Intel launched 12 new mobile processors on Monday, ranging from its fastest mobile chip yet to the first .13 micron version of its entry-level mobile Celeron chip. PCs using the new processors will be available from the top 10 U.S. vendors starting Monday, Intel said.
The new offerings are split between versions of Intel's high-end mobile chip, the Pentium III processor-M, which was formerly known as Tualatin, and its value-priced Celeron chips. The company also launched two new versions of its 830 chipset that feature integrated graphics controllers, said Frank Spindler, vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobile Platforms Group, in a conference call with press on Friday.
The new chips are aimed at the mini-notebook, subnotebook and tablet PC categories, Spindler said. "We are seeing good, solid growth in these segments as the world shifts to and desires even smaller notebook systems," Spindler said. "The Pentium III mobile is now going to give us a huge boost in performance capability in these types of systems."
In the 0.13-micron Pentium III processor-M family, Intel launched its fastest mobile processor yet at 1.2GHz, just slightly faster than the 1.13GHz version the company launched in July. The 1.2GHz offering has a 133MHz front-side bus, which allows it to use PC133 SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM).
Two other processors run at 800MHz, one with a 133MHz front-side bus and one with a 100MHz front-side bus. Intel also launched a 733MHz chip with a 133MHz front-side bus, and a 750MHz chip with a 100MHz front-side bus.
News source: PC World Australia
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