Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/02/intel_bloomfield_to_debut_lga1366/
Intel will next year begin shipping processors with a 1,366 pins, it has been claimed. The interface will use the same land grid array (LGA) as the chip giant's current LGA775 process, but with almost twice as many pins.
According to a report (http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/news.php?tid=749731) on Chinese-language site HKEPC, the interface will be called Socket B and ups the Voltage Regulator Module from version 11.0 to 11.1.
What could be leaked documentation suggests the LGA1366 is, initially at least, destined for Intel's 'Bloomfield' processor. That name first appeared back in December 2005 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2005/12/05/intel_45nm_roadmap/) as a quad-core desktop chip due late 2008 and fabbed at 45nm.
The timeframe suggests it could be based on 'Nehalem', Intel's next-generation architecture due a year or so after the Core 2 Duo die-shrink, 'Penryn'.
The HKEPC report suggests it will contain 8-12MB of L2 cache and see the return of HyperThreading - presumably giving it the appearance of eight processors.
Intel roadmaps next-gen Extreme 'Nehalem' chips (26 October 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/26/intel_roadmaps_extreme_nahelems/
Intel 'Nehalem' design completed, boots Mac OS X (18 September 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/09/18/idf_nehalem_snippets/
Intel to complete AMD impression in 2008 (28 March 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/28/intel_nehalem_deets/
Intel 45nm CPUs to clock above 3GHz (28 March 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/28/intel_spills_penryn_beans/
Intel Hyper-threading to return with 45nm 'Nehalem' (28 March 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/28/intel_confirms_ht_back/
Intel announces fourth 45nm fab (27 February 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/27/intel_announces_45nm_fab/
Intel roadmaps 6MB L2 Core 2 Duos? (8 February 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/08/intel_mobile_roadmap_feb_07/
Intel won't launch 45nm desktop CPUs until 2008? (2 February 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/02/intel_45nm_desktops_until_q1_08/
Intel exposes 45nm Core 2 Duo (27 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/27/intel_reveals_penryn/
Intel 45nm CPUs to use metal gates, high-k dielectric (27 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/27/intel_45nm_metal_gates/
Intel adds 'Wolfdale', 'Yorkfield' to desktop roadmap (5 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/05/intel_wolfdale_yorkfield_roadmap/
Intel: 'Nehalem-C' out, 'Westmere' in (27 September 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/27/intel_drops_nehalem-c_for_westmore/
Intel's 45nm shift will mean octo-core desktop CPUs (5 December 2005)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2005/12/05/intel_45nm_roadmap/