Nathan Brookwood
Nathan Brookwood
cases close definitely expectation gap narrow products
My expectation is that Intel's new products are definitely going to narrow the gap with AMD, and in some cases may even close the gap.
according case happens korean smoke
In the case of Japan, there was smoke and there was fire, at least according to the FTC there, and we'll see what happens to the Korean one.
deal easier problems space
Right now you have to scrunch things together. If you space out the components, it makes the thermal problems much easier to deal with.
deal easier problems space
Right now you have to scrunch things together, ... If you space out the components, it makes the thermal problems much easier to deal with.
address variety
PIC does a lot of different things. It does address a variety of needs.
guy positive wants work
It is a positive for AMD that a guy like Hester wants to work there,
intel last performance
I think they're getting back on track. The performance benchmarks that they demonstrated, these are all of the things Intel couldn't do last year.
against capable competitor intel modicum success
Napa will make Intel a more capable competitor against AMD's products. AMD is having a modicum of success in mobile.
amount months
I would say 18 months is not an unreasonable amount of time.
battery cooling desktop facing kinds life physics similar small tight
When they did the Pentium M, they were under tight constraints on power. Now, desktop and server are facing similar kinds of constraints. It's not so much battery life as it is noise, just the physics of cooling a really hot, small chip.
It's like the way writing has progressed from pen-and-ink to PCs.
consume half less power race second
After the second half of the year, the race between them to consume less power will get a lot closer.
challenge forward intel release saying superior technology unlikely
It's very unlikely that Intel would win, ... But once Intel does release that chip, AMD will have the challenge going forward of demonstrating that its dual-core technology is superior to that of Intel, while Intel will be saying to its customers, 'If you want a dual-core processor, we've got it.'
clearly drop map painful period places products road scramble tail tear
They clearly are at the tail end of what has been a pretty painful period for Intel. They had to tear up their road map and scramble to find new products to drop into the places where the old products were going to appear.