At CeBit show that is currently on in Hanover, Germany, AMD for the first time demonstrated their quad-core processors with K10 micro-architecture manufactured with 45nm process. The processors were produced in Dresden, Germany, in AMD’s Fab 36 300mm manufacturing facility, using an advanced 45nm process co-developed with IBM. The first 45nm chips demonstrated by AMD include the “Shanghai” product for server and “Deneb” for desktop platforms.This fact proves that AMD is on track to meet key production milestones, which support OEM and channel product delivery plans. AMD is ramping production of its first 45nm products in the first half of 2008 and expects 45nm products to be available in the second half of 2008.Key innovations within AMD’s 45nm process are scheduled to include Immersion Lithography, Fourth-generation Strained Silicon, Ultra-low-k Dielectrics, and High-k/metal Gates.
(Full article ‘AMD Demos 45nm Native Quad-Core Processors’)

Sunnyvale (CA) – A clearly more upbeat AMD was able to report some positive news about its quad-core bug as well as the progress to roll out 45 nm processors.

AMD chief executive officer Hector Ruiz today told analysts that the company has fixed a bug that severely impacted the launch of the company’s Opteron and Phenom quad-core processors. According to Ruiz, the bug has been fixed and the fixed B3 stepping CPU “has left the fab”.

President Dirk Meyer said that the CPU is “running through the paces internally” at this time with engineering samples expected to be shipped to customers within “2 to 3 weeks”.
(Full article ‘AMD: Barcelona fixed, 45 nm to ramp in H2′)

The race for more performance in the processor segment can only be won by manufacturers who focus on a reasonable balance of clock speed and processing units, based on the existing manufacturing technology. With availability of 90 nm and 65 nm manufacturing processes, processors with more than one unit became possible thanks to manageable heat dissipation and die sizes, and we’re looking at more and more quad core processors today. But how does current software really scale from single to dual and quad cores? In an ideal world, thread-optimized software allows the operating system to distribute multiple threads across the available processing units, whether these are found on a single processor or multiple processors with a single or multiple cores.
(Full article ‘Parallel Processing, Part 1: CPU Cores’)

Intel Corp. has decided to bring the launch of its 45nm quad-core chips forward to the fourth quarter of 2007. This will allow the company to be in full position to compete against the new family of products by its main rival Advanced Micro Devices.

According to documents seen by X-bit labs, Intel will release its new В“Intel Core ExtremeВ” processor with four processing engines made using 45nm process technology in Q4 2007. The document states that В“launch of the Intel Core Extreme processor pulls into Q4В’07,В” emphasizing that the actual brand-name of the product is not yet determined. What is highly

(Full article ‘Intel to Launch 45nm Desktop Chips in Q4 – Documents’)