The tech industry loves the concept of new innovation to the point where product launches all too often call to mind infatuated elders showing off photos of their latest grandkids. But practicality tends to drive the manufacturing side of the IT business, with consistency trumping innovation. As a result, products arrive at market on time, retailers and their customers don’t get grumpy, vendors hit their sales targets, and shareholders are happy campers. However, whenever you mix innovative technologies and manufacturing consistency, as Intel has done in its new Ivy Bridge processors, the result can spark literally game-changing events.
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Following Intel's Ivy Bridge Road
Posted by: Charles King April 25, 2012 05:00 AMThe tech industry loves the concept of new innovation to the point where product launches all too often call to mind infatuated elders showing off photos of their latest grandkids. But practicality tends to drive the manufacturing side of the IT business, with consistency trumping innovation. As a result, products arrive at market on time, retailers and their customers don’t get grumpy, vendors hit their sales targets, and shareholders are happy campers. However, whenever you mix innovative technologies and manufacturing consistency, as Intel has done in its new Ivy Bridge processors, the result can spark literally game-changing events.