Intel could damage market potential of its emerging 64-bit Itanium processor co-developed with Hewlett-Packard by disclosing too soon its 64-bit plans for the more mainstream Pentium, said Nathan Brookwood, market watcher with Insight64 (Saratoga, Calif.).
"Right now Itanium is at a very fragile point. Its gaining momentum, but it has not had a big impact on the collective conscious of the IT community yet," Brookwood said.
John Davies, vice president of Intel's sales and marketing group, said more than 100,000 Itanium systems were sold in 2003, hitting Intel's market goal. "You'll see significant [Itanium] growth this year," he added.
In other news, Davies said Intel will announce its first 90-nm communications processors at IDF with plans to apply the in-house technology across its portfolio of wired and wireless parts. Previously, foundries such as TSMC made at least some of Intel's communications chips, Davies said.
In total, Intel will make as many as 16 new announcements at IDF. Third parties are planning about a dozen more, said the Intel spokesman.
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