There were a couple of interesting Sandy Bridge sessions at the Intel Channel & Embedded Conference held this week in the Atlanta area. I'm sure you've heard some of the hype regarding this "2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family." Some information is just that - hype - but, the reality is that there are some major design changes to the processor in this architecture that should vastly improve the system performance, power efficiencies and platform security in Mil-COTS defense applications, medical imaging and industrial automation systems. Here are a few highlights from the two technical sessions.Session 1 - Introduction to Sandy BridgeOne of the key things to remember about the term "Sandy Bridge" is that it is an Intel® project code name for a new processor architecture. That means there will be a wide variety of different processor types introduced into the mobile, desktop, server and embedded computing market segments
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