Apple's mobile venture with intel's silverthorne
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Techrepublic,
The article talks about Apple's plans for several products for the mobile devices market based on IntelÂs Silverthorne processor.
According to folks at Intel, Apple has apparently committed to using the company's 45nm Silverthorne chip in multiple products slated for 2008. The chip offers the processing power of 2nd gen Pentium M processors, with the power consumption of a cellphone chip.Apple is also expected to emerge as a major supporter of Intel's whole "Menlow" Mobile
Internet Device platform, which packages processor, graphics and connectivity into a small enough bundle to roclet iPhone to a new high over existing ultra mobile products.
Convincing Apple to to use the Silverthorne processor architecture in upcoming products related to the iPhone and iPod Touch architecture, or alternatively in an ultra mobile version of the MacBook line, could serve to throw Intel back into the ring in the mobile processor business.Leveraging its relationship with Apple to push its latest processors would be a major coup for Intel, which has hit repeated setbacks in the development of processors for both mobile phones and in ultra mobile computing.The Apple plan thus seems to be the silverthorne lining for Intel.
According to folks at Intel, Apple has apparently committed to using the company's 45nm Silverthorne chip in multiple products slated for 2008. The chip offers the processing power of 2nd gen Pentium M processors, with the power consumption of a cellphone chip.Apple is also expected to emerge as a major supporter of Intel's whole "Menlow" Mobile
Convincing Apple to to use the Silverthorne processor architecture in upcoming products related to the iPhone and iPod Touch architecture, or alternatively in an ultra mobile version of the MacBook line, could serve to throw Intel back into the ring in the mobile processor business.Leveraging its relationship with Apple to push its latest processors would be a major coup for Intel, which has hit repeated setbacks in the development of processors for both mobile phones and in ultra mobile computing.The Apple plan thus seems to be the silverthorne lining for Intel.
