Intel lifts veil on Silverthorne processor
Early reports on Intel’s first x86 chip designed specifically for portable computers say Silverthorne will be a single-core processor with 512KB cache and a 533MHz front-side bus.
Intel will offer a first look at technical details of its low-power Silverthorne processor during a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) this week, setting the stage for a concerted push into the market for ultraportable devices.”This is the first detailed technical presentation on Silverthorne,” said Justin Rattner, Intel’s chief technology officer and director of the company’s Corporate Technology Group.
Silverthorne is the first x86 chip designed by Intel specifically for small, portable computers. Until now, the company has taken older processors originally designed for notebooks and adapted them for use in portable devices. For example, Intel’s existing A100 and A110 processors designed for these devices are based on the Celeron M chip.
Comments are closed.