Archive for the 'Notebook Platforms' Category

Intel Corporation officially introduced today the first laptop-use Intel Core i7 processors, based on the company’s latest Nehalem microarchitecture.

The three Core i7 mobile quad-core 45nm CPUs are the Core i7-720QM and the i7-820QM for mainstream notebooks, and the Intel Core i7 Extreme i7-920XM for high-performance gaming laptops.

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VIA Technologies has announced the Surfboard NetNote Edition mini-laptop platform with support for 1080p HD video.

The VIA Surfboard NetNote ultraportables have 10.2″ - 12.1″ displays with resolutions up to 1366 x 768 pixels, while external display resolutions go up to 1920 x 1440 pixels. The NetNotes are based on VIA C7-M and Nano CPUs and VX855 chipset with VIA Chrome9 HCM integrated graphics, supporting H.264, MPEG2, MPEG-4, WMV9, and VC1 video decoding acceleration.

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AMD today launched Congo, its second generation AMD platform for small, light and affordable notebooks.

The Second Generation AMD Ultrathin Platform, a successor of the Yukon, includes dual core AMD CPUs - the Athlon Neo X2 L325 at 1.5GHz and the Turion Neo X2 L625 at 1.6GHz, both with 1MB of L2 cache and a power consumption of 18W. The platform also features the 15W single core 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 and Sempron 210U at 1.5GHz, with 512KB and 256KB of L2 cache respectively.

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has announced the 2009 AMD Mainstream Notebook Platform “Tigris”, featuring new processors, a new integrated graphics chip, and improved multimedia technologies.

The platform includes next-gen AMD Turion II Ultra, Turion II, and Athlon II dual core mobile processors, with clock speeds ranging from 2GHz to 2.6GHz, BUS speed of 3,200MHz or 3,600MHz, and 1MB or 2MB of L2 cache, depending on model. The chips are based on 45nm production technology, replacing older 65nm parts. The new Athlons and Turions have a power consumption of 35W, and support for 64-bit computing and virtualization.

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Intel is expected to release its next generation netbook platform, codenamed Pine Trail M, by the end of 2009.

The main innovation in the Pine Trail M (Mobile) is that the new platform has the CPU, the memory controller, and the graphics chip on a single piece of silicon. In current Atom Diamondville-powered netbooks these three functions use the separate dies.

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AMD will showcase a new mainstream notebook platform called Tigris at the upcoming 2009 Computex Show in Taipei, Chinese Commercial Times reports.

The Tigris includes a 45-nanometer dual-core “Caspian” processor and the RS880M chipset.

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Intel is readying Centrino “Montevina Plus“, an updated version of the existing Montevina laptop platform.

The new platform, expected to arrive in the second quarter of 2009, will include Penryn-based processors running as fast as 3GHz or more, and greater high definition multimedia capabilities. In addition, the Montevina Plus will include new ultra-low-voltage chips for inexpensive ultraportable laptops.

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VIA has announced the Surfboard C855 Reference Design, a netbook motherboard that supports full HD video playback.

The chip makers says the VIA Surfboard C855, which includes a C7-M ULV processor and the Chrome9 integrated graphics, provides “flawless playback of high bit-rate 1080p HD video”. Along with hardware decoding of H.264, MPEG-2/4, VC-1 and WMV9 video standards, the netbook platform supports internal display resolutions of up to 1366 x 768 pixels and external display resolutions up to 1920 x 1440 pixels.

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AMD has announced this week the “Yukon“, a platform for ultraportable notebooks that enables “exceedingly thin and light OEM designs with rich entertainment capabilities at an affordable price”.

Yukon is based on the new AMD Athlon Neo processor, ATI Radeon X1250 integrated graphics and optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410 discrete GPU.

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Nvidia announced recently the Ion platform that supports Intel’s Atom processor and includes the GeForce 9400 integrated graphics chip.

The Nvidia Ion is designed for use in netbooks, laptops, small form factor systems, and all-in-one PCs.

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Intel plans to launch several new processors for the Centrino 2 “Montevina” notebook platform before the end of this year, as well as the “Montevina Refresh” platform in April 2009, DigiTimes’ sources at laptop makers say.

The new CPUs for the current Montevina include the Core 2 Quad Q9600 and Core 2 Duo T9800, T9550, P9600, P8700, SP9600, SL9600 and SU9600, as well as the dual-core Celeron T1700 and T1600.

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Intel today unveiled its Centrino 2 mobile platform for laptops, formerly codenamed “Montevina“.

Improvements in the latest notebook platform include better performance and longer battery life via new Intel Core 2 45-nanometer processors and Mobile Intel 45 Express chipsets, as well as faster draft 802.11n wireless. In addition, Centrino 2 with vPro-branded notebooks incorporate the new business-class manageability capabilities.

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AMD today announced “Puma“, company’s new notebook platform. “Puma” features the latest Turion “Griffin” processors, chipsets, ATI Radeon Mobile GPUs, and wireless modules, as well as advanced power-saving and security features.

“The AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile processor includes top enhancements including AMD Independent Dynamic Core Technology, a new mobile-optimized memory controller, and power-optimized HyperTransport 3.0. The new mobile AMD 7-series chipset, AMD M780G and AMD SB700, features integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics and delivers support for Microsoft DirectX 10″, the chip maker says.

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Nvidia today announced the Tegra “computers-on-a-chip”, designed for use in small computing devices, such as mobile internet devices (MIDs).

The Tegra features a graphics processor, media processor, system memory, peripherals and a central processor all in one ultra-low power chip, “smaller than a US dime”. Nvidia claims that its new platform delivers 10x the power efficiency of competition, enabling “over 100 hours audio and 10 hours HD video playback”.

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Intel delayed the launch of its Centrino 2 mobile platform, codenamed “Montevina”, from June to mid-July. In addition, some parts of “Montevina” won’t be released until early August, CRN reports.

The chip maker plans to release the new Centrino 2 processors and “discrete graphics chipsets” on July 14, according to Bill Kircos, head of Intel’s consumer and enterprise communications group.

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