Intel has already been in the news once today with the announcement plans to spend $7 billion over the next two years on 32nm manufacturing facilities in the U.S. With the slowing U.S. economy and the stimulus plan being voted on in the Senate today, it is nice to see corporate America doing their part by trying to stop the vicious cycle of plant closures, layoffs, and government bailouts. If that isn’t big enough news, Intel had a news briefing just moments ago in downtown in San Francisco that involved a processor road map update presented by VP Steve Smith and Senior Fellow Mark Bohr. The highlight of the meeting was the discussion about new milestones for the 32nm manufacturing and progress toward future products.
The briefing included the first-ever demonstration of a working 32nm-based microprocessor in both mobile and desktop systems. A 32nm Westmere mobile and desktop processor was used in both of the demo systems and production of Westmere will begin in the fourth quarter of 2009. Intel will release processors based on Westmere into mobile, desktop and server segments over time as the 32nm process ramps up once all the 32nm fabs swing into full production.
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