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Largest processor builder in the world will in the course of next year the barrire of 4 GHz break through. That would happen with a compact Pentium 4 Prescott, promised Intel-boss Paul Otellini during a conference for financile analysts. The new processor must lay AMD yet more the fire at the shins.

The ambition of Intel do not stops there. Next to the new desktopkern appeared there also an update for Centrino, 'Dothan', and all sorts of WiFi-chips for pc's and mobile applications. Withplanned product will the possible become to place WiFi-possibilities on a gsm. Important near it is that the chip only little stream may customs.

But the Prescott is obvious d large launch of Intel in 2004. This successor for the present P4-processorkern, Northwood, is exported on 0.09- instead of 0,13-micron scale. This scale diminishing sees to noticing falls in principle for less heat development, although that by the Prescott according to reports little from, and disturbances through which the processors more high are clocked can. And that is certain the plan of Intel, for would may be with the Prescott 4 GHz no problem.

Quite probably the P4 at 4 GHz will not appeared immediately. The Prescott stands programmed for the beginning of 2004, initially possibly with bell speeds that connect on the present assortment. The fastest Pentium 4 of the moment turns at 3.2 GHz.

A whole course change of Intel would be the fast introduction of a Celeron with Prescott-core. Opposite what are nice rumors known, but no official affirmation. Traditionally the budget decoction of the Pentium 4 goes up would become inserted nicely behind its large brother - only this time there no long pause for the Celeron. Naturally will there source differences remain between the P4 and the Celeron, for instance through that last less cachememory or a slower bus with to give.