NewsFactor Network | Intel Shows Off New 80-Core Processor

NewsFactor Network Intel Shows Off New 80-Core Processor: "Intel first unveiled its terascale chip project in September 2006 at the company's developer forum, where it said that terascale performance will play a pivotal role in future computing. Following up on those plans, Intel's new 80-core prototype can process some 1.8 trillion operations per second. "

Intel has developed a prototype 80-core chip that the company claims can process some 1.8 trillion operations per second and is roughly the size of a Xeon chip.
Intel is emphasizing that the final version of the processor -- which has 100 million transistors -- will be different from the prototype and will take from three to eight years to reach the market.

Intel says it expects the technology to be integrated into some of its products, but not all. Intel also says it is likely that the teraflop chip will be used to test different technologies in development, such as energy-management strategies and high-bandwidth interconnects.