Intel Ups Performance, Lowers Power Use In Upcoming Mobile Chips
Intel (INTC) on Wednesday outlined its roadmap for mobile technology, promising significant improvements in performance, power consumption, and size to meet the needs of future notebooks and Internet-enabled handheld devices.
During back-to-back keynotes at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel executives discussed Montevina, Menlow, Moorestown, and Silverthorne, codenames for a variety of processor technologies set for release over the next three years. In addition, the chipmaker plugged WiMax, the chipmaker's favorite wireless broadband technology.
Montevina, a notebook chipset scheduled for release next year, will include a 25-watt, 45-nanometer scale Penryn processor. A key feature in Montevina is support for both WiMax and Wi-Fi wireless technologies, and support for HD-DVD and Blu-ray high definition video formats.
