Intel to unveil shift in design of its PC chips
Intel Corp. is preparing to unveil a
significant change in the underlying technology of its computer chips, one that
emphasizes power efficiency and multitasking as much as raw speed.
Intel Corp. is preparing to unveil a significant change in the underlying technology of its computer chips, one that emphasizes power efficiency and multitasking as much as raw speed.
The change, which Intel has billed as its "next-generation architecture," involves alterations to the circuit design of its microprocessors, the central chips in personal computers, which it sells today under the Pentium brand name.
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In materials released ahead of the gathering, the company said the new technology will allow for energy-efficient chips that can be used in sleeker boxes than today's often clunky desktop machines.
Can you say, “Power Mac” or “PowerBook”?
"When they did the Pentium M, they were under tight constraints on power," said Nathan Brookwood, an independent technology analyst and consultant. "Now, desktop and server are facing similar kinds of constraints. It's not so much battery life as it is noise, just the physics of cooling a really hot, small chip," he said.
Is this what Steve Jobs meant when he said, “Intel processors provide more performance per watt than PowerPC processors do.”?
Posted: Sat - August 13, 2005 at 08:00 AM