In a press briefing held here, Bin Fu, Intel’s APAC benchmarking manager said Intel multi-core processors will be "everywhere" beginning this year, with the release of Intel’s dual core chip and multi-core chips in early 2007.

He said Intel aims to put multi-core processors in 90 percent of all mobile PC shipment, 75 percent of desktops, and 85 percent of servers, starting late this year.

The executive however said the eventual shift to multi-core does not mean that Intel will abandon its single core processors, because there will be users who will still "stick" to single core for specific needs.

"Intel does not see a phase out of single core chips. It will still depend on the applications that a user needs, as there will be applications that will work just fine with a single core chip," Fu said.

The newly-designed multi-core processors are based on a new micro architecture allowing a single chip to have two or more processing cores or "brains." Intel claims this radical design, based on a 65-nanometer design and manufacturing process, allows significantly greater computing power and reduced power consumption.

Intel earlier launched a dual core processor for the mobile platform, but plans to eventually introduce multi-core processors that will provide even more computing power and less power consumption, Fu said.

Multi-core processors, Fu said, are optimized for various computing intensive applications such as gaming, multimedia, and business solutions.

The multi-core product line also promises features such as enhanced security, virtualization, and manageability built right into the processors, the executive further said.

Intel meanwhile also announced that it has implemented a new branding scheme for its upcoming processors for the desktop and mobile PC platforms.

The company said Intel Core Duo will be the new brand for its products which are set for mass release in the third quarter.