What Is a Seventh-Generation Processor?
• Resources: Siggraph–A TechnOasis in Los Angeles • Resources: If It’s August, It Must Be Hot 3D Systems Intel Coppermine Hits Glitch Intel’s 0.18-micron Pentium III, code-named Coppermine, will be delayed until November. Sources indicate the problem is a speed path in the chip preventing operation above 550 MHz. The good news is that yields of the 0.25-micron Pentium III are strong enough to support a 600-MHz part in Q3, so PC buyers will see little impact from the delay. The Intel 820 (Camino) chip set remains scheduled for a September launch, enabling a 600/133 version at that time. We expect Coppermine to launch at 667 MHz in November. The biggest impact will be on the mobile side, because the 0.25- micron Pentium III is too hot for notebook systems. Intel expects to ship Mobile Pentium III at speeds up to 500 MHz in September using the 0.18-micron process, but faster versions will be delayed. This delay will have a minimal impact on Intel’s revenues: $100 million in Q4, according
