What is Itanium?
Q: What is Itanium?
A: Itanium is a type of microprocessor made by Intel with 64-bit chip architecture that is sometimes used for servers.
Q: Is Itanium related to the mainstream 64-bit CPUs made by Intel and others?
A: No, Itanium is not related to the mainstream 64-bit CPUs made by Intel and others.
Q: Who originally designed Itanium processors?
A: HP and Intel originally designed Itanium processors, with Intel producing them.
Q: Were Itanium processors popular?
A: No, not as many systems used Itanium processors as originally hoped for.
Q: Who still supports systems using Itanium chips?
A: Mostly, HP still supports systems using Itanium chips.
Q: When did Intel announce the end of life for the Itanium CPU family?
A: Intel officially announced the end of life and product discontinuance of the Itanium CPU family on January 30, 2019.
Q: Are Itanium processors still being produced by Intel?
A: No, Intel has officially announced the end of life and product discontinuance of the Itanium CPU family.
