveils flexatx motherboard. Intel Corp. announced a new motherboard form factor that it claims will enable smaller PCs for reduced cost, better ease of use, and space-constrained applications. Along with the FlexATX V1.0 specification, Intel revealed a "Form Factor Roadmap for Desktop Systems for 1999" to attendees at its developer conference in Palm Springs. The FlexATX design is 25 percent smaller than the microATX, but Intel says it isn't meant to replace the microATX or ATX....

Intel breaks gigahertz barrier. intel breaks gigahertz barrier. Intel Corp. demonstrated a general purpose microprocessor operating at 1GHz speed. Shown to attendees at it's annual developer conference in Palm Springs, Intel officials claimed it was the first time a standard microprocessor has achieved one billion cycles per second. Intel expects to begin production of commercial microprocessors operating at 1GHz frequency next year. ...

Intel spouts off about ``Geyserville'' technology. intel spouts off about geyserville technology. Intel Corp. has demonstrated a new mobile processor technology that it claims will close the performance gap between mobile and desktop PCs. The demonstration focused on an Intel dual-mode mobile processor technology, code-named "Geyserville," that allows a mobile CPU to operate at a higher frequency when plugged into a wall outlet and automatically switch to a lower power and frequency when running on battery. Unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum in Palm Springs, Geyserville was showcased along with several other key technology advancements designed to enable Intel-based mobile PCs to run at 600MHz or higher by the end of 1999....

Instant-on" technology gets a boost from Intel. intel. Intel Corp. has unveiled the first total Suspend To RAM (STR) solution that fully supports the chip maker's Instantly Available PC initiative for reduced power consumption and rapid restart. Intel's Instantly Available PC specification allows PCs to enter a power-saving "sleep state" during idle periods and avoid the time-consuming shutdown/restart/reboot process to interrupt and resume operation. Intel's STR solution will be implemented on selected Intel Architecture motherboards for release during the first half of 1999. More information is posted on Intel's web site, located at . ...