INTEL EXPANDS MOORE'S LAW INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2002 - Intel is expanding the
power of Moore's Law to bring about the seamless integration of computing
and communications, and to catalyze the development of new applications. In
an address to more than 4,000 engineers and developers at the Intel
Developer Forum, Intel's Chief Technology Officer Patrick Gelsinger said
that Moore's Law will drive rapid chip innovation for decades to come and
that its influence will extend beyond digital devices to new areas such as
wireless, optical and sensors.
"Our intention is to take the rapid pace of innovation and decreasing cost
associated with Moore's Law and expand them to new areas that have yet to
benefit from the kind of complex, highly-integrated silicon-based
technologies we develop," said Gelsinger.
Gelsinger demonstrated three technologies under development at Intel Labs,
the company's distributed network of research and development labs, to
underscore these points.

Silicon Radios

Gelsinger highlighted Intel's research in the areas of Micro
Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), silicon radios and intelligent roaming
software aimed at enabling broad deployment of wireless communications and
delivering the promise of "always connected" communications. "We see a time
when there's a radio on every chip we make, making wireless communications
more ubiquitous," Gelsinger added. Over time, these silicon-based
technologies could be reduced in size and enable such products as cell
phones the size of an earring.

Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks

Gelsinger also showcased a multi-node wireless ad-hoc sensor network
that self-assembled and reconfigured automatically. Integrating these
technologies into silicon will enable the development of low-cost,
sophisticated silicon sensors that can communicate with each other on their
own and report changes in their environment. This could enable new
applications like "smart clothing," such as a "connected blanket" that could
monitor an infant's health and vital signs, or "smart farmlands," where
silicon sensors in the earth could help manage irrigation and fertilization.

Silicon-based Optical Switching

In the area of silicon photonics research, Gelsinger spoke of Intel's intent
to apply Moore's Law towards building highly integrated components that
marry digital logic functionality and silicon-based opto-electronic devices
on a single chip, with the goal of reducing the cost of optical links and
broadening high-speed communications. This research could result in a
100-fold reduction in cost of optical connections.
Gelsinger challenged the audience to start thinking about how they could
integrate these future technologies into actual products to deliver new
benefits to people.

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