Upcoming Intel Processor & Memory Technologies

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Intel is presenting 15 papers at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. Amongst them are the first details of their upcoming Silverthorne and Tukwila processors.

Intel will also be revealing the world's first demonstrable multi-level cell device built using the new phase change memory technology, as well as an exciting new 2T gain-cell on-die memory technology.

Here's a quote from the article :-

"To increase the amount of on-die memory, a cheaper memory technology (in terms of chip real estate) was needed. To this end, Intel developed a new category of DRAM memory, called 2T Gain-Cell Memory. Unlike commodity DRAM, this type of DRAM is built using standard microprocessor technology and is designed to provide a new choice of fast on-chip memory."