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Intel promises mobile Pentium 4 in early 2002

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By Douglas F. Gray

(IDG) -- A mobile version of Intel's Pentium 4 processor will begin appearing in notebooks during the first half of next year, an Intel executive says.

The Pentium 4 mobile chip, which will be made using the 0.13-micron manufacturing process, will be introduced at speeds of up to 1.5GHz and will reach speeds of 2GHz by the end of next year, says Frank Spindler, vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobile Platforms Group. He addressed the Intel Developer Forum here on Wednesday.

"You will see the Pentium 4 in mainstream, two-spindle, five- to six-pound notebooks at introduction," Spindler says. "We'll be able to build these in very high volumes and we'll also be able to support the Pentium 4 at various price points at its introduction."

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Currently, Intel's fastest mobile processor is the 0.13-micron mobile Pentium III, which runs at 1.13GHz. This processor, formerly known by its code name Tualatin, was released in July.

Boosting Battery Life

Spindler demonstrated the Pentium 4 mobile chip for the first time Wednesday, showing a 2GHz version of the processor. In addition to the smaller circuit size, the mobile Pentium 4 will also feature an improved cache, a faster system bus, and Intel's SpeedStep technology, which slows the speed of the processor while the system is unplugged, increasing battery life.

"It will also take advantage of low power states, such as 'deep sleep'," Spindler says.

Increasing battery life is Intel's current goal in the mobile-processor arena, Spindler says. To accomplish this, the vendor is trying to tweak the way a notebook uses its hard drive, DVD drive, and display. Intel is also introducing its 830 chip set to the Pentium III Processor-M and attempting to decrease the amount of power used by the chip set itself and the graphics display, he says.

"We believe that with these types of techniques, we can see a 30 percent reduction in the amount of power needed to power notebooks," he says.

PIII Upgrades Expected

Intel will also introduce low-voltage and ultra-low voltage versions of the Pentium III Processsor-M later this year, he says.

Spindler also referred to Intel's forthcoming mobile Banias processor, saying that introduction of the chip was targeted for the first half of 2003. Paul Otellini, the executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group, lifted the veil on Banias in his keynote Tuesday.





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