intel
Year 1: First the "Tick"
Intel delivers new silicon process technology, dramatically increasing transistor density while enhancing
performance and energy efficiency within a smaller, more refined version of our existing
microarchitecture.
Year 2: Then the "Tock"
Intel delivers entirely new processor microarchitecture to optimize the value of the increased number of
transistors and technology updates now available.
Predictable processor advancements
Intel design teams work in parallel around the globe to deliver coordinated technology advances based
on our tick-tock model. The results can be seen in launches such as the Intel® Core™2 processor
family, delivering industry-leading performance and energy efficiency on 65nm Intel® Core™
microarchitecture (tock). More recently, the same microarchitecture was refined and implemented on
45nm Intel® process technology (tick), delivering significant performance gains while dramatically
decreasing transistor size.
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Year 1: First the "Tick"
Intel delivers new silicon process technology, dramatically increasing transistor density while enhancing
performance and energy efficiency within a smaller, more refined version of our existing
microarchitecture.
Year 2: Then the "Tock"
Intel delivers entirely new processor microarchitecture to optimize the value of the increased number of
transistors and technology updates now available.
Predictable processor advancements
Intel design teams work in parallel around the globe to deliver coordinated technology advances based
on our tick-tock model. The results can be seen in launches such as the Intel® Core™2 processor
family, delivering industry-leading performance and energy efficiency on 65nm Intel® Core™
microarchitecture (tock). More recently, the same microarchitecture was refined and implemented on
45nm Intel® process technology (tick), delivering significant performance gains while dramatically
decreasing transistor size.
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