Intel introduced its latest Xeon Phi chip Monday, in what seems to be an effort to prove that its supercomputing chips aren’t just a flash in the pan.The chip, code-named Knights Hill, will go into some of the fastest supercomputers in the world. Intel wasn’t forthcoming on more product details or release dates, but the seemingly premature announcement was triggered by speculation about Xeon Phi’s future.“We’ve got to prove it’s not a one-generation or two-generation [chip], but a long-term commitment to Knights [products],” said Charlie Wuischpard, vice president and general manager of Intel’s workstations and high-performance computing group.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here