Tick-Tock model

"Tick-Tock" was a model adopted by chip manufacturer Intel Corporation from 2007 to follow every microarchitectural change with a die shrink of the process technology. Every "tick" represents a shrinking of the process technology of the previous microarchitecture (sometimes introducing new instructions, as with Broadwell, released in late 2014) and every "tock" designates a new microarchitecture.[1] Every year to 18 months, there is expected to be one tick or tock.[2] Starting 2014, Intel realized "Refresh" cycles after a tock in form of a smaller update to the microarchitecture. It is said that this is done because of the expanding times to the next tick.

In March 2016 in a Form 10-K report, Intel announced that it had deprecated the Tick-Tock cycle in favor of a three-step "process-architecture-optimization" model, under which three generations of processors will be produced with a single manufacturing process, adding an extra phase for each with a focus on optimization. Intel had already broken the cycle by delaying the 10 nanometer Cannonlake to 2017, and planning a third generation of processors using 14 nanometer transistors, Kaby Lake; the company stated that extending the lifecycle of each manufacturing process it uses would allow Intel to "further [optimize] our products and process technologies while meeting the yearly market cadence for product introductions."[3]

Roadmap

Archi­tectural change Fabri­cation process Micro​archi­tecture Code­names Release date Processors
8P/4P Server 4P/2P Server/WS Enthusiast/​WS Desktop Mobile Marketing names
Tick 65 nm P6, NetBurst Presler, Cedar Mill, Yonah 2006-01-05 Presler Cedar Mill Yonah
Tock Core Merom[4] 2006-07-27[5] Tigerton Woodcrest
Clovertown		 Kentsfield Conroe Merom
Tick 45 nm Penryn 2007-11-11[6] Dunnington Harpertown Yorkfield Wolfdale Penryn
Tock Nehalem Nehalem 2008-11-17[7] Beckton Gainestown Bloomfield Lynnfield Clarksfield
Tick 32 nm Westmere 2010-01-04[8][9] Westmere-EX Westmere-EP Gulftown Clarkdale Arrandale
Tock Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge 2011-01-09[10] (Skipped)[11] Sandy Bridge-EP Sandy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge-M 2nd Generation Intel Core
Tick 22 nm[12] Ivy Bridge 2012-04-29 Ivy Bridge-EX[13] Ivy Bridge-EP[13] Ivy Bridge-E[14] Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge-M 3rd Generation Intel Core
Tock Haswell Haswell 2013-06-02 Haswell-EX Haswell-EP Haswell-E Haswell-DT[15]
  • Haswell-MB (notebooks)
  • Haswell-LP (ultrabooks)[15]
 4th Generation Intel Core
Refresh Haswell Refresh, Devil's Canyon[16] 2014-06 i5-4690 (K)
i7-4790 (K)
Tick 14 nm[12] Broadwell[17] 2014-09-05 Broadwell-EX [18] Broadwell-EP [18] 5th Generation Intel Core
Tock Skylake[17] Skylake[17] 2015-08-05[19] Skylake-EX Skylake-EP 6th Generation Intel Core
Optimization[3][20][21]
(semi-Tock)[22]		 Kaby Lake[23] 2016
Process 10 nm[24] Cannonlake 2H/2017[23]
Architecture Ice Lake[22] Ice Lake[25] 2018
Optimization[22] Tiger Lake[22] 2019
Process 7 nm[24] ?
Architecture ?
Process 5 nm[24] ?
Architecture ?

See also

References

  1. ↑ Intel Tick-Tock Model
  2. ↑ Compare: "Intel Tick-Tock Model". Intel. Intel Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-02. A yearly product cadence moves the industry forward in a predictable fashion that can be planned in advance.
  3. 1 2 "Intel’s ‘Tick-Tock’ Seemingly Dead, Becomes ‘Process-Architecture-Optimization’". Anandtech. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Crothers, Brooke (2009-02-10). "Intel moves up rollout of new chips | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  5. ↑ Intel CEO: Latest Platforms, Processors Form New Foundations For Digital Entertainment And Wireless Computing, Intel Unveils World's Best Processor
  6. ↑ Intel Unveils 16 Next-Generation Processors, Including First Notebook Chips Built on 45nm Technology
  7. ↑ Intel Launches Fastest Processor on the Planet
  8. ↑ http://download.intel.com/pressroom/kits/32nm/westmere/Mark_Bohr_32nm.pdf
  9. ↑ Revolutionizing How We Use Technology—Today and Beyond
  10. ↑ Intel Sandy Bridge chip coming January 5
  11. ↑ Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Range Complete by Next Year
  12. 1 2 22nm technology. May 2011
  13. 1 2 http://vr-zone.com/articles/ivy-bridge-ep-and-ex-coming-up-in-a-year-s-time--the-multi-socket-platform-heaven/15488.html
  14. ↑ Ivy Bridge-E Delayed Until Second Half of 2013
  15. 1 2 "Leaked specifications of Haswell GT1/GT2/GT3 IGP". Tech News Pedia. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  16. ↑ "Devils Canyon mit bis zu 4,4 GHz, ohne verlöteten Deckel". golem.de. Jun 3, 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 After Intel's Haswell comes Broadwell - SemiAccurate
  18. 1 2 Intel to release 22-core Xeon E5 v4 “Broadwell-EP” late in 2015
  19. ↑ The wait for Skylake is almost over, first desktop chips likely to hit August 5
  20. ↑ "Intel 14nm Kaby Lake “Skylake Refresh” Platform Detailed – Launching in 2H 2016, 256 MB eDRAM H-Series and 91W K-Series Unveiled". wccftech.com. July 2015. The Kaby Lake platform will be similar to Skylake platform that launches this year and will act as a platform refresher
  21. ↑ "Intel Releasing 14nm Kaby Lake Processor in 2016 Ahead of 10nm Cannonlake". legitreviews.com. 2015-07-08. We have long known that Intel was planning a ‘Skylake Refresh’ that has always been on the roadmap between Skylake and Cannonlake, but it appears that refresh might be going by the code name Kaby lake now.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Intel’s Cannonlake CPUs To Be Succeeded By 10nm Ice Lake Family in 2018 and 10nm Tiger Lake Family in 2019". WCCFTech. 2016-01-20.
  23. 1 2 "Intel confirms tick-tock shattering Kaby Lake processor as Moore’s Law falters". ArsTechnica.com. Jul 15, 2015. the switch to 10nm manufacturing has been delayed until the second half of 2017.
  24. 1 2 3 "Intel currently developing 14nm, aiming towards 5nm chips - CPU - News". HEXUS.net. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  25. ↑ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/18/what-is-the-name-of-intels-third-10-nanometer-chip.aspx
  26. 1 2 "Intel’s Silvermont Architecture Revealed: Getting Serious About Mobile". AnandTech.
  27. ↑ Hiroshige, Goto. "Intel Products for Tablets & SmartPhones" (PDF). ??. Impress.
  28. ↑ "Import Data and Price of anniedale".
  29. ↑ "アウトオブオーダーと最新プロセスを採用する今後の Atom" (in Japanese).
  30. ↑ "Intel Software Development Emulator".
  31. ↑ ""Goldmont"- the sequel to Silvermont Atom?".
  32. ↑ "venkata yelampalli".

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