Intel Corporation recently announced the impending transfer of its processors Core i3-530, Core i3-540 and Core i5-650 with frequencies of 2.93 GHz, 3.06 GHz and 3.2 GHz, respectively, the new stepping. These chips have two processing cores, built on 32 nm process technology standards and belong to a family of desktop Clarkdale, and their transition from the current C2 stepping to a new value R0 will begin next month.

Note that the CPU usage with the new value will require stepping update BIOS, otherwise these chips may not be fully recognized by your motherboard. Add that the first processor stepping K0 should be available from 16 October.

Also at IDF, Intel demonstrated a motherboard of its own design - Intel DP67BG. It is made in the ATX form factor and is based on chipset Intel P67. Intel DP67BG constructed on a PCB in black and supports 32 nm processors in the performance of LGA 1155 - Intel Core 2nd Generation (Sandy Bridge), which will start mass-produced by the end of this year. This motherboard is equipped with four DDR3 slots and two slots PCI-Express x16 connector cards in SLI mode or CrossFireX.

Besides that, Intel DP67BG has two slots SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA port and two USB 3.0-powered controller Renesas. As for USB 2.0, then the 14 - six internal and 8 external. Also this motherboard supports multi-channel audio 7.1. Most likely, this decision will be released at the time of issuance of new 32 nm processor Intel, as well as payment of other major manufacturers, including ASUSTeK Computer, MSI, Gigabyte and so on.

Within the IDF, 2010, taking place these days in San Francisco, Intel shared details of a new family of energy-efficient processors (more precisely, systems on a chip ") under the name Atom E600, also known under the code name of Tunnel Creek. The new "nuclear" platform is designed for embedded devices market, and can be used, for example, in-car infotainment systems. In the layout of the new chips include an integrated memory controller DDR2, Integrated Graphics GMA 600 and 512 KB second-level cache.

Presence and support of technologies such as Hyper-Threading and Intel Virtualization. One of the first products released under the platform Tunnel Creek, will be the chip, code-named Stellarton. This CPU features a modular design, as it contains its own central processor series Atom E600, as well as the so-called programmable array of Altera FPGA (field programmable gate array).

In addition, due to its modular design chip Stellarton may also include third-party components, for example, hardware accelerator or a specially designed interface. Work "system on a chip" Atom E600, created on 45-nm technology will be in conjunction with the chipset EG20T, and their clock speeds ranging from 600 MHz to 1.6 GHz. Added that the new "nuclear" platform will be compatible with the operating system, Windows Embedded Standard 7.

There are reports that Intel is going in the next year to stop production of four of its mobile processors, made in compliance with rules of 45 nm technology. These distributed resource TCMagazine, it is not clear whether they are authentic. The source reports that in 2011 the market will leave such chips as Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 (2 GHz) and Q9100 (2,26 GHz) and Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 (2,53 GHz) and X9100 ( 3,06 GHz).

The reason it was decided to discontinue these 45 nm processors, is a shift to more "slim" 32-nm process technology. At the same time, care of the Intel Core 2 Quad and Extreme will gradually: the chip will be available for order until March 25, 2011, and the last date of delivery tray version - 30 September next year, that is, almost a year, computer manufacturers will be able to get them. At the same time, the boxed version will be available until they are gone from the manufacturer.

Overclocker from Asia decided to achieve the maximum capacity of the processor Intel Core i5 655K. This is a 32 nm chip with the unlocked multiplier, suitable for a "crackdown" Initially it Clocked at 3.2 GHz, but skilled craftsman could "squeeze" 7.3 GHz (7307 MHz), which illustrates the size benchmark. In this case, the previous record for this chip was on the 110 MHz lower. In order to achieve such targets, used overclocker motherboard EVGA P55 3X SLI Classified, video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 with catabatic clock speeds and 2 GB of RAM A-DATA DDR3 1328 MHz.

Of course, this whole system needed a powerful cooling. Overclocker decided to use the system with liquid nitrogen - and quite successfully. The demonstration took place at the exhibition PAX 2010 in the USA. It is worth noting that while the record for the maximum clock frequency belongs to the 65 nm chip Intel Celeron 347, which succeeded in reaching the target of 8199.5 MHz. As processors AMD, here records - Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, but its result is noticeably lower - 7127 MHz.

Became known dates the start of deliveries of the new flagship processor Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition. This is a more powerful chip than the current leader of the line of Intel Core i7 980X (3,3 GHz) and its clock speed of 3.46 GHz. Six-core processor Intel Core i7 990X based on 32 nm technology and architecture Gulftown. As expected, he does not use the new architecture Sandy Bridge, as it still stood at 4 nuclei, whereas the new flagship of 6.

When overclocking Turbo Intel Core i7 990X can operate at a clock frequency of 3.73 GHz and a TDP of its $ 130 Tues This chip supports 12 computing threads, it is characterized by unlocked multiplier and is suitable for overclocking (which is important for gamers), but also does not include an integrated graphics core. Previously it was believed that shipping the new processor performance will begin in September this year, but now, according to new information, release dates moved to the first quarter of next year. Cost of Intel Core i7 990X, obviously, will be $ 999.

Intel and Micron Technology have developed the first examples of a more perfect type of flash memory NAND. The memory chips are made on 25 nm technology and the recording density in them is 3 bits per cell. It is a memory based on the "three-level cell" TLC (triple-level cell), in contrast to single-level SLC (single-level cell) with one bit per cell and MLC (multi-level cell) with two bits per cell.

Total module of the new Intel memory is 8 GB and it is 20% more compact than similar solutions of the previous generation. Such memory, according to Intel, is useful for mapping SD, USB drives, media players and other small consumer electronics. The company has already begun shipping the first samples of some of its partners.

Intel claims that its new memory has the highest capacity and small size in the industry. Thanks to the flash drives and cards will become more intensive, without increasing the size, says the company. By the end of this year the market has already come out device designed based on the new 25 nm chips from Intel and Micron. However, while Intel itself is unlikely to use it for its solid-state drives that are still in need of memory at a higher rate, but lower density.

Intel has formally announced two new processors from the line of Atom - Intel Atom D425 and D525. Both chips have a clock speed of 1.8 GHz, only the first single-core, and the second - Dual-Core. These processors are targeted for use in network storage (NAS) for home or small business, they support the operating systems Windows Home Server and Linux, as well as memory DDR3.

The chips are equipped with controller Intel 82801IR, which allows you to create hardware platforms for processor I / O high-intensity, parallel computing, and so on.

This platform supports up to 6 tires PCI Express, up to 12 USB ports and 2 eSATA. The new Intel Atom processors have already adopted such equipment manufacturers as Acer, Cisco, LaCie, LG Electronics, NETGEAR, QNAP, Super Micro, Synology and Thecus, notes by Intel. Their decisions are based on the new chips will come to market later this year.

A curious development has pleased gadzhetomanov company Axon Logic, has created a rival Apple iPad called Axon Haptic. This device is a Tablet PC hardware platform on Intel Atom, and one of its features is the alleged ability to set it Mac OS X.

It is known that a good user interface Apple iPad, based on Mac OS X version for mobile devices, has become one of the main reasons for the success of the tablet and its high sales in different countries. This, apparently, and decided to use the Axon Logic, laying this functionality in your product.

Although the manufacturer officially warns users from trying to install Mac OS X, because it violates the license agreement (Mac OS X are allowed to install only on branded devices Apple), himself a tablet Axon Haptic able to work with any software platform based on Darwin, including the latest Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

In addition, Axon Haptic can function and operating system Windows. As for the hardware component of the tablet PC, it includes 10-inch resistive touch screen LCD with LED backlight and a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, for which there is a stylus, as well as the Intel Atom N270 processor with a frequency of 1.6 GHz.

There is also two slots for SO-DIMM (Standard equipment includes 2 GB of memory), a compartment under the 2.5-inch hard disk drives (the standard capacity of 320 GB), 1.3 megapixel webcam, a removable battery, 3000 mAh, and built-in speaker. The interface system includes a module Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, slot SIM card supports standard 3G, three USB ports and Ethernet, VGA and audio connectors, plus a card reader. Add that the tablet Axon Haptic weighs 0.9 kg and is now available for pre-order for $ 750.