posted on Sep, 8 2002 @ 05:16 AM
The next generation of cpu's will probably see the light of day by the end of this year or by Q1 of 2003.
AMD
1) Clawhammer/Athlon 8th Generation - Next Generation chip to replace the AMD Athlon XP for home/office/gaming computers.
2) Opteron - Next Generation CPU for the Server Market. To compete with Intel's Xeon CPU.
Intel
1) Will be releasing new faster versions of their popular P4 CPU. Clocked @ 3066Mhz (3.06GHZ), 3333Mhz (3.33GHZ), and 3600Mhz (3.6GHZ). Expect the
3.06GHZ version by the end of this year. The 3.33GHZ and 3.6GHZ versions are expected to be released in Q1 2003.
[Edited on 9-9-2002 by Ocelot]