Intel Ends Core i7-920 and Atom 230/330 Processor Production
Intel has notified its partners plans to issue end of life (EOL) for Atom 330 and 220, and several older Celeron, Core i and Core 2 series products during the second half of 2010, according to sources from motherboard makers. The moves by Intel is to make way for its Sandy Bridge platform and 6-series desktop chipsets. When asked to comment, Intel simply stated it is delighted that its next-generation Sandy Bridge architecture is generating strong industry interest.
In the second quarter, Intel already issued EOL for Core i7-920, Core 2 Quad Q8200/Q8200S and Pentium E5200 processors and issued product discontinuance notice (PDN) for Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium E6300 for EOL in the third quarter.
Intel also issued EOL for Atom 330 and 230 in the second quarter and is currently plans to have Atom D410, D510, D525 and D425 processors for the nettop market, while launching next generation Atom processors for nettop in the first quarter of 2011. Intel will issue PND for the Celeron E3200 in the third quarter with EOL in the fourth quarter; Core 2 Quad Q8300 will see PND in the fourth quarter with EOL in the first quarter of 2011; and Pentium E5400 will see its PND in the first quarter of 2011.
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