AMD representatives recognize that there is nothing terrible in the multi-chip layout, its application is expedient under the technological and economic conditions. Later we learned, that the first generation of hybrid processors fusion would also use a multi-chip layout, uniting one classical processor core and graphic core.
Associates already reported that 45 nm 8 core processors Montreal from AMD production will have also multi-chip layout, uniting on two crystals shanghai with the aid of system bus hyperTransport 3.0..
Intel Company will use a similar ideology with Nehalem processors architectures.
As far as 45 nm four core processors shanghai are concerned, associate calls the first half of 2008 as periods for their appearance . It was previously considered that processors shanghai will appear only in the second quarter of 2008 or even in the second half-year. The core shanghai will obtain some improvements, to 6 mb cache in the third level and higher frequency range. It is important that its core area in this case will be 200 sq. mm, and this will allow such processors to be more accessible.
AMD Processors with eight cores will preserve compatibility with present motherboards, which possess socket AM2 and Socket AM2+ , analogous characteristics will possess 45 nm processors shanghai with four core.