Intel Centrino Plus Platform Coming in Q2

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.

Montevina Plus is likely to be Intel’s most important update to its notebook platforms before the company starts shipping the new 32-nanometer Arrandale chips for laptops later this year.