Forget Huron River, 22nm Ivy Bridge on the Way

[Jayayess1190]

Code named "Chief River", this mobile platform will debut at CES 2012 featuring:

• 3rd Generation (and final) "Core i" Processors (before new architecture Haswell in 2013)
• Should be a compatible upgrade for Sandy Bridge notebook owners
• Shrink of Sandy Bridge to 22nm
• Focus on efficiency
• Thunderbolt integration
• 3rd Gen High-k Metal Gate Technology
• USB 3.0
• DirectX 11 enabled gpu
• GPU has 24 Shaders
• 3D Transistors

Intel: 22nm Microprocessors Are Already in Production

Chief executive officer of Intel Corp. said that the company's forthcoming microprocessors are already in sample production. The world's largest maker of chips is on track to start their volume production using 22nm fabrication process in September 2011.

"We are on track to deliver 22nm [process technology]. Last year, at IDF, I showed you the first working wafer with SRAM devices on it. This year, I'm happy to report that our first first microprocessor designed for 22nm is moving through our fabs as we speak here today. It's on track for delivery in the second half of next year," said Paul Otellini, chief executive of Intel, at the Intel Developer Forum Fall 2010.

Although the high-ranking executive did not reveal actual code-names of the chips, at present we do know that in 2012 the company plans to release code-named Ivy Bridge microprocessors for desktops, notebooks and workstations.

Not a lot is known about Ivy Bridge at this point. Given the fact that the design of Sandy Bridge - the father of Ivy Bridge set to be made using 32nm node - is oriented on consumers and brings massive improvements in areas such as performance of graphics; it is logical to assume that Ivy Bridge will further improve its predecessor in key aspects, such as memory performance, graphics processing performance and so on.

"Great graphics performance is required, but it is not sufficient anymore. If you look at what users are demanding, they are demanding an increasingly good experience, robust experience, across the spectrum of visual computing. Users care about everything they see on the screen, not just 3D graphics. So, delivering a great visual experience requires media performance of all types: in games, in video playback, in video transcoding, in media editing, in 3D graphics, and in display," stressed Mr. Otellini.

BTW, Haswell follows in 2013, and 16nm Rockwell in 2014.

[MAA83]

I always look more forward to the ticks than the tocks anyways. Ivy Bridge should be a great refinement of Sandy Bridge.

[trvelbug]

you made me forget sandy bridge already!

[H.A.L. 9000]

22nm is when I get new hardware. But I'll be buying on the "Tock", rather than the tick. 65nm-->45nm-->22nm I saw no real benefit of upgrading to 32nm, as most of my 45nm C2D's were quite efficient at saving power, and have really good performance.

[lidowxx]

Damn!! I was going to pull my trigger on a sandy bridge laptop in the first half of 2011!! Now newer hardware will be available in the second half of 2011, bah, I guess the waiting game never stops

[Jayayess1190]

Originally Posted by lidowxx

Damn!! I was going to pull my trigger on a sandy bridge laptop in the first half of 2011!! Now newer hardware will be available in the second half of 2011, bah, I guess the waiting game never stops

As long as the Sandy Bridge powered notebook you buy gives you access to the cpu, you should be able to upgrade to an Ivy Bridge once they come out (also if a bios update supporting it is released).

[H.A.L. 9000]

So Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge have the same socket? They changed that on the desktop side of things AGAIN if I have my facts straight...

[Jayayess1190]

Originally Posted by H.A.L. 9000

So Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge have the same socket? They changed that on the desktop side of things AGAIN if I have my facts straight...

Yes, Nehalem to Sandy Bridge is a new socket, but Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge is just a shrink, so they should be compatible. Just like when Core 2 went from 65nm to the first gen 45nm, they were still socket compatible.

[nu_D]

So forget Arrandale, and now Huron River. I want to punch you.

[H.A.L. 9000]

Originally Posted by nu_D

So forget Arrandale, and now Huron River. I want to punch you.

LOL. 10char.

Originally Posted by Jayayess1190

Yes, Nehalem to Sandy Bridge is a new socket, but Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge is just a shrink, so they should be compatible. Just like when Core 2 went from 65nm to the first gen 45nm, they were still socket compatible.

That is good news for some then. The ones who buy into SB can (hopefully) upgrade to IB.