Intel will call Willamette, its next-generation processor, the Pentium 4.
Willamette, or Pentium 4, is the chip that will succeed the Pentium III. The chip in many ways will be a landmark release for the chipmaker. For one thing, Willamette, and a related chip for servers code-named "Foster," will feature an entirely new architecture, which will give the company room to innovate or tap new features.
For more than five years, new Intel microprocessors have all relied on the same basic architecture. The Pentium Pro, which came out in October 1995, effectively features the same "P6" design as the Pentium II, the Celeron, Xeon processors and the Pentium III.
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Willamette, or Pentium 4, is the chip that will succeed the Pentium III. The chip in many ways will be a landmark release for the chipmaker. For one thing, Willamette, and a related chip for servers code-named "Foster," will feature an entirely new architecture, which will give the company room to innovate or tap new features.
For more than five years, new Intel microprocessors have all relied on the same basic architecture. The Pentium Pro, which came out in October 1995, effectively features the same "P6" design as the Pentium II, the Celeron, Xeon processors and the Pentium III.
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