Intel 2009 Annual Report Download - page 11

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Our current server, workstation, and storage microprocessor offerings include the Intel
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Xeon
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processor and the Intel
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Itanium
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processor. Our Intel Xeon processor family of products supports a range of entry-level to high-end technical and
commercial computing applications such as Internet Protocol data centers. Compared to our Intel Xeon processor family, our
Intel Itanium processor family generally supports an even higher level of reliability and computing performance for data
processing, handling high transaction volumes, and other compute-intensive applications for enterprise-class servers, as well
as supercomputing solutions. Servers, which usually have multiple microprocessors or cores working together, manage large
amounts of data, direct data traffic, perform complex transactions, and control central functions in local and wide area
networks and on the Internet. Workstations typically offer higher performance than standard desktop PCs and are used for
applications such as engineering design, digital content creation, and high-performance computing. With the large growth in
digital content, external storage systems, such as storage area network (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS), require
higher bandwidth and improved processing performance.
Our new product offerings in 2009 and early 2010 include:
Other Intel Architecture Operating Segments
Embedded and Communications Group
The Embedded and Communications Group (ECG) offers highly scalable microprocessors, including Intel Atom processors,
and chipsets for a growing number of embedded applications across numerous market segments, including industrial, medical,
and in-vehicle infotainment. In addition, ECG offers network processors.
Our new product offerings in 2009 and early 2010 include:
Ultra-Mobility Group
The Ultra-Mobility Group offers energy-efficient Intel Atom processors and related chipsets designed for mobile Internet
devices (MIDs) within the handheld market segment.
Digital Home Group
The Digital Home Group offers products for use in consumer electronics devices designed to access and share Internet,
broadcast, optical media (CD, DVD, or Blu-ray), and personal content through a variety of linked digital devices within the
home. In addition, we offer components for consumer electronics devices such as digital TVs, high-definition media players,
and set-top boxes, which receive, decode, and convert incoming data signals. In 2009, we introduced the Intel
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Atom
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processor CE4100, a SoC media processor designed to bring Internet content and services to digital televisions, DVD players,
and advanced set-top boxes.
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• Quad-core Intel Itanium processors with enhanced scalability and reliability features, designed for mission-critical
computing.
• Dual- and quad-core Intel Xeon processors based on our latest generation Intel Core microarchitecture, including
multiple quad-core Intel Xeon processors designed for use in entry-level servers for small businesses and educational
settings.
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Server motherboards that offer a higher degree of integrated components.
• Embedded Intel Core i7 processors, Intel Core i5 processors, and Intel Core i3 processors, all using our 32nm process
technology and with integrated high-definition graphics functionality. These processors are supported by the new
Mobile Intel 5 Series Express Chipset family.
• Low-power Intel Xeon processors based on our latest generation Intel Core microarchitecture, designed for use in
thermally constrained environments common to communications infrastructure products such as wireline phones and
fax machines.
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Intel Atom processors designed for in
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vehicle infotainment systems, media phones, and other industrial applications.