Techno For Our Life

Processor vendors Intel held yesterday in Shanghai IDF (Intel Developor Forum) General Assembly, mainly on the first day of MID (Mobile Internet Device), according to Intel senior vice president and micro-mobile devices group, Anand Chandrasekher, general manager pointed out that the Internet has become a day-to-day an important part of life, many consumers expect anywhere Links Internet, this demand will continue to promote the development of MID, as the future growth of the PC industry one of the major driving forces.

According to Anand Chandrasekher cited market research agency Internet World States, pointed out that the global population of 1.3 billion network, the average monthly online time for 32 hours, is expected to be continued to grow, particularly in emerging markets. In addition, the Internet has become many people’s means of communication, entertainment platform, an important channel for access to information, anytime, anywhere hope that consumers can link to the Internet, will make MID demand on the rise.

To make the experience MID further, Intel introduced specifically for mobile devices designed Centrino Atom processor, code-named Silverthorne core of the 45-nm processors, from the outset, was designed to high battery life and health, and with the Core fully compatible instruction set, and SSSE3 support SSE3 instruction set, in order to save electricity and reduce the size of the share, to abandon Out-of-Order design, using relatively simple In-Order framework.

In-Order adopted Centrino Atom structure of the processors, which have 47 million transistors, the success of the maximum power consumption to the level of less than 3 W, the average power consumption of about 160 to 220 mW, together with support for the new Deep Power Down Technology (C6), the standby power Only 80 to 100 mW, it can increase battery life, reducing size, weight and size.

In order to enhance performance computing framework-Order, intel Centrino Atom processors support Hyper-Threading technology, enhance the effectiveness of about 35%, but the power consumption rose by only about 15% has been satisfactory.

In addition, through new packaging technology, Centrino Atom processor size of only 13 x 14mm chip group adopted Intel System Controller Hub, size is only 22 mm x 22mm, compared to reduce behalf of more than 80%, but with advanced low-power 3-D graphics capabilities, hardware acceleration of 720 p and i 1080 HD video decoder functions, Intel High Definition Audio, and the integration of personal computers and handheld device input and output functions such as PCI Express, USB and control receiver ( Host & Client) and SDIO, and other functions, the functions of products MID also significantly improved their products at the same time further shrinking volume.

Centrino Atom listing of the first batch of a total of 5 processor, clock including 800 MHz, 1.1, 1.33, 1.6, 1.86 GHz, 1000 purchase price of the prices of 45, 45, 65, 95 and 160 US dollars, expected by the first Centrino Atom will be the MID and Netbook available in mid-June.

Looking to the future, Intel plans to 2009-2010, the next launch platform Centrino Atom Moorestown will continue innovation, and the processors will be system-on-chip SoC design, code-named Lincroft the SOC will be integrated on a single chip 45 nm Silverthorne core graphics, video and memory controller, input-output control center with the chip, code-named Langwell, will support various input and output blocks, such as storage and display, or a third-party power management chip (PMIC) and wireless network solutions.