Moore's Law
| Intel recently revealed it's 14 nanometer Broadwell chips were operational and performing very well - so well that in the future your laptop may not even need an annoying fan. |
Recently Intel CEO Brian Krzanich revealed that Broadwell, the successor to its current Haswell processor line.
"Fourteen nanometers is here, it's working, and will be shipping by the end of this year," said Krzanich.
With a mere 14-nanometer gate, are said to be already exhibiting "30 percent power improvement" Krzanich said. "And we're not done yet. That's only what we've tested so far," Krzanich said.
Broadwell marks another impressive leap in Moore's Law. With Intel focusing on extending productivity, there also may come the elimination of another minor inconvenience for users: fan noise.
At the Intel Developers Forum, Krzanich showed off a fanless HP laptop, highlighting that the hardware's low wattage (4.5 watts) allowed it to operate without a need for a whirring fan.
Intel is reportedly planning to ship its Broadwell family of processors in the second half of 2014.
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According to James, that "alive and well" status will allow Intel make it down to 7nm – although her presentation didn't include any projections beyond that node.
Shrinking the size of transistors allows Intel to put more of them on a single processor. That means that chips continue to grow more powerful while consuming less power, and more power means more features. For instance Ultrabooks built on Broadwell will support 3D cameras built directly into the laptop. Kirk Skaugen, Intels senior vice president of PC clients said during his keynote that Intel also envisions laptops with Kinect-like 3D gesture controls, face recognition, eye-tracking and voice recognition, all made possible by super powerful chips,
SOURCE Business Insider
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