Intel has retired the tick-tock model: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/intel-retires-tick-tock-development-model-extending-the-life-of-eac

Intel has retired the tick-tock model: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/intel-retires-tick-tock-development-model-extending-the-life-of-each-process/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/intel-... They're shifting to three phase: process(tick)-architecture(tock)-optimization.