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At least for Intel they are all (for the most part) named after real-life geographical features. Somewhere in the world there is a place called Sapphire Rapids
by graton 5y ago
At least for Intel they are all (for the most part) named after real-life geographical features. Somewhere in the world there is a place called Sapphire Rapids (looks like Arizona) and also Golden Cove (California).
From my understanding this is due to copyright/trademark.
- cronix 5y agoYes, usually geographic features near where the chip was designed. Most were in Oregon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_codenames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_codenames