Intel mostly names their projects in the region where the design center is located. Mobile/Core/Core2 were developed in Israel so you have Middle Eastern names such as Banias, Dothan, Nehelam. Chipsets are usually in California or Pacific Northwest. Most of the mobile platforms are named for regions in Northern California such as Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa. Special projects usually comes out Oregon so you have names like Yamhill (64bit extensions). Itanium/IA64 shares technology from what DEC in Massachusetts so you have projects such as Tanglewood.
I don't believe this method is written in stone but the codenames do give a guide on what may be coming down the pipeline.
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imacmatt09 @ Feb 25th 2008 12:06PM
Where the hell do they come up with these weird ass code names?
AutoTom @ Feb 25th 2008 12:30PM
crystal meth, its got this nation by the balls man
Mr.Tech @ Feb 25th 2008 1:07PM
I thought they were going to release an 8 Core processor. I guessed wrong huh? Would been nice though if they did create an 8 Core processor.
w00fy @ Feb 25th 2008 1:30PM
Intel mostly names their projects in the region where the design center is located. Mobile/Core/Core2 were developed in Israel so you have Middle Eastern names such as Banias, Dothan, Nehelam. Chipsets are usually in California or Pacific Northwest. Most of the mobile platforms are named for regions in Northern California such as Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa. Special projects usually comes out Oregon so you have names like Yamhill (64bit extensions). Itanium/IA64 shares technology from what DEC in Massachusetts so you have projects such as Tanglewood.
I don't believe this method is written in stone but the codenames do give a guide on what may be coming down the pipeline.