Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 30th Nov 2006 17:12 UTC, submitted by Arielf
Intel Intel has completed the design of Penryn, a 45-nanometer chip that will be out toward the end of next year. The company is also in the midst of making its first Penryn samples. "They aren't out of the fab yet, but they are in the fab," said Mark Bohr, director of process technology at Intel.
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Welsh name?
by theARE on Thu 30th Nov 2006 22:50 UTC
theARE
Member since:
2006-11-30

Looks like a Welsh name,
The word Penrhyn in welsh means "cape" or "peninsula".
Looks like they left a H out.

Penryn is also a town in Cornwall, so there's definitely some Celtic connection in the name.

RE: Welsh name?
by bovinity on Sat 2nd Dec 2006 01:12 in reply to "Welsh name?"
bovinity Member since:
2006-06-20

From the article: The chip's namesake is a town near Sacramento, Calif.

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