Intel: low-power processors to fuel future of mobile computing innovation
September 12, 2012
Haswell CPU (credit: Intel)
Intel Corporation‘s chief product officer David Perlmutter today described how its low-power processors, starting with the company’s 4th generation Intel Core processor family available next year, will set a new standard for mobile computing experiences and innovative Ultrabook, convertible and tablet designs.
He said Intel reduced the platform idle power of its 4th generation Intel Core processor family based on the next-generation “Haswell” microarchitecture by more than 20 times over the 2nd generation while delivering outstanding performance and responsiveness. He also said Intel will add a new line of even lower-power processors based on the same microarchitecture to its roadmap starting in 2013.
The objective: drive power consumption down to enable longer battery life and new, more mobile designs, while delivering ever-increasing processor, graphics and media performance.
Intel’s new low-power chips based on “Haswell” microarchitecture will broaden the company’s mobile roadmap, initially operating at about 10 watts to enable thinner, lighter Ultrabook, convertible and tablet designs with better performance and battery life.
Coming soon, the next-generation Intel Atom processor (codenamed “Clover Trail”) is a new system-on-chip (SoC) architected specifically for Windows 8. Based on Intel’s 32nm process technology, it powers lightweight tablets and convertibles, and includes outstanding battery life and always-on technology in sleek designs.
The Rise of Natural, Intuitive Computing Experiences
The personal computing experience is shifting to one based on perceptual computing where devices will take on human-like senses to perceive the user’s intentions, according to Perlmutter, adding that Intel is driving these capabilities across Intel platforms both now and into the future.
The company’s first Intel Perceptual Computing Software Development Kit (SDK) beta, targeted for release early next quarter, will enable hardware and software developers to bring gesture interaction, facial and voice recognition, and augmented reality to life on existing and future Intel Core processor-based Ultrabook systems and PCs.
Comments (8)
by trakk
seems like they have been a year or two late, but better late than never.
by Adam Okhai
Long suffering shareholders of Intel (INTC) hope it is not too late. So many chipmakers have left Intel in the dust. Apple’s hand held products (and smart handhelds from others) were clear and loud signals to Intel. Shareholders assumed that Intel was too smart a company to let research slide , that surely Intel would be making major announcements…. we waited and heard nothing . A long time ( 3 years is an eternity in this area) has passed . We are relieved that something is happening albeit very late . Like others here we hope it is not TOO late .
Intel’s news that it will introduce this new chip next year is welcome. All fingers and toes are crosses, in the hope that Intel has a winner that has a very god chance to leapfrog other chip makes. Science-Investor
by manicmoose
Maybe you aren’t implying what I think it sounds like, but just to be clear, Apple is not a chip maker, and can hardly be considered a competitor of Intel since they use Intel devices in many of their products. Intel’s greatest competitor in this market is the the ARM I think.
by manicmoose
Late relative to what?
by Ben Bradley
Late compared to the ARM processor line (http:/www.arm.com), originally made for the BBC Acorn computer way back when. ARMs are used in the vast majority of cellphones and tablets, including iPhone and iPad. These have somewhat less computing power than Intel’s chips, but they also have less electrical power needs, making them more suitable for handheld and other small battery-powered systems. But there are also some netbooks using ARM processors, making them competiitive with Intel’s Atom line. Here’s more:
http://techland.time.com/2012/07/16/arm-vs-intel-how-the-processor-wars-will-benefit-consumers-most/
by Ian Clarke
These rapid advances are great, but also extremely frustrating. You think it’s time to upgrade, and then you see all these marvellous innovations on the horizon!
The thought of a company annually releasing new versions of a product would have been inconceivable 10-15 years ago, and yet now, with the current rate of change, such things hardly raise an eyebrow.
If you have both a love of technology and a miserly nature (like me) you are constantly torn. Is it finally time to put my abacas on eBay and join the 21st century, or hang on for just one more year?
by Bri
What you haven’t got the new slide ruler! How twentieth century! LOL! I personally can’t believe how large the leaps and bounds of new tech are. I agree with you. It’s almost impossibly hard to follow it all and I suspect that soon it will be impossible..
by vspyder
I hear you…. I bought a top of the line computer as it was time to upgrade after 7 years of using my old computer…. In four weeks my new computer was no longer current….. New more powerful motherboard with better features came out, more powerful CPU etc. etc.
You will NEVER be able to keep up with the latest consumer technology offerings….. Buy what you need when you need it is the best you can do….