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    Ivy-Bridge in Q2 2012

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by notebook303, May 24, 2011.

  1. notebook303

    notebook303 Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone have an idea why intel plans to release IVY-BRIDGE in Q2 2012? I haven’t keep track of their new processors for long but have noticed the last 2 yrs or so and they released them in January around CES time.

    Could the Sandy Bridge issue earlier this year be the cause? They need to get rid of as many Sandy bridge processors as possible maybe?


    Only quad-core mobile Sandy Bridge in March / April
     
    notebook303, May 24, 2011
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    That's it right there!
    I had a feeling this would happen. It would make no sense (to me) to only have a new CPU on the market (SB) for 5-7 months before releasing the next CPU architecture (Ivy Bridge). I think if they didn't delay the IB's launch, then it would just hurt SB's credibility.

    This returns the CPU releases back to the "1 yr" leeway between them.
     
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  3. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    It's all about the money, it's never about progress. :rolleyes: Only enough innovation to stay a step or two ahead of the competition and that's it. :rolleyes: I hate these damn monopolies. :mad:
     
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  4. Botsu

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    Could be triggered by Sandy Bridge lagging behind with the chipset bug, could be a measure of security to ramp up 22nm capacity... or a combination of both.

    Oh well, now I can laugh at the naive cheerful bunch who thought it would be released for H2 2011 and throw at them an almighty "I told you so".

    I TOLD YOU SO §!§§
     
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  5. Althernai

    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    Even if the article is correct, it's not clear that Ivy Bridge is coming in Q2 2012. Here is what the article actually says:

    So it seems that quad-core Ivy Bridge parts are still Q1 2012 as most people expected. It's only dual-core parts that are coming later (notice that they did the same thing with Sandy Bridge, although the delay wasn't that long).

    As to why they might not want to launch at CES 2012 (in January), there are a few possible reasons. First, they could be letting Sandy Bridge have its full year. Second, they might be having issues with the 22nm process. Third, the process might be fine, but they're prioritizing tablet and cell phone CPUs over laptop ones.
     
    Althernai, May 24, 2011
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  6. sugarkang

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    Either way it's a year out. I don't know why anyone wanted to compare it to LLano. I'm sure the Intel chips will be great. They're still a year out.
     
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  7. HTWingNut

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    I'm sure it's a little of both. Probably a sigh of relief for the Intel engineers to get a little bit more breathing room. Even though it is somewhat of a monopoly for the higher end chips, I still think every year is pretty quick advancement. To be honest, I'd be fine with a longer life cycle for products, less need or urge to upgrade as frequently. But then again, that's what they want you to do.

    But like sugarkang states, a year out either way.
     
    HTWingNut, May 25, 2011
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