All - Intel's Klamath is Faster Than We Thought!
The Technology Demonstration by Intel, following their ISSCC paper showcases Intel's design and wafer Fab Technolgy Prowess. 400 MHz Klamath devices! Please see the attached article.
It's a blowaway!
It would appear that the Klamath, designed (and optimized) for the 0.35 micron process is capable of enormous clock speeds at the 0.35 process design rules.
Note - the Pentium Pro was not designed/optimized for 0.35 micron process - it was designed on 0.6 micron process rules and "optically" shrunk (actually, a datbase shrink) to a 0.35 micron scale.
Judging by the transistor count (7.5 million), I suspect the Klamath has a 32 KByte L1 Cache (Vs. 16 KBytes for Pentium [non-MMX] & Pentium Pro).
Fellow shareholders, Intel has some good things in store for us this year!
Paul
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Intel Demonstrates 400-MHz Microprocessor at ISSCC
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 1997--Intel Corporation today showcased in a technology
demonstration a microprocessor based on Intel's P6 architecture family at speeds of 400-MHz and higher at the
International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. The demonstration illustrated the performance
potential of the P6 architecture and Intel's existing high-volume manufacturing capabilities.
The superior performance headroom of the P6 processor family comes from the capability to deliver future advancements
including higher clock speeds, a range of L2 cache configurations and enhancements like MMX(TM) media enhancement
technology.
"With these advancements, users will continue to get enhanced performance for demanding software applications
including visual, media-rich, communications, and technical applications for servers, workstations and desktops," said
Mike Fister, vice president and general manager in Intel's microprocessor products group. "Future P6 processors will
also maintain the manageability features that have made the Pentium(R) Pro processor a great solution for business."
This 400-MHz processor technology demonstration has 7.5 million transistors and was produced on Intel's current
high-volume 0.35 micron manufacturing process technology. This is the exact same process that Intel uses today to
produce the overwhelming majority of its microprocessor product line.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of personal computer, networking and
communications products. Through innovative technologies, Intel is committed to improving the Internet experience for PC
consumers. Additional information is available at www.intel.com/pressroom .
CONTACT: Intel Corporation
Tami Casey, 408/765-8203
Tami_Casey@ccm.sc.intel.com
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