Intel to debut speedy 2.4GHz Xeon chip
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Intel will debut a new version of its Xeon chip on Tuesday in what will be a major day for processor releases. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker plans to release a 2.4GHz version of its Xeon chip for one- and two-processor servers during its developer conference in Taiwan, sources close to the company said. Dell Computer, Hewlett-Packard and others will use these chips in upcoming products.
Along with being faster than existing Xeons, the new chip will be the first Xeon manufactured on wafers with 300-millimeter diameters. More than twice as many chips can be produced from these wafers than standard 200-millimeter wafers for roughly the same cost. Intel started producing Pentium 4 chips on these wafers in the first quarter.