Intel has scaled back plans for its next Itanium chip, prompting observers the question Intel’s commitment to the chip From Fudzilla:

Intel said the next version of Itanium, codenamed Kittson, will be a 32nm part. It will not migrate to a more advanced process. The new chips will use the same socket as the existing Itanium 9300 and 9500 chips.

Analyst Nathan Brookwood said the move is Intel’s idea of an exit strategy.

"It may very well be that Itanium's time has come and gone," he said.

 Intel scales back Itanium plans