Intel’s co-general manger of architecture group, David Perlmutter has confirmed that Intel plans to start production of processors based on next generation Sandy Bridge architecture in Fall 2010. The Sandy Bridge architecture is successor to current Nehalem based chips and will use second generation of Intel’s high-k 32nm processing technology.

The main features of the new Sandy Bridge chips will be Intel Advanced Vector Extension (AVX) instructions, which is designed to accelerate processing for image, video and audio processing. Intel AVX will also improve performance of engineering applications, 3D modeling, scientific simulation and financial analysis. The Sandy Bridge architecture will also support AES New Instructions (AES-NI), which are seven new instructions designed to speed data encryption and decryption.

For mobile processors, Sandy Bridge will offer better-integrated graphics with significantly improved core performance, and support for general purpose computing in GPU. As always desktop will benefit from the new Sandy Bridge architecture first in fall of 2010. Mobile platform based on Sandy Bridge architecture codenamed Huron River will ship in Q1 2011.
[Via ZDNet]