When dying from removable computer processors?
The usually well-informed website PC Watch in Japan has released new details on Intel's next-generation processor Haswell, Broadwell and Skylake. The author considers it possible that appear in the middle of 2013 expected generation Core i-named Haswell last time versions for desktop Desktop Boards with AC versions. Of the expected 2014 Broadwell therefore should only versions come with integrated chipset, which are intended for direct soldering onto PCBs. However, could appear variants of processors for servers and workstations, the PC owner can replace itself, so the successor of today's LGA2011 chips.
Already, Intel supplies chips like the Atom or the Ultrabook chips of 17-watt class exclusively in ball grid array (BGA) packages. Such wear on their lower solder balls, just balls. The waiver of a socket not only saves costs, but also height - in tablets and thin laptops, every millimeter counts. One reason omitted (not only) on Intel mobile processors on the tin lid alias Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS). In addition, the heat conduction without IHS works better if the radiator is carefully matched to the specific processor - with interchangeable processors IHS protects the brittle-The Silzium and can avoid hot spots.
Jacks are only useful if they PC manufacturers promise an economic advantage. This has been that one and the same motherboard can be equipped as a cheap supply part with different processors to manufacture complete computers for different price ranges. But on the one hand, the number of desktop computers altogether and shrinks the other hand, the proportion of non-modular designs: Mini PCs, small form-factor (SFF) systems, all-in-one PCs. Therefore ultimately no processors are specifically designed for desktop PCs for the mass market more: Main Products category are mobile computers. For this market, the CPU cores are mainly developed. Seen in today's mid-range desktop processors clocked highly mobile chips, the high-end processors are again offshoot of server platforms.
For ultra-thin laptops and tablets, Intel has announced a system-on-chip (SoC) version of Haswell to be delivered including chipset. Thanks S0ix SoC supports this mode of operation in conjunction with particularly economical LPDDR3 SDRAM, the Windows-8-Connected standby function. After a recent re-emergence Intel presentation (PDF file) for UEFI firmware programmer has this Haswell ULT also less powerful external interfaces, such as PCIe 3.0 is missing. Housed on the same Carrier Chipset The code called Lynx Point LP has fewer USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports than the other Lynx Point (Series-8) chipsets, but more I2C controller for connecting sensors (touch, gyro, acceleration, brightness, magnetometer).
PC Watch believes, Intel will manufacture according to the model of Haswell ULT 2014, Broadwell LT chips, with 14-nm structures. In this "new" Broadwell it were but basically been expected until 2015 at the Skylake generation.
Intel's share price is currently on the decline: sales classical desktops and notebooks back and seems to be Windows 8 has not even alive. Tablets and smartphones take laptops away significant market share, but so far Intel could not gain a foothold in these devices. If manufacturers such as Qualcomm, Samsung and Nvidia 2013 with Cortex-A15 SoCs provide more processing power than ever before and from 2014 reloading with the 64-bit signal Cortex-A50 chips could Intel's business model of high CPU and chipset prices continue to erode.
The successor to the outgoing Intel CEO Paul Otelllini must therefore develop processors can that can compete with the much cheaper and economical ARM competitors. According to the information from PC Watch already beginning 2013, and 10-watt versions come today's Ivy Bridge processors, which have been specified for a minimum of 17 watts TDP - originally had 10-watt versions were only expected to Haswell.
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