Intel rolls out new chip line

MEDIA CENTER PC NEWS

September 19th 2007

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Intel is dipping a toe back into the world of consumer electronics by rolling out a system-on-a-chip code-named Canmore aimed at HDTVs and other products.

Intel has previously attempted to market chips for TVs and other such devices, but largely failed to make an impact.

In the same annoucement, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that Intel was developing a new faster chipset code-named Penryn. This chipset is based on a new 45-nm microarchitecture.

Penryn will launch for consumers in the second half of 2008, but will be delivered in November 2007 for server use.

"As we speak wafers are moving through the fab in anticipation of shipping to customers for that November the 12th launch," Otellini said.

"We expect our Penryn processors to provide up to a 20 per cent performance increase while improving energy efficiency. Intel's breakthrough 45nm silicon process technology allows us to provide low-cost, extremely low-power processors for innovative small form factor devices while delivering high-performance, multi-core, multi-featured processors used in the most advanced systems," Otellini added.

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