- March 22
- Advanced Micro Devices launches the 1.33 GHz Athlon processor. Price is US$350 in 1000-unit quantities. [1263.36]
- (month unknown)
- Intel announces the release of the 1 GHz mobile Pentium III processor, for US$722. [1121.29]
- April 9
- Intel releases the 850 MHz Celeron processor. Price is US$138 in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]
- April 23
- Intel releases the 1.6 GHz Pentium 4 processor. Price is US$294 in quantities of 1000. [1551.8]
- Intel releases the 1.7 GHz Pentium 4 processor. Price is US$352 in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]
- May 14
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the Athlon 4 processor, at speeds ranging from 850 MHz to 1 GHz, with 256 kB integrated cache, 200 MHz system bus, PowerNow technology, and Streaming SIMD Extensions. The processor is made using a 0.18-micron manufacturing process. Code-name during development was Palomino. [1559]
- Advanced Micro Devices announces 800 and 850 MHz Duron processors, with integrated cache, PowerNow technology, and Streaming SIMD Extensions. Code-name during development was Morgan. [1559]
- May
- Intel releases the Itanium processor. It features 32 kB Level 1 cache, 96 kB Level 2 cache, 2 or 4 MB Level 3 cache, 733 or 800 MHz speed, 266 MHz bus, 2.1 Gbps bandwidth, IA-64 instruction set, 128 integer and 128 floating-point 64-bit registers, 64-bit data path, theoretical address space 18 exabytes (18 billion gigabytes), Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC). Code-name during development was Merced. [1278.110] [1418.28]
- Intel introduces the 1.4 GHz Xeon processor. It incorporates 42 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Code-name during development was Foster. [1278.114]
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- IBM simplifies its product line in the US, eliminating processors by Advanced Micro Devices. [1559]
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1 GHz Duron processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 64 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 200 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 25.2 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Code-name during development was Morgan. [1454.124]
- May 21
- Intel announces the 750 MHz mobile Pentium III processor. The 1.35-volt processor can step down to 500 MHz at 1.1 volts when running on battery power. [1559]
- Intel announces the 600 MHz mobile Pentium III processor. The 1.1-volt processor can step down to 300 MHz at 0.975 volts when running on battery power. [1559]
- Intel announces two 600 MHz mobile Celeron processor. One operates at 1.35 volts, the other at 1.1 volts. [1559]
- Intel announces the 800 MHz Celeron processor. [1278.114] [1559]
- May
- Intel begins full production shipments of the 1.13 GHz Pentium III processor. [1278.114] [1559]
- June 6
- Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.4 GHz Athlon processor. Price is US$253 in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]
- Advanced Micro Devices releases the 950 MHz Duron processor. Price is US$122 in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]
- June
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.06 GHz Athlon MP processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.5 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Code-name during development was Palomino. [1278.114] [1454.124]
- July 2
- Intel releases the 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 processor. It features dual RDRAM memory banks, 400 MHz system bus, and 0.18-micron process technology. Price is US$562 in quantities of 1000. [1221.27] [1551.8]
- August
- At the Intel Developers Forum in San Jose, California, Intel demonstrates a 2 GHz Pentium 4 processor. [1223.6]
- August 20
- Advanced Micro Devices announces the 1.1 GHz Athlon 4 processor for portable computers. It features 200 MHz system bus, PowerNow technology, Streaming SIMD Extensions. Price is US$425. [1559]
- Advanced Micro Devices announces the 900 MHz Duron processor for portable computers. It features 200 MHz system bus, PowerNow technology, Streaming SIMD Extensions. Price is US$130. [1559]
- August
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.0 GHz Duron processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 64 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 200 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 25.2 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Code-name during development was Morgan. [1278.114] [1454.124]
- August 27
- Intel releases the 1.9 GHz and 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processors. Prices are US$375 and US$562 respectively in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]
- August 31
- Intel launches new Celeron processors, at speeds of 950 MHz, 1 GHz, and 1.1GHz. Each features 100 MHz system bus, and 128 kB of level 2 cache. Prices are US$74, US$89, and US$103 respectively. [1559]
- September 25
- Romania issues a postage stamp that depicts the first microprocessor, in 1971. [2525.548]
- (month unknown)
- Intel announces mobile Pentium III processors based on 0.13-micron process technology, with 512 kB Level 2 cache and 133 MHz system bus. Speeds and prices in 1000-unit quantities are US$625 (1.13 GHz), US$499 (1.06 GHz), US$394 (1 GHz), US$278 (933 MHz) US$247 (866 MHz). [1221.27]
- October 1
- Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.1 GHz Duron processor. Price is US$103 in 1000-unit quantity. [1559]
- October 2
- Intel introduces the 1.2 GHz Celeron processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 100 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Tualatin. Price is US$103 in 1000-unit quantities. [1278.114] [1454.124] [1559]
- October 9
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.33 GHz Athlon XP 1500+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, 4 GB address space, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.5 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Price is US$160 in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Palomino, and briefly Corvette. "XP" stands for extreme performance. [1278.114] [1454.124] [1463.24] [1559]
- Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1600+ processor. Price is US$160. [1551.8]
- Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1700+ processor. Price is US$190. [1551.8]
- Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.53 GHz Athlon XP 1800+ processor. Price is US$252. [1551.8] [1559]
- October 15
- The Microprocessor Forum is held, in San Jose, California. Advanced Micro Devices gives details of Hammer processors. [1559]
- October
- IBM introduces the 700 MHz PowerPC G3 processor. It features 32 kB Level 1 data cache, 32 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 100 MHz system bus, three pipelined FPUs, 4 GB address space. It incorporates 38 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. [1454.124]
- November 5
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.6 GHz Athlon XP 1900+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, and 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.6 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US$269 in 1000-unit quantities.. Code-name during development was Thoroughbred. [1551.8] [1559] (June 2002 [1454.124])
- November 12
- Advanced Micro Devices announces the 950 MHz mobile Duron processor. Price is US$160. [1559]
- Advanced Micro Devices announces the 1.2 GHz mobile Athlon 4 processor. Price is US$525. [1559]
- November 15
- Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.2 MHz Duron processor. It features 192 kB on-chip cache, 200 MHz front-side bus, superscalar floating-point unit, 3DNow! Professional technology, and hardware data pre-fetch. Price is US$103 in 1,000-unit quantities. [1210.25] [1559]
- (month unknown)
- Intel demonstrates a 3.5 GHz processor. [1278.109]
- December
- Intel unveils plans for the Intel TeraHertz transistor, allowing up to one billion transistors on a chip by 2005. [1278.108] [1283.21]
- October-December
- Shipments of Pentium 4 processors during October to December: 15 million. [1559]
- Year
- Market share of personal computer processors during the year: Intel 78.7%, Advanced Micro Devices 20.2-22%. [1559] [2087.66]
- Market share of Windows-based personal computer processors in the world during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 18%. [1559]
- Market share of x86 processors in the world during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 14.8%. [1559]
- Market share of desktop personal computer processors worldwide during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 22%. [1559]
- Market share of home desktop personal computer processors in Japan during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 42%. [1559]
- Market share of home desktop personal computer processors in Western Europe during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 41%. [1559]
- Market share of home desktop personal computer processors in Eastern Europe during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 28%. [1559]
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