VIA Nano Processor Family Launched

VIA Technologies today announced that the new VIA Nano processor family, formerly known as “Isaiah”, is now available for OEMs and motherboard vendors, while systems featuring this CPU are expected to hit the market in Q3 2008.

“The VIA Nano processor family leverages Fujitsu’s advanced 65 nanometer process technology for enhanced power efficiency, and augments that with aggressive power and thermal management features within the compact 21mm x 21mm nanoBGA2 package for an idle power as low as 100mW (0.1W), extending the reach of power efficient green and silent PCs, thin and light notebooks and mini-notes around the world,” the press relase says.

The VIA Nano family includes the L-series processors for mainstream desktop and mobile PC systems and the ultra low voltage U-series for small form factor desktop and ultra mobile devices such as mini-notes. The chips have clock speeds ranging from 1GHz to 1.8GHz, 1MB of L2 cache, an 800MHz front side bus, and a maximal power consumption from 5 to 25 watts, depending on model.

The Nano CPUs support 64-bit computing, and are pin-to-pin compatibe with current VIA C7 processors.

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So it’s Fujitsu technology….

Would love to see Fujitsu release an stylish, ultra-thin laptop powered by the 1.6 or 1.8 GHz version, running Linux, of course, using VIA’s OpenBook as a reference design. Preferable a lightweight XFCE Debian/Ubuntu based distro.

If Fujitsu made one (in their Japan factory, no less) I’d buy one in a heartbeat.

[…] DigiTimes reports that AMD has recently notified its partners it is developing a processor which will compete against Intel Atom and Via Nano CPUs in the low-cost PC market. […]

[…] According to VIA, the Nano 3000 Series deliver up to 20% higher performance using up to 20% less power than current VIA Nano processors. The chip maker has also posted PC Mark and 3D Mark benchmark results showing that the Nano 3000 at 1.6GHz is much faster than the 1.6GHz Intel Atom. […]