Administrator DKT27 Posted March 25, 2016 Administrator Share Posted March 25, 2016 Instead it will follow a triple step pattern of Process-Architecture-Optimization. Over recent months, in various Intel processor news articles, we have been wondering what happened to the Intel 'Tick-Tock' development process. Recent and new roadmaps from Intel seem to have lost their solid simplicity. The industrious chipmaker once reliably released new chips with defined improvements; with the Tick (process) and the Tock (architecture) refinements included in turn. However more recently we have seen an added Refresh (Haswell) and Intel's next new chip, Kaby Lake, will also be a Refresh or 'Semi-Tock' chip. If Intel really is going to make a habit of this it doesn't want to disappoint investors with uncomfortable language such as Refresh and Semi-Tock, these terms could imply a missed target. At the very least, such terms imply things aren't ticking along like clockwork. So it's not surprising to see Intel enshrine the way things will be, going forward, into a new three part phrase that neatly reflects its computer chip industry reality. The new metronomic triplet to which Intel will produce its processors is 'Process-Architecture-Optimization' according to an official company filing uncovered by Motley Fool. Above you can see how Intel will refine its processor tech from now onwards. The upcoming Kaby Lake will be an 'Optimization' step, the third step of the new methodology. In its K10 filing Intel says Kaby Lake will have "key performance advancements as compared to [its] 6th generation Core processor family". Throwing out the old Tick-Tock model for a new three step one might be better for Intel in managing investor and wider market expectations. However it might have to massage its roadmap once more in the face of competition from foundries like TSMC and tech giants like Samsung pushing towards 7nm with great haste. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Yay! Stagnation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibranium Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Optimization = producing Ultra Low Voltage versions in anticipation of IOT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 6 minutes ago, vibranium said: Optimization = producing Ultra Low Voltage versions in anticipation of IOT? Low power is good for mobile but us desktop users are getting starved. I have a wall plug and a UPS but the improvements are all geared for mobile these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 12 hours ago, CODYQX4 said: improvements are all geared for mobile these days. How true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Being mobile means no reliable power source while Dekstop users always try to feed their hardware more power by any means necessary, unlocked CPUs, bios modifications, software-level modifications, overclocking etc etc.. speaking of the mobile, Android really must learn from IOS and Windows Mobile in terms of battery saving and efficiency with all the craps running in the background all the time even on the latest version of the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3r0 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 So now it's a tic-tac-toe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 'Tick-Tock' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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