End of the Tick-Tock Strategy for Intel? - VR World
Given the slow disintegration or refocusing of its competitors, we were not all too surprised when Intel started to slow down its famous “Tick-Tock” manufacturing cadence . Originally introduced in 2006 with the “Conroe”, Core 2 Duo processors ,... Further separation in Tick-Tock was a cadence between mainstream parts (desktop, mobile) and high-end parts (gaming, workstations) – Tick or Tock would always debut as mainstream parts, followed by high-end 6-12 months after. In August 2015, we will see Intel desktop and workstation line-up consisting of no less than three microprocessor architectures: Haswell (22nm Tock, LGA-2011, high-end), Broadwell (14nm Tick, LGA-1150, mainstream) and Skylake (14nm Tock, LGA-1150,... This would mean Intel cadence finally slowed from Tick-Tock to Tock (Sandy Bridge, 32nm) – Tick (Ivy Bridge, 22nm) – Tock (Haswell, 22nm) – Tick (Broadwell, 14nm) – Tock or Tick. (Skylake, 14nm) – Tick (Kaby Lake, 14nm) – Tick (Ice Lake, 10nm) – Tick (Cannonlake, 10nm). That’s a whole lot of ticks. Source: www.vrworld.com
