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Intel to launch "Intel Core" processors July 2006

With the birth of "Intel Core" processors in July, 2006, the life of "Pentium", a brand used for 12 years, will come to an end. By then differences between processor for desktop and that for mobile application will no longer exist.

Intel files for 'Intel Core' trademark

Intel has formally applied to trademark the phrase 'Intel Core', a key component of what is believed to be its forthcoming move to re-brand its processor product lines.

The trademark registration request - serial number 78714166 - was filed on 15 September 2005, but according to the US Patents and Trademarks Office website is "not yet assigned to an examining attorney".

Intel has also filed to trademark the phrase 'Core Inside', though that may be considered too generic to be assigned trademark protection. Again, this request has yet to be put on the desk of a PTO official who will consider it.

Intel does not yet appear to have filed to protect the words 'duo' and 'solo', both believed to be how it plans to brand dual- and single-core processors from next year. However, that again may be because they are too generic to trademark in their own right, out of any context.

Source: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/11/21/intel_trademark_filings/

Intel 'Core' moving to 45 nanometer

Given the amount of information that has been available, flanking Intel's 65 nm path, and the fact that the Cedar Mill and Presler engineering samples we happened to preview months ago were working smoothly back then already, the 65 nm chapter seems to be something that Intel might already be closing internally, looking ahead to 45 nm. Today, it is all about squeezing the current manufacturing advantage in order to conquer middle earth and lock down brave AMD into its current 90 nm shire - although it is blossoming and as green as it can possibly be.

At this point it is far too early to speculate about products that could be derived from the upcoming chip designs. The product brand, specifications and pricing are discussed as soon as the silicon can be mass produced; usually at least half a year prior to launching a product. The only fact we know for sure is that the Yonah Centrino processor generation will be named Core, replacing the Pentium M brand in many mobility segments. Yet we don't believe that Intel is going to drop the elfish Pentium brand with the next generation micro architecture.

Then there is the obvious question of how Intel's new technology is going to influence the current balance of power. We can't say yet, because there are too many variables that need to be considered. Will AMD be able to take advantage of DDR2 memory? What is the performance difference between a monolithic multi core and others that are composed by distinct dies, especially when it comes to cross-die cache access? Will there be a clock speed penalty when moving to 45 nm and more cores?