Intel Next Processor

      Intel announced it’s new advanced processor, which named as Intel quad core Ivy Bridge. Intel quad core Ivy Bridge processor is the next version of Intel latest multi core processors. It will be mainly aimed target for desktop supercomputer processor. Just like the Sandy Bridge processor, Ivy Bridge features a maximum of 4 processing cores which are fused on one die alongside a graphics unit, an 8 MB L3 cache, and the system agent (contains memory and display controller, DMI). A 256-bit ring bus will interconnect the links of all the components inside.

    Intel is set quad-core Ivy Bridge processor based on 3D technology. Until now, transistors were 2-D (planar) devices. With using the 3D transistor, Intel claims it can design more powerful processors with improved power efficiency over current processors. Intel's 3-D Tri-Gate transistors and the ability to manufacture it in high volume, mark a substantial change in the structure of chip design.

     Intel said the core of the Ivy Bridge processor the 3-D Tri-Gate transistor would improves battery life and performance on devices such as smartphones and tablets, so maybe it can be implanted inside the advanced devices like gadgets and smartphone, after rebuild the design which based on advanced Ivy Bridge processor technology.

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The new Intel quad core ivy bridge specification

•       22-nanometer Tri-Gate process
•       160 mm² die size
•       1.4 billion transistors
•       8 MB L3 cache
•       32 + 32 KB L1 cache for data and instructions (per core)
•       256 KByte L2 cache (per core)
•       DDR3 (L) memory controller up to 800 MHz (PC3-12800)
•       16 lanes of PCIe 3.0
•       MMX, SSE, (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2), AVX, AES-NI, Intel 64 support
•       TDP maybe around of 35, 45 or 55 watts

     Intel claims that the 3-D Tri-Gate transistor also delivers improved performance which can expected from an advanced technology processors. Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors, scheduled to hit the market during the first half of 2012, to be the world’s first 3D tri-gate transistors built using a 22-nanometer process. Intel’s new chip series will reportedly deliver up to 15 to 20 percent higher performance than its Sandy Bridge chips, along with 100 MHz to 300 MHz higher turbo boost frequencies. In addition to speed, Ivy Bridge CPUs offer 20 percent lower TDP (Thermal Design Power) to ensure efficiency.

    Furthermore, Intel said that this technology, will leads to an approximately 10 percent higher production cost, Intel also remains that this advanced technology processor will be very competitive if compared with the advanced technology on it. The Ivy Bridge quad core processor is fundamentally based on its Sandy Bridge predecessor, and thus includes known features such as Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost 2.0. Besides the processor cores, the GPU, and the L3 cache, the system agent also takes up a considerable part of the chip's surface.

  The memory controller now supports up to DDR3-1600 (800 MHz) - up from 1333mhz on Sandy Bridge. It also supports DDR3L-DIMMs at only 1.35 volts vs 1.5 volts for standard DDR3. The lower consumption should be of particular importance for energy-efficient devices such as ultrabooks. The newly introduced DDR power gating should also enable a longer battery runtime

   This advanced Intel processor will support PCI Express 3.0, so the transfer rate will increase from 5 to 8 GT/s and the more efficient 128b/130b encoding, the bandwidth per link is doubled to almost 1 GB/s. A total of 16 lanes, which can be divided on several slots depending on the chipset, are available. However, about its price point, while Intel hasn’t released official details just yet, many reports are suggesting that Ivy Bridge prices will increase only slightly from those of the Sandy Bridge series. 

Well, we can only wait and see.