The core notebook computer technologies.
The die of a 3rd Generation Intel Core Ivy Bridge processor.
Intel officially announced today the 3rd Generation Intel Core processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge. The new chips for PCs are based on the last year’s “Sandy Bridge” architecture, but they bring a die shrink from 32nm to 22nm and new Tri-gate technology, both aimed at better performance and power efficiency, as well as new Intel HD 4000 series on-die graphics for smoother 3D gaming than on the previous HD 3000.
Mass shipments of Intel Ivy Bridge processors are not expected until after June, DigiTimes reports.
Ivy Bridge chips for laptops and desktops will be still announced in early April, followed by small volume shipments of these 22-nanometer CPUs, according to the Taiwanese website.
This is a Windows 8 Metro UI screenshot.
A developer pre-beta version of Windows 8 OS for laptops, tablets and desktops based on x86 architecture was released a couple of months ago. In February, Microsoft will also launch the first developer Win 8 version for ARM-based devices, accoring to CNet’s sources.
ARM-optimized Windows 8 is expected to have a significant role on the tablet computer market, since it will enable Windows to run on cheap and power efficient chipsets such as Nvidia Tegra. The tablet market is currently dominated by Apple’s iOS and Google Android and Windows is currently used only on tablets with x86 Intel and AMD chips, which at this stage have much greater power consumption than ARM parts.
AMD Trinity Ultra-Thin Laptop (by Hot Hardware)
After watching Hot Hardware’s video of the upcoming AMD “Trinity” A-series Fusion Accelerated Processing Units in action, we concluded that these chips will be used in AMD-based laptops which will compete with Intel Ultrabooks.
So, our previous report on AMD Deccan-based Ultrabook competitors is apparently incorrect, and the word on the street is that Deccan will be delayed or even canceled.
AMD has plans to get into the market of ultra-thin laptops, which is currently dominated by Intel’s ultrabooks. The company has showed off at the CES Show a Compal-made ultrabook-like notebook, measuring 0.71″ thin. The big news regarding AMD’s plan is pricing. According to the chip maker, the price for AMD-based ultrabook-like systems is targeted at $500.
Vr-Zone has revaled details of the next generation Intel laptop processors, scheduled for release next year.
The CPUs from the upcoming Ivy Bridge family are standard voltage and ultra-low voltage chips with quad and dual cores and with the Intel HD 4000 series integrated graphics.
For the laptop market, AMD today officially launched the AMD A-Series Fusion Accelerated Processing Units codenamed “Llano” and “Sabine” mobile platform.
Intel has showed off on the Computex Show in Taipei “Cedar Trail” Atom mobile platform, designed for use in netbooks and other small form factor PCs.
At the ongoing Computex Show in Taipei, Intel has presented the next generation notebook platform code-named “Ivy Bridge”.
According to Intel, Ivy Bridge laptops will provide optimized performance, sleek notebook form factors, fast responsiveness, and a configurable thermal design power of 15 Watts and up.
Intel Corp has officially released the Intel Atom Z670 processor and accompanying “Oak Trail” platform, designed for use in tablets and other mobile computers.
The new CPU and Intel SM35 Express chipset support various 32-bit operating systems, including Windows, Google Chrome, Android, and MeeGo, and enable 1080p playback via incorporated HD video decoder and HDMI output. The Oak Trail platform provides a smaller footprint than previous generations and a lower-power fan-less design for a longer battery life.
Intel published today that it discovered a design error in the Intel 6 Series “Cougar Point” chipset, which is used in the PCs with the 2nd Generation Intel Core “Sandy Bridge” processors.
According to Intel’s press release, the flaw is related to chipset’s data storage functionality.
The 2nd Generation Intel Core “Sandy Bridge” laptop processors have started appearing in notebooks from various manufacturers.
Here’s a list of currently known Core i3, i5, and i7 mobile CPUs from the new lineup:
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Intel officially announced today the 2nd Generation Intel Core “Sandy Bridge” processors, including Core i3, i5, and i7 series for laptops.
The new lineup features dual- and quad-core 32-nanometer chips, which incorporate CPUs, the latest Intel HD graphics processors, and memory controllers on a single die.
AMD launched today the Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that integrate CPU, graphics processor, HD video decoder, and memory controller in a single die.
The first Fusion APUs are the E-Series “Zacate” units, designed for mainstream notebooks, all-in-one, and small form factor desktop PCs, and the C-Series “Ontario” for HD-capable netbooks and other emerging form factors. “Zacate” and “Ontario” belong to the “Brazos” mobile platform and are built upon “Bobcat” x86 CPU cores.
We spotted today a couple of laptops which are apparently based on the Intel’s upcoming 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family, scheduled for release on January 5th, 2011, during the CES Show.
We’ve searched for info on the new AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550M mobile video card, and incidentally found an Acer Aspire 17.3-inch laptop model which has the Intel Core i7-2630QM (quad-core) processor, besides the 6550M graphics. The same CPU is present in a Gateway model, as well as in a Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y560P notebook.
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