Intel 32nm Westmere @ PC Perspective
“This slide shows the design of the first 32nm Westmere product that uses two physical chips on a single substrate – the processor cores are built on the 32nm process technology while the graphics and memory controller are built on the current 45nm technology. While it might seem odd to see a mix of both 32nm and 45nm products on the same chip, we should note that the graphics chip is actually seeing a drop from 65nm to 45nm process.”
Intel 32nm Westmere @ Hot Hardware
“Hot on the heels of the Core i7, Intel announced the acceleration of their 32nm product ramp today in a press conference. Dubbed Westmere, the new processor family will have a smaller die geometry, increased performance across single and multithreaded usage scenarios (as compared to today’s Core 2 product family), and an integrated graphics engine in some versions, as well as on-board AES encryption processing support.”
Intel 32nm Westmere @ Hexus
“As a recap, Intel is on a self-proclaimed Tick Tock strategy, where a new architecture is released, dubbed Tock, followed, roughly, a year later with a slightly enhanced design on a smaller manufacturing process: the Tick. Then, again a year or so later, the same process technology is kept intact but a new architecture is brought up, which brings us back to the Tock.”