Intel Laboratories

Intel Larrabee Based Graphics Card Coming in 2010 Still

2010-01-25T18:24:00.001-08:00

Intel has made a rare public comment on the unreleased Larrabee Based Graphics Card by saying that they are still working on it and that it will be coming out in 2010. Recent rumors have claimed that Larrabee is having some problems when it comes to power (TDP) and the software drivers, but the same rumor starters have also stated that Intel is working on a couple other cards right now as well.
Nick Knupffer who works at Intel Global Communications manager has told Fudzilla that “We [Intel] are working on the very 1st version of Larrabee, a new many-core instantiation of the Intel Architecture. There have not been previous versions, those allegations are quite frankly nonsensical rubbish.” We are currently working on the very 1st Larrabee product and this Product is due for a 2010 launch, Nick continues. Since Larrabee 3 and 4 have been mentioned a few times by both people very close to Nvidia and ATI, we guess that if Intel is right, these people from the graphics competition have to be very wrong. You can believe what you want to believe but in case Intel had taped out three chips so far, it would not be happy to share that with the rest of the world.

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/6375/

Intel DH55TC Motherboard

2010-01-25T18:20:00.000-08:00

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Motherboards based on the new H55, H57 and Q57 chipsets are targeted to the new Core i3 and Core i5 processors with integrated video, and Intel has released two different socket 1156 motherboards based on H55: DH55TC and DH55HC. Let’s take an overall look on DH55TC.
While DH55TC is a micro-ATX motherboard, DH55HC is a standard ATX board. Both carry exactly the same features, except that DH55HC has three standard PCI slots, while DH55TC has only one.
All major motherboard manufacturers have also released motherboards based on these new Intel chipsets and since Intel is traditionally very conservative on their motherboards, it will be nice to take a look on one of their models so we can tell what additional features each manufacturer added on their models later when we post articles about other H55/H57-based boards.
It is important to understand that with socket 1156 CPUs the integrated video is produced by the processor and not by the motherboard chipset, as it occurred until now. There are processors with integrated video and processors without this feature. The board has only the interface and connectors necessary to route the video signal generated by the CPU. You can install CPUs with an integrated video processor or without, but with CPUs without a video processor you won’t have on-board video, needing an add-on video card. Of course with a processor with integrated video you still have the option to install an add-on card and disable its video engine.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/907

Intel Fourth-Quarter Net Income $2.3 Billion, Up 875%

2010-01-25T18:17:00.000-08:00

SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Intel Corporation today reported fourth-quarter revenue of $10.6 billion. The company reported operating income of $2.5 billion, net income of $2.3 billion and EPS of 40 cents.For 2009 Intel posted revenue of $35.1 billion. The company reported full-year operating income of $5.7 billion, net income of $4.4 billion and EPS of 77 cents. The company generated more than $11 billion in cash from operations and paid cash dividends of $3.1 billion.

"Intel's strong 2009 results reflect our investment in industry-leading manufacturing and product innovation," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "This strategy has enabled us to generate unprecedented operating efficiencies while growing our traditional businesses and creating exciting new market opportunities, even in difficult economic times. Our ability to weather this business cycle demonstrates that microprocessors are indispensable in our modern world. Looking forward, we plan to deliver the benefits of computing to an expanding set of products, markets and customers." GAAP Financial Comparison Quarterly Results Q4 2009 vs. Q3 2009 vs. Q4 2008 Revenue $10.6 billion up 13% up 28% Operating Income $2.5 billion down 3% up 62% Net Income $2.3 billion up 23% up 875% Earnings Per Share 40 cents up 7 cents up 36 cents Annual Results 2009 vs. 2008 Revenue $35.1 billion down 7% Operating Income $5.7 billion down 36% Net Income $4.4 billion down 17% Earnings Per Share 77 cents down 15 cents Non-GAAP Financial Comparison Quarterly Results Q4 2009 vs. Q3 2009 vs. Q4 2008 Revenue $10.6 billion up 13% up 28% Operating Income $3.7 billion up 45% up 143% Net Income $3.1 billion up 67% up 267% Earnings Per Share 55 cents up 22 cents up 40 cents Q4 2009 Non-GAAP results exclude the settlement agreement with AMD (News - Alert) of $1.25 billion and the related tax impacts of this charge. Q4 2008 Non-GAAP results exclude a $938 million impairment of our investments in Clearwire Corp. and the related tax impacts of this charge. Annual Results 2009 vs. 2008 Revenue $35.1 billion down 7% Operating Income $8.4 billion down 6% Net Income $6.6 billion up 12% Earnings Per Share $1.17 up 14 cents 2009 Non-GAAP results exclude the European Commission fine of $1.45 billion and the settlement agreement with AMD of $1.25 billion, and the related tax impacts of this charge. Results for 2008 exclude a $938 million impairment of our investments in Clearwire (News - Alert) Corp. and the related tax impacts of this charge.Q4 2009 Key Financial Information PC Client Group revenue up 10 percent, Data Center Group revenue up 21 percent, and Other Intel Architecture group revenue up 22 percent, Intel ® Atom™ microprocessor and chipset revenue up 6 percent, all sequentially.The average selling price (ASP) for microprocessors was up sequentially.R&D plus MG&A spending of $3.1 billion (excluding the $1.25 billion settlement agreement with AMD) was higher than the company's expectation.The net gain of $96 million from equity investments and interest and other was better than the company's expectation.The effective tax rate was 12 percent, versus the company's revised expectation of 20 percent.Full-Year 2009 Key Financial Information PC Client Group revenue down 6 percent, Data Center Group revenue down 2 percent, and Other Intel Architecture group revenue down 21 percent, Intel Atom microprocessor and chipset revenue up 167 percent.Gross margin of 55.7 percent, flat to 2008.EC fine of $1.45 billion and AMD settlement agreement of $1.25 billion.Full-year capital spending $4.5 billion, consistent with the company's expectation.Business Outlook Intel's Business Outlook does not include the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or other business combinations that may be completed after Jan. 13.Q1 2010 Revenue: $9.7 billion, plus or minus $400 million.Gross margin percentage: 61 percent, plus or minus 2 percentage points.R&D plus MG&A spending: Approximately $3 billion.Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and costs associated with the Wind River acquisition: Approximately $20 million.Impact of equity investments and interest and other: Gain of approximately $20 million.Depreciation: Approximately $1.1 billion.Full-Year 2010 Gross margin percentage: 61 percent, plus or minus 3 percentage points.Spending (R&D plus MG&A): $11.8 billion, plus or minus $100 million.R&D spending: Approximately $6.2 billion.Tax rate: Approximately 30 percent.Depreciation: Approximately $4.4 billion, plus or minus $100 million.Capital spending: Expected to be $4.8 billion, plus or minus $100 million.Status of Business Outlook During the quarter, Intel's corporate representatives may reiterate the Business Outlook during private meetings with investors, investment analysts, the media and others. From the close of business on Feb. 26 until publication of the company's first-quarter earnings release, Intel will observe a "Quiet Period" during which the Business Outlook disclosed in the company's news releases and filings with the SEC (News - Alert) should be considered as historical, speaking as of prior to the Quiet Period only and not subject to an update by the company.Risk Factors The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the first quarter, the year and the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect Intel's actual results, and variances from Intel's current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the corporation's expectations.Demand could be different from Intel's expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer acceptance of Intel's and competitors' products; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable and difficult to forecast. Additionally, Intel is in the process of transitioning to its next generation of products on 32nm process technology, and there could be execution issues associated with these changes, including product defects and errata along with lower than anticipated manufacturing yields. Revenue and the gross margin percentage are affected by the timing of new Intel product introductions and the demand for and market acceptance of Intel's products; actions taken by Intel's competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing programs and pricing pressures and Intel's response to such actions; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; and Intel's ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to incorporate new features into its products.The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations based on changes in revenue levels; product mix and pricing; start-up costs, including costs associated with the new 32nm process technology; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; excess or obsolete inventory; manufacturing yields; changes in unit costs; impairments of long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; and capacity utilization.Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on the level of demand for Intel's products and the level of revenue and profits.The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current expected income. The tax rate may be affected by the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.Gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other could vary from expectations depending on gains or losses realized on the sale or exchange of securities; gains or losses from equity method investments; impairment charges related to debt securities as well as equity and other investments; interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.The majority of our non-marketable equity investment portfolio balance is concentrated in companies in the flash memory market segment, and declines in this market segment or changes in management's plans with respect to our investments in this market segment could result in significant impairment charges, impacting restructuring charges as well as gains/losses on equity investments and interest and other.Intel's results could be impacted by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.Intel's results could be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions and divestitures.Intel's results could be affected by adverse effects associated with product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications), and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues, such as the litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel's SEC reports. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting our ability to design our products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could affect Intel's results is included in Intel's SEC filings, including the report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 26, 2009.Earnings Webcast Intel will hold a public webcast at 2:30 p.m. PST today on its Investor Relations Web site at www.intc.com. A webcast replay and MP3 download will also be made available on the site.Intel plans to report its earnings for the first quarter of 2010 on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Following the earnings report, the company plans to publish a commentary by Stacy J. Smith, vice president and chief financial officer, at approximately 1:30 p.m. PST at www.intc.com/results.cfm. A public webcast of Intel's earnings conference call will follow at 2:30 p.m. PST at www.intc.com.Intel [NASDAQ: INTC], the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Xeon, Intel Core, and Intel Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.INTEL CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA (In millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended Dec. 26, Dec. 27, Dec. 26, Dec. 27, 2009 2008 2009 2008 NET (News - Alert) REVENUE $ 10,569 $ 8,226 $ 35,127 $ 37,586 Cost of sales 3,729 3,857 15,566 16,742 GROSS MARGIN 6,840 4,369 19,561 20,844 Research and development 1,603 1,316 5,653 5,722 Marketing, general and administrative 1,468 1,261 5,234 5,452 R&D AND MG&A 3,071 2,577 10,887 11,174 AMD settlement 1,250 - 1,250 - European Commission fine - - 1,447 - Restructuring and asset impairment charges 3 251 231 710 Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and costs 19 2 35 6 OPERATING EXPENSES 4,343 2,830 13,850 11,890 OPERATING INCOME 2,497 1,539 5,711 8,954 Gains (losses) on equity investments, net 91 (1,192) (170) (1,756) Interest and other, net 5 22 163 488 INCOME BEFORE TAXES 2,593 369 5,704 7,686 Provision for taxes 311 135 1,335 2,394 NET INCOME $ 2,282 $ 234 $ 4,369 $ 5,292 BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.41 $ 0.04 $ 0.79 $ 0.93 DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.40 $ 0.04 $ 0.77 $ 0.92 WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC 5,522 5,562 5,557 5,663 DILUTED 5,650 5,623 5,645 5,748 INTEL CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA (In millions) Dec. 26, Sep. 26, Dec. 27, 2009 2009 20081 CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,987 $ 4,109 $ 3,350 Short-term investments 5,285 5,150 5,331 Trading assets 4,648 3,671 3,162 Accounts receivable, net 2,273 2,025 1,712 Inventories: Raw materials 437 398 608 Work in process 1,469 1,072 1,577 Finished goods 1,029 1,020 1,559 2,935 2,490 3,744 Deferred tax assets 1,216 1,260 1,390 Other current assets 813 542 1,182 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 21,157 19,247 19,871 Property, plant and equipment, net 17,225 17,354 17,574 Marketable equity securities 773 766 352 Other long-term investments 4,179 3,611 2,924 Goodwill 4,421 4,421 3,932 Other long-term assets 5,340 5,597 5,819 TOTAL ASSETS $ 53,095 $ 50,996 $ 50,472 CURRENT LIABILITIES Short-term debt $ 172 $ 23 $ 102 Accounts payable 1,883 1,907 2,390 Accrued compensation and benefits 2,448 1,758 2,015 Accrued advertising 773 763 807 Deferred income on shipments to distributors 593 602 463 Other accrued liabilities 1,636 2,225 1,901 Income taxes payable 86 471 140 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 7,591 7,749 7,818 Long-term income taxes payable 193 386 736 Long-term debt 2,049 2,201 1,185 Other long-term liabilities 1,558 1,627 1,187 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock - - - Common stock and capital in excess of par value 14,993 14,763 13,402 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 393 233 (393) Retained earnings 26,318 24,037 26,537 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 41,704 39,033 39,546 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 53,095 $ 50,996 $ 50,472 1 As adjusted due to changes to the accounting for convertible debt instruments in the first quarter of 2009.INTEL CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION (In millions) Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008 GEOGRAPHIC REVENUE: Asia-Pacific $5,964 $5,322 $4,062 57 % 57 % 49 % Americas $2,088 $1,822 $1,555 20 % 19 % 19 % Europe $1,524 $1,328 $1,629 14 % 14 % 20 % Japan $993 $917 $980 9 % 10 % 12 % CASH INVESTMENTS: Cash and short-term investments $9,272 $9,259 $8,681 Trading assets - marketable debt securities (1) 4,648 3,671 2,863 Total cash investments $13,920 $12,930 $11,544 TRADING ASSETS: Trading assets - equity securities offsetting deferred compensation (2) - - $299 Total trading assets - sum of 1+2 $4,648 $3,671 $3,162 SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Depreciation $1,172 $1,153 $1,157 Share-based compensation $200 $218 $192 Amortization of intangibles $89 $82 $62 Capital spending ($1,081 ) ($944 ) ($1,765 ) Investments in non-marketable equity instruments ($85 ) ($41 ) ($1,127 ) Stock repurchase program - ($1,671 ) - Proceeds from sales of shares to employees, tax benefit & other $36 $125 $2 Dividends paid ($774 ) ($771 ) ($778 ) Net cash received/(used) for divestitures/acquisitions - ($853 ) $3 EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE INFORMATION: Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 5,522 5,537 5,562 Dilutive effect of employee equity incentive plans 77 28 10 Dilutive effect of convertible debt 51 51 51 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 5,650 5,616 5,623 STOCK BUYBACK: Shares repurchased - 88 - Cumulative shares repurchased (in billions) 3.4 3.4 3.3 Remaining dollars authorized for buyback (in billions) $5.7 $5.7 $7.4 OTHER INFORMATION: Employees (in thousands) 79.8 80.8 83.9 INTEL CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING GROUP RESULTS ($ in millions) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008 Q4 2009 Q4 2008 Net Revenue PC Client Group Microprocessor revenue $ 5,881 $ 5,217 $ 4,844 $ 19,914 $ 21,516 Chipset, motherboard and other revenue 1,877 1,839 1,305 6,262 6,451 7,758 7,056 6,149 26,176 27,967 Data Center Group Microprocessor revenue 1,703 1,378 1,197 5,301 5,126 Chipset, motherboard and other revenue 321 298 294 1,147 1,464 2,024 1,676 1,491 6,448 6,590 Other Intel Architecture groups 412 338 371 1,402 1,763 Intel Architecture group revenue 10,194 9,070 8,011 34,026 36,320 Other operating groups 366 282 138 969 578 Corporate 9 37 77 132 688 TOTAL NET REVENUE $ 10,569 $ 9,389 $ 8,226 $ 35,127 $ 37,586 Operating income (loss) PC Client Group $ 3,340 $ 2,246 $ 1,733 $ 7,587 $ 9,419 Data Center Group 972 627 443 2,299 2,135 Other Intel Architecture groups 11 (54 ) (69 ) (181 ) (63 ) Intel Architecture group operating income 4,323 2,819 2,107 9,705 11,491 Other operating groups (22 ) (74 ) (296 ) (284 ) (1,041 ) Corporate (1,804 ) (166 ) (272 ) (3,710 ) (1,496 ) TOTAL OPERATING INCOME $ 2,497 $ 2,579 $ 1,539 $ 5,711 $ 8,954 At the end of 2009, we reorganized our business to better align our major product groups around the core competencies of Intel architecture and our manufacturing operations. Our operating groups shown above are comprised of the following: • PC Client Group: Microprocessors and related chipsets and motherboards designed for the desktop, notebook, and netbook market segments, and wireless connectivity products.• Data Center Group: Microprocessors and related chipsets and motherboards designed for the server, workstation, and storage computing market segments, and wired network connectivity products.• Other Intel Architecture Groups consists of the following groups, whose product lines are based on Intel architecture: • Embedded and Communications Group: Intel architecture-based products as solutions for embedded applications.• Digital Home Group: Intel architecture-based products for next-generation consumer electronics.• Ultra-Mobility Group: Low power Intel architecture-based products for the next-generation handheld market segment.• Other Operating Groups: NAND Solutions Group, Wind River Software Group, Software and Services Group, and Digital Health Group. Corporate: Revenue, expenses and charges such as: • Results related to our NOR flash memory and cellular and handheld businesses, which have been divested.• Charges of $1.45 billion (€1.06 billion) as result of the fine from the European Commission and $1.25 billion as a result of our settlement agreement with AMD.• Amounts included within restructuring and asset impairment charges.• A portion of profit-dependent compensation and other expenses not allocated to the operating groups.• Results of operations of seed businesses that support our initiatives and acquisition-related costs, including amortization and any impairment of acquisition-related intangibles and goodwill.INTEL CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the charge incurred in the fourth quarter of 2009 as a result of the settlement agreement with Advanced Micro Devices (News - Alert), Inc. (AMD) in the amount of $1.25 billion, a charge incurred in the second quarter of 2009 as a result of the European Commission (EC) fine in the amount of €1.06 billion, or about $1.45 billion, and a charge incurred during the fourth quarter of 2008 as a result of an impairment of our investments in Clearwire Corp. in the amount of $938 million. These non-GAAP measures also exclude the associated impacts of the AMD settlement and the Clearwire impairments on our tax provision. The EC fine did not impact the income tax provision because it was not tax deductible. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate for both its own assessment of, and to show the reader, how our performance compares to other periods. Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. In the GAAP results in this earnings release the AMD settlement charge is presented separately within operating expenses for the three and twelve months ended December 26, 2009 and the EC fine charge is presented separately within operating expenses for the twelve months ended December 26, 2009. (In millions, except per-share amounts) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended Dec. 26, Dec. 27, Dec. 26, Dec. 27, 2009 2008 2009 2008 GAAP OPERATING INCOME $ 2,497 $ 1,539 $ 5,711 $ 8,954 Adjustment for: AMD settlement 1,250 - 1,250 - EC fine - - 1,447 - OPERATING INCOME EXCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS $ 3,747 $ 1,539 $ 8,408 $ 8,954 GAAP NET INCOME $ 2,282 $ 234 $ 4,369 $ 5,292 Adjustment for: AMD settlement 1,250 - 1,250 - EC fine - - 1,447 - 2008 Impairment of investments in Clearwire - 938 - 938 Income tax impacts (438) (328) (438) (328) NET INCOME EXCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS $ 3,094 $ 844 $ 6,628 $ 5,902 GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.40 $ 0.04 $ 0.77 $ 0.92 Adjustment for: AMD settlement 0.22 - 0.22 - EC fine - - 0.26 - 2008 Impairment of investments in Clearwire - 0.17 - 0.17 Income tax impacts (0.07) (0.06) (0.08) (0.06) DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE EXCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS $ 0.55 $ 0.15 $ 1.17 $ 1.03 .

http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2010/01/14/4573119.htm

Fanless Computing: An Application Explosion is Coming Soon!

2010-01-25T18:12:00.000-08:00

Over the next few years we will see an explosion of new
small form factor fanless systems hit the marketplace to serve the increasing
need for portability. Business road warriors and text messaging teens drove
mobility product needs encouraging innovation in small form factors. Now businesses
will look to new small, yet rugged, embedded devices to boost business
productivity and efficiency with innovative web based applications that capture
and process data for real time business intelligence and predictive decision
making whenever and wherever needed.
Kontron supports the development of long life embedded systems that use Intel’s
new 45 nanometer Atom™ processor, which delivers a processor
thermal design power specification ranging from subwatt to 2.5 watts for mobile
devices. This revolutionary new processor, with its 47 million transistors is
already being designed into custom portable systems, using Kontron’s tightly
integrated KTUS15/mITX or nanoETXexpress-SPboards. These high quality fanless
systems based on Kontron custom design and manufacturing will
offer the quality, reliability and lower cost of ownership needed by the
embedded product industry, while providing the thermal and power management
needed for flexible devices serving needs for portability. Kontron’s extensive
experience in communications technologies will ensure that each new custom
system is designed and integrated to minimize data access and processing
latency while minimizing power use. When the explosion of Intel Atom processor
based fanless portable devices hit the marketplace later this year, will you be
ready with your product offering?
Where can we expect to see these new portable products?
Kontron expects that many rugged, long life products will be used to facilitate
automation, medical equipment, the transportation industry, retail and
warehouse inventory management and e-commerce. What are some of the
applications that you think will take off with the availability of the new
Intel Atom processor?

http://community.edc.intel.com/t5/Applications-Other-Discussions/Fanless-Computing-An-Application-Explosion-is-Coming-Soon/m-p/2;jsessionid=A97FA6E33AD1D47E868F58F34185D7A8

Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processor Family

2010-01-25T18:09:00.000-08:00

PCs powered by the new 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family adapt to the needs of your business with smart security, cost-saving manageability, and intelligent performance. The Intel Core vPro processor family is designed to keep downtime and desk-side visits to a minimum, enabling remote monitoring, diagnosis, and repair of PCs—even if they are shut down or the OS is unresponsive.¹
Intelligent security and manageability on every chip
Offering expanded remote manageability, select laptop and desktop PCs—powered by the Intel Core vPro processor family—provide new KVM Remote Control capabilities² along with enhanced data and asset security. Including programmable defense filters that systematically guard against viruses and malicious attacks, the Intel Core vPro processor family helps to automatically protect PCs from tampering or disabling of security software.
Product information
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File Type/Size: PDF 365KB
Learn about processor numbersΔ
Features and benefits
Laptop and desktop PCs powered by the Intel Core vPro processor family delivers cost-cutting efficiency and maximum productivity with the intelligence of hardware-assisted Intel® technologies built in:
Performance
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload—more performance when you need it the most and energy savings when you do not.³
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) enables highly threaded applications to get more work done in parallel. With eight threads available to the operating system, multi-tasking becomes even easier.4
Intel® HD Graphics provides superb visual performance for sharper images and richer color.
Security and manageability
KVM Remote Control allows IT to see what their customers see, reliably through all states, even beyond firewalls.²
AES-NI enables new processor instructions to accelerate and protect encryption operations.
Remote encryption management provides the capability to remotely unlock encrypted drives that require pre-boot authentication while managing data security settings even when the PC is off.
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology, disables access to data in the event of theft or loss by delivering a "poison pill" while providing simple remote reactivation on PC recovery.
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)¹ allows IT to better discover, heal, and protect their networked computing assets.
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) allows IT to remotely manage systems while providing highly secure, centralized, and virtualized IT services to end users.5
Streamline Windows 7* deployment by quickly and remotely upgrading PCs overnight, minimizing disruptions to users, and without losing access to legacy applications.
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 offers premium performance and innovative features with up to an 8x bandwidth.6
Activate Intel® vPro™ technology for immediate cost savings and recoup your investment in as little as ten months°
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¹ Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/index.htm.
² KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) Remote Control requires the presence of integrated graphics and therefore is only available with dual-core Intel® Core™ i5 vPro™ processors and Intel® Core™ i7 vPro™ processors.
³ Intel® Turbo Boost Technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel Turbo Boost Technology. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/index.htm for more information.
4 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel® HT Technology and an Intel® HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is not available on the Intel® Core™ i5-750 processor. For more information including details on which processors support Intel® HT Technology, see http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/index.htm.
5 Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT), and Intel® 64 architecture require a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers and applications designed for these features. Performance will vary depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.
6 Up to 8X bandwidth increase based on the theoretical maximum bandwidth enabled by 3x3 Draft-N implementations with three spatial streams in combination with a three spatial stream access point. Actual wireless throughput and/or range will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware and software configurations. Check with your PC manufacturer for details.
Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. Based on a Model Company developed by Wipro Technologies in a March 2009 study titled "Using Total Cost of Ownership to Determine Optimal PC Refresh Lifecycles." Actual results may vary based on the number of use cases implemented and may not be representative of the results that individual businesses may realize.

http://www.intel.com/products/core_vpro/index.htm

Advances in Internet Security

2010-01-25T18:08:00.000-08:00

Intel Technology Journal, Volume 13, Issue 2 is dedicated to Internet security threats and their remedies viewed from a multitude of dimensions. The Journal's content architect, David Durham, has assembled a rich sampling of research findings provided by Intel Labs researchers who are working to thwart security challenges from complementary perspectives.
For those of us who remember the early days of the Arpanet, it is astonishing to contrast that simple world with today's Internet. On the one hand, we are within a keystroke of mountains of information. On the other hand, the world is within a keystroke of us, for better and for worse. This Intel Technology Journal is about making the Internet world a safer place to be....

http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2009/v13i2/index.htm

Intel Driver Download

2010-01-25T18:03:00.000-08:00

Open Drivers collect all Intel drivers for one-stop free driver download. Intel drivers include Intel Display and Video Driver, Intel BIOS and System Update Driver, Intel Network Driver, Intel Cameras and MP3 Player Driver, Intel Mainboard Drivers and Utilities Driver, Intel Modem driver. Open Drivers maintain the list of Intel drivers available for free Download. All Intel drivers can be searched and downloaded from opendrivers.com driver archive.

http://www.opendrivers.com/company/272/intel-free-driver-download.html

Intel's latest Xeon processor

2010-01-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

Intel Corp. recently announced the availability of its last planned single-core Intel Xeon processor with 2MB of L2 cache running at 3.80GHz. Drop-in compatible with the previous Intel Xeon processor platforms, this processor offers power-saving features such as Demand Based Switching, enhanced performance, and flexibility with support for Hyper-Threading Technology, DDR2-400 memory and PCI Express. The company also introduced a 64bit Intel Xeon processor 2.80GHz with 2MB L2 cache for servers used in small and medium business environments.
"We are aggressively driving the transformation to an entire new generation of multi-core servers. As the most widely-deployed 64bit platform in the industry, Xeon is the clear server and workstation workhorse for business," said Diane Bryant, VP of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group and GM of Intel's Server Platforms Group. "And as we support the transition to multi-core enterprise computing, Intel is already sampling next-generation processors and platforms that will consume orders of magnitude less power and incorporate new platform technologies that deliver leadership manageability, virtualization and I/O efficiency."
Intel also announced new low voltage versions of its Intel Xeon processor line, including the 64bit Intel Xeon processor LV 3GHz with a 55W processor power envelope and the 64bit Intel Xeon processor MV 3.20GHz with a 90W processor power envelope. Both processors are targeted at server rack and blade designs where space is constrained and power-efficiency is a priority.
The 64-bit Intel Xeon processors with 2MB L2 cache at operating speeds of 3.8GHz and 2.8GHz are available for $851 and $198, respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities. The 64bit Intel Xeon processor LV 3GHz is priced at $519, while the 64bit Intel Xeon processor MV 3.20 GHz is available for $487 in 1,000-unit quantities

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800377921_499489_NP_89fe9bf3.HTM

Intel's 2010 Clarkdale Desktop CPUs: What to Expect

2010-01-21T09:44:00.000-08:00

Clarkdale to Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad (and the North Bridge): Hasta la Vista, baby

Intel’s latest processor iteration has taken the shrink-ray to its Nehalem architecture, wrapping the company’s first 32-nanometer CPU in a brand new name (Westmere) and integrating a brand-new graphics die onto the processor. But don’t hold your breath for a perfect all-in-one package just yet: While the new Core i3 and Core i5 Clarkdale chips support a host of new options for Blu-Ray enthusiasts and casual graphics aficionados (crank those Windows 7 Aero details, connect multiple monitors, and run picture-in-picture on your Blu-ray discs), Clarkdale still delivers little to help more advanced gaming scenarios.
Upcoming Chips: What's In It For You?
First, know that Clarkfield represents a total of seven new CPU variants: Four in the Core i5 series, two of the first Core i3 CPUs, and one Pentium G6950 entry-level variant. The prices and frequencies range from the $87, 2.8-GHz Pentium G6950 to the $284, 3.46-GHz Core i5-670. If you take a look at the load-out versus current Lynnfield-based CPUs (Core i7 800-series and Core i5-700 series processors), you might think you’ve entered into that ol’ faster-dual-core-or-slower-quad-core war from years past. You haven’t.

Clarkdale CPUs offer better performance for a better price than all but the most costly Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors (the Penryn family). However, just because they also sport faster speeds than their Lynnfield cohorts—including the “turbo clock” overclocked Core i5-600 series --doesn’t mean that they’re speedier CPUs in general. A 3.33-GHz Core i5-661 Intel test platform (using Intel's new DH55TC motherboard) fell slightly shy of the WorldBench 6 scores from similarly-configured Lynnfield desktop systems that we've reviewed recently. However, it did overtake the scores of all stock-clocked Core i7-920 systems—a 45nm Bloomfield processor.

Compatibility
Four chipsets (all using the LGA 1156 socket) are compatible with the Clarkdale platform: the H55, H57, Q57, and standard Lynnfield P55-based motherboards. Here’s where it gets interesting. H55, H57, and Q57-based boards are identical in their overall construction, with each offering a new subset of Intel features as you go up the price range. H57-based motherboards can support two additional USB ports, two extra PCI Express x1 lanes, and support for Intel’s RAID-based Rapid Storage Technology. Q57 boards, more for business use, include Intel’s Active Management Technology—remote technical support. You can stick a Clarkdale processor in a P55 motherboard or, vice versa, a Lynnfield processor in an H55, H57, or Q57 motherboard. Either situation forces you to use a discrete graphics card, however.
Graphics Performance

As mentioned, integrated gaming performance isn’t for tough titles. While Clarkdale systems might thrive on less demanding titles, the CPU’s integrated graphics weren’t enough to deliver playable frame-rates on PC World’s Unreal Tournament 3 benchmark at anything but a 1024-by-768 resolution screen at medium quality settings or less. And a forewarning: the sixteen PCI Express x16 lanes supported by Clarkdale chips cannot be split into dual x8 lanes for CrossFire or SLI should you aspire to transform your Clarkdale rig into a souped-up gaming machine. Clarkdale intends to make its mark on more common computers… including those in your living room.
And if you’re interested in a mobile version of Clarkdale, you’ll want to check out all the details on its equivalent for notebooks, Arrandale.
When Will Clarkdale Processors Arrive?
Intel hasn't announced availability of its Clarkdale processors just yet, but the not-quite-a-rumor is that the company will be unveiling the Westmere lineup preceding CEO Paul Otellini's keynote speech at the 2010

http://www.pcworld.com/article/185996/intels_2010_clarkdale_desktop_cpus_what_to_expect.html

Intel® Desktop Board DP43TF

2010-01-21T09:41:00.000-08:00

The Intel® Desktop Board DP43TF delivers new levels of performance and the next generation of PCIE* 2.0 x16 in the ATX form factor supporting Intel® Core™2 Quad and Intel® Core™2 Duo processors.
The board also offers exciting premium features such as Intel® High Definition Audio, integrated 10/100/1000 Network connection, ample USB ports and IEEE 1394a for consumers to enjoy a great digital entertainment experience.
The Intel® Desktop Board DP43TF is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel® 4 Series Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.
Product information
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Features and benefits
Form factor
ATX (11.60 inches by 9.60 inches [294.64 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors.
At product launch, this desktop board supports:
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket
Support for an Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket
Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket
Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor 400 sequence in an LGA775 socket
Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 800 or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GBΣ of system memory
Chipsets
Intel® P43 Express Chipset
Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:
6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC888VC audio codec
Video
N/A
I/O control
Legacy I/O controller for serial header, and PS/2* ports
LAN support
Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82567V Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces
Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports
Six Serial ATA IDE interfaces
Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
One serial port via header
One parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
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Processors
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
Intel® Pentium® processor
Intel® Celeron® processor
Intel® Celeron® processor 400 series
Chipsets
Intel® P45 Express Chipset

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DP43TF/DP43TF-overview.htm

Intel® X58 Express Chipset

2010-01-21T09:38:00.000-08:00

Desktop PC platforms based on the Intel® X58 Express Chipset, combined with the Intel® Core™ i7 processor family, drive breakthrough performance and state-of-the-art technology to performance and mainstream platforms.
The Intel X58 Express Chipset supports the latest 45nm Intel Core i7 processor family at 6.4 GT/s and 4.8 GT/s speeds via the Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI). Additionally, this chipset delivers dual x16 or quad x8 PCI Express* 2.0 graphics card support, and support for Intel® High Performance Solid State Drives on ICH10 and ICH10R consumer SKUs.
Features and benefits
Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI) at 6.4 and 4.8 GT/s
Intel’s latest system interconnect design increases bandwidth and lowers latency. Supports the Intel® Core™ i7-965 processor Extreme Edition, Intel® Core™ i7-940 processors and Intel® Core™ i7-920 processors.
PCI Express* 2.0 interface
PCI Express 2.0 delivers up to 16GB/s bandwidth per port, double that of PCIe* 1.0. It provides leading-edge graphics performance and flexibility with support for dual x16 up to quad x8 graphic card configurations or any combinations in between.
Intel® High Definition Audio◊1
Integrated audio support enables premium digital sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking.
Intel® Matrix Storage technology◊2
With additional hard drives added, provides quicker access to digital photo, video and data files with RAID 0, 5, and 10, and greater data protection against a hard disk drive failure with RAID 1, 5, and 10. Support for external SATA (eSATA) enables the full SATA interface speed outside the chassis, up to 3 Gb/s.
Intel® Rapid Recover technology
Intel's latest data protection technology provides a recovery point that can be used to quickly recover a system should a hard drive fail or if there is massive data corruption. The clone can also be mounted as a read-only volume to allow a user to recover individual files.
Intel® Turbo Memory◊3
Intel's innovative NAND cache designed to improve the responsiveness of applications, application load times, and system boot performance. Intel® Turbo Memory, paired with the Intel® X58 Express Chipset, also allows the user to easily control the applications or data in the cache using the new Intel® Turbo Memory Dashboard interface, boosting performance further.
Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s
High-speed storage interface supports faster transfer rate for improved data access up to six SATA ports.
eSATA
SATA interface designed for use with external SATA devices. It provides a link for 3 Gb/s data speeds to eliminate bottlenecks found with current external storage solutions.
SATA port disable
Enables individual SATA ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through SATA ports. Especially targeted for eSATA ports.
USB port disable
Enables individual USB ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through USB ports.
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Processors
Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition
Packaging information
Intel® 82X58 Memory Controller Hub (input/output hub)
1295 Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA)

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/x58/x58-overview.htm

Home› Products› Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processor Family

2010-01-21T09:34:00.000-08:00

Intelligent security and manageability on every chip
Offering expanded remote manageability, select laptop and desktop PCs—powered by the Intel Core vPro processor family—provide new KVM Remote Control capabilities² along with enhanced data and asset security. Including programmable defense filters that systematically guard against viruses and malicious attacks, the Intel Core vPro processor family helps to automatically protect PCs from tampering or disabling of security software.
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Laptop and desktop PCs powered by the Intel Core vPro processor family delivers cost-cutting efficiency and maximum productivity with the intelligence of hardware-assisted Intel® technologies built in:
Performance
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload—more performance when you need it the most and energy savings when you do not.³
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) enables highly threaded applications to get more work done in parallel. With eight threads available to the operating system, multi-tasking becomes even easier.4
Intel® HD Graphics provides superb visual performance for sharper images and richer color.
Security and manageability
KVM Remote Control allows IT to see what their customers see, reliably through all states, even beyond firewalls.²
AES-NI enables new processor instructions to accelerate and protect encryption operations.
Remote encryption management provides the capability to remotely unlock encrypted drives that require pre-boot authentication while managing data security settings even when the PC is off.
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology, disables access to data in the event of theft or loss by delivering a "poison pill" while providing simple remote reactivation on PC recovery.
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)¹ allows IT to better discover, heal, and protect their networked computing assets.
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) allows IT to remotely manage systems while providing highly secure, centralized, and virtualized IT services to end users.5
Streamline Windows 7* deployment by quickly and remotely upgrading PCs overnight, minimizing disruptions to users, and without losing access to legacy applications.
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 offers premium performance and innovative features with up to an 8x bandwidth.6
Activate Intel® vPro™ technology for immediate cost savings and recoup your investment in as little as ten months°
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¹ Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/index.htm.
² KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) Remote Control requires the presence of integrated graphics and therefore is only available with dual-core Intel® Core™ i5 vPro™ processors and Intel® Core™ i7 vPro™ processors.
³ Intel® Turbo Boost Technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel Turbo Boost Technology. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/index.htm for more information.
4 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel® HT Technology and an Intel® HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is not available on the Intel® Core™ i5-750 processor. For more information including details on which processors support Intel® HT Technology, see http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/index.htm.
5 Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT), and Intel® 64 architecture require a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers and applications designed for these features. Performance will vary depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.
6 Up to 8X bandwidth increase based on the theoretical maximum bandwidth enabled by 3x3 Draft-N implementations with three spatial streams in combination with a three spatial stream access point. Actual wireless throughput and/or range will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware and software configurations. Check with your PC manufacturer for details.
Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/index.htm for details.

http://www.intel.com/products/core_vpro/index.htm

Intel Museum

2010-01-21T09:31:00.000-08:00

Discover the transforming role of Intel silicon technology in a changing world.The Intel Museum in Santa Clara, California allows you to explore Intel history and innovation through more than 30 interactive exhibits, educational programs, docent-led tours, and family fun.

Visit the Intel Museum ›
Explore what it's like inside an ultra-clean, highly automated silicon chip fabrication facility (fab); travel through Intel silicon history from Intel's first microprocessor, the 4004, to today's processors based on Intel's 45nm High-k silicon technology; write your name in binary code; "get digitized" by creating a digital postcard; and more!
http://www.intel.com/museum/index.htm?iid=about_intel+cr_museum

AMD’s CPU Roadmap, 2008-2011

2009-12-27T05:22:00.000-08:00

While speaking at their annual financial analyst day today, AMD provided members of the press a glimpse of their latest CPU and GPU roadmaps. AMD’s GPU update was rather slim, with the company reiterating previously disclosed guidance from CEATEC for next year: DirectX 11 and 40-nm are all on tap for release with their next-generation RV870 GPU in 2009.Because these details were already disclosed last month in Japan, the real news wasn’t made in graphics, rather AMD has made sweeping changes to their CPU roadmap. The following chart quickly summarizes the changes:

As you can see, AMD has totally reworked their mobile CPU roadmap, with four new cores slated for release between now and the end of 2010, “Caspian”, “Conesus”, “Champlain”, and “Geneva”. The desktop roadmap is dominated by Deneb, which we now know has been officially branded as Phenom II. Then in 2011, AMD plans to introduce Orochi for high-end desktops as well as their first CPU-GPU hybrid processors (AMD refers to them as APUs or accelerated processing units) that combine traditional CPU processing with graphics duties. These processors are codenamed “Llano” and “Ontario”.Previously AMD’s roadmap indicated we’d see the first CPU-GPU APUs in 2009 with the introduction of their Swift processors. At the time of AMD’s ATI acquisition in 2006, the company made the case that their 45-nm manufacturing process was the right time for the CPU to gain graphics functionality, now the company feels that the tech isn’t feasible until they shrink to 32-nm with Llano and Ontario, with the Swift core disappearing entirely from AMD’s new roadmap.Until we see the introduction of the first APUs however, AMD plans to service the mobile segment with more conventional 45-nm processors.Up first will be Caspian, Conesus, and Huron, all slated to be introduced in the second half of 2009.

Caspian is AMD’s solution for mainstream notebooks. Like today’s Griffin-based Turion X2 CPUs, the Caspian core will feature two processing cores with 2MB of cache and DDR2 memory. Unfortunately AMD wouldn’t provide further details on Caspian’s architecture (i.e. is the core simply a die-shrink of Griffin or are its origins based on Phenom II), when asked the company declined to answer the question. However, the “S1G3” (socket 1 generation 3) designation in the second chart implies that it’s definitely more advanced than just a simple die-shrink of Griffin, although it may not be quite as complex as Phenom II to keep power consumption and die size down.

Caspian will ship with AMD’s next-generation Tigris platform, which replaces today’s Puma. Tigris will feature a new RS880M North Bridge + SB710 South Bridge. Once again AMD wasn’t specific on details when it comes to RS880M, so we don’t know if it’s derived from RV770 or RV870 technology. AMD also expects manufacturers to offer Tigris-based notebooks with discrete graphics, presumably using upcoming Mobility Radeon 4000 parts.Moving further down the rung, for the ultraportable/mini-notebook (netbook) segment, AMD plans to offer Conesus in 2H’09. Yesterday, rumors were swirling that AMD would offer a CPU to rival Intel’s Atom CPU. Today AMD reiterated their position on the topic: NO! The company still feels consumers want a more fully-fledged notebook experience with no compromises; as anyone who has tried to seriously game or encode a video on a netbook can tell you, Intel’s Atom CPU really isn’t up to the task for these duties. Rather than offer a dedicated CPU for the netbook segment, AMD plans to counter with lower priced ultraportable systems based around Conesus and Huron.Conesus is a dual-core part with 1MB of cache and DDR2, while Huron is a single-core CPU. Conesus will rely on AMD’s upcoming Congo platform, which consists of RS780M + SB710 South Bridge, while Huron will ship with Yukon, which will utilize RS690E + SB600. To minimize power consumption we’d guess that these chipsets will be built using TSMC’s 40-nm manufacturing process, although AMD wouldn’t provide specifics on that topic either.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_cpu_roadmap_update_2008/

NEW Intel Socket 478 Heat Sink & Cooling Fan

2009-12-27T05:19:00.000-08:00

DETAILS:

Intel Socket 478 CPU Heat Sink w/12V Cooling FanCPU Cooler for Pentium 4 CPU, Intel A65061-003
Manufacturer: IntelPart Number: A65061-003Condition: NEWStatus: In stock
NEW old stock. Intel Heatsink and 12V Cooling Fan for Socket 478 CPUs. The item is still in it's original Intel packaging, but they have been sitting in the warehouse for a while. I noticed some flaking on the bottom/back of the heatsink. This will not hinder the product's performance as this is a brand new item still sealed in its original packaging. I had to open this one up to get better photos. Get a great deal on a reliable new item. BUY YOURS NOW!
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12VDC
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0.16A
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3-wire connector with tachometer

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Intel chips to reach 15GHz by 2010 – Computer Chips & Hardware

2009-12-27T05:15:00.000-08:00

Intel chips to reach 15GHz by 2010

At the Intel Developer Forum in Tokyo, Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger stated that by 2010 Intel CPUs will run at up to 15GHz. These processors will contain a billion transistors. Didn't Intel claim at the most recent Intel Developer Forum that they would put 10 billion transistors on a chip by 2010? At that time, PDAs may run at up to 5GHz. Intel now has stated that the upcoming Prescott processor will scale to 5GHz, and that the successor chip should scale to 6GHz. Presumably, both chips would be based on the modified Pentium 4 core introduced in 2000. The question with the 15GHz microprocessor is what the Instructions Per Clock (IPC) will be. The IPC went down from the Pentium III to the P4. If the IPC stays the same, then Intel's chips would need to be running about 48GHz by 2010 to maintain the Moore's Law scaling type of performance increases we are used to. So, we must assume that Intel is going to use various architectural enhancements, such as multiprocessing and huge caches, to try and raise the IPC of this processor.

http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/intel-chips-to-reach-15ghz-by-2010-20021024/

Intel PR Chip Shots(intel advanced features in 2010)

2009-12-27T05:09:00.000-08:00

"Chip Shots" is an official Intel bulletin board from Intel's corporate communications group. You are free to use these entries in any way you wish. If you are looking for Intel blogs, please visit blogs.intel.com. If you have a comment about this bulletin board, please visit the Chip Shots PR contact page. If you wish to contact an Intel press relations manager, please visit the Contact Intel PR page or call 408-765-8080.

Intel Products Bolster "Enthusiast's Year" Awards by CPU MagazineDecember 23, 2009

2009 was a great year to be a PC enthusiast. Intel won top honors from CPU Magazine for its Intel® Core™ i5-750 and Intel® Core™ i7-920 in the processor category, while the Intel X25-M 160GB Solid-State Drive was named the No. 1 winner in the Storage Devices Category. See what all the Intel processor and Intel SSD enthusiasm is about. Press and industry analysts are invited to the Intel® Core™ processor launch event at CES.

Intel SSDs Cooler Than Facebook or Twitter?December 21, 2009

According to the December print edition of PC World, the Intel X25-M SSD ranked No. 3 in the PC World Top 100 Best Products of 2009, ahead of both Facebook and Twitter. According to the publication, "This model's speedy test results put it at the top of our chart; its price and performance make it a compelling flash upgrade for notebook or desktop users." SSDs, or Solid State Drives, are storage devices that can replace a computer's hard drive. Because SSDs have no moving parts they offer faster performance and greater energy efficiency and durability.

Everything Channel Names Intel SSD a Best '09 ProductDecember 15, 2009

Everything CHANNEL Test Center has named the 34nm Intel X25-M Mainstream SSD one of the Best Products of the Year for 2009. According to the publication, "The advanced feature set and more attractive pricing give Intel the potential to gain an even larger portion of the growing SSD market."

BSNL Unwires WiMAX in rural IndiaDecember 14, 2009

BSNL launched India's first commercial WiMAX service on December 13 to begin bringing mobile broadband connectivity to rural India. Analysts predict India will be the biggest base on earth for WiMAX by 2012. Besides high-speed broadband Internet access, rural citizens can benefit from e-government services including bill payment, vehicle registration and issuance of birth certificates, as well as telemedicine, tele-education and banking services.

Happy Holidays Intel-StyleDecember 14, 2009

Are you feeling the holiday spirit yet? Check out the Intel Choir's rendition of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to help get you in the mood. Wishing you happy holidays filled with wafers, processors and technology galore!

Copenhagen: Japan tops ICT Sustainability IndexDecember 11, 2009

State of the art and well-planned Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as computers and telecommunications equipment can help reduce carbon emissions by up to 25% if applied wisely. This is one outcome of an IDC report published yesterday in Copenhagen looking into readiness of G20 economies to apply ICT for better carbon management. Japan was named as best suited today and topped IDC's ranking. The report gives an in-depth country-by country analysis and walks the talk of reinventing ourselves as low-carbon economies.

Join Intel at the Copenhagen Climate ConferenceDecember 7, 2009

Intel will participate in a series of events to showcase how Information Technology can help addressing climate challenges. Media opportunities include: a Green IT industry panel, the IDC launch of a Special Report on IT's ability to reduce carbon emissions in G20 countries and Intel's presence at Bright Green, the industry innovation show in Copenhagen.
Intel Celebrates 20 Years in IrelandDecember 2, 2009

November 27th marked a special a day for Intel Ireland as it celebrated its 20th Anniversary. A number of external guests, including An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen (Irish Prime Minister) joined with Intel Ireland employees to commemorate this significant day and reflect upon milestones and memories of the past 2 decades.

Intel® Leibniz Challenge 2010: Application Period BeginsNovember 30, 2009

For the fourth time, students in grades 9 through 13 can now apply to participate in the Intel Leibniz Challenge hosted by Intel and the Leibniz University Hanover and supported by the Initiative D21. The contest aims to introduce young people to the engineering profession and arouse interest in natural and technical sciences. The registration period ends on February 28th, 2010. The Intel Leibniz Challenge is part of the Intel Education Initiative which covers a range of education advancement programs for pupils, students, pedagogues as well as young entrepreneurs. The multi-faceted programs aim to improve the teaching and learning environment at schools, universities, and other educational institutions while providing access to the latest computing technologies.

Write a Haiku, Win a Home Server from Intel, MicrosoftNovember 18, 2009

Gadget-philes that need an excuse to flex their artistic muscle are encouraged to submit an entry to the Intel® and Microsoft® Home Server Haiku Challenge. The challenge, which asks participants to express how a home server could bring peace of mind to their daily digital lives, will be accepting submissions until December 11. All entries are eligible to win one-of-three home servers that will arrive in time for the holidays to stream and share photos, videos and music with family and friends. For more information on winning a home server featuring the Intel architecture and Microsoft® Windows® Home Server software, visit winahomeserver.com.

Intel Cloud Computing Service Measures Multicore App PerformanceNovember 17, 2009

To boost parallel programming, Intel introduced a Web-based service that allows software developers to assess how their applications will perform on a number of multicore processor configurations. Powered by Intel® Parallel Studio, the Intel® Parallel Universe Portal is a cloud computing analysis tool that tests parallel applications, written for the Windows operating system, in multicore environments on an on-demand basis. The tool is currently available to members of the Intel Software Network through the Intel Parallel Universe Portal at no charge.

Intel, IT Industry Collaborate for Taiwan Typhoon ReliefOctober 30, 2009

Intel Taiwan is working with Acer, Asus, Microsoft Taiwan, the Ministry of Education, Red Cross Society and Taiwan Association for Educational Communications and Technology to set up IT learning environments for schools and digital services centres for communities to support the Typhoon Morakot disaster relief. Through this program, Acer, Asus, Intel Taiwan and Microsoft Taiwan will donate a total of 4,500 notebook PCs, netbooks, and desktop PCs with OS and software to help expedite education and community rebuilding in the typhoon affected areas. The typhoon-devastated schools will gain support from this program which combines PC donation and teachers training courses for building the IT learning environments. The digital services centers at communities are intended to support the agricultural products e-marketing, tourism development, indigenous culture communication, and after-school education.

Intel Announces SSD Toolbox and Optimizer to Support TrimOctober 26, 2009

On the heels of the Microsoft* Windows* 7 introduction, Intel today announced the availability of the Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its 34nm Intel® X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. The latest tools are designed to help better manage and retain the out-of-box performance of Intel SSDs. View the press release and read the white paper for more information on the Intel SSD Optimizer.

Sun Solaris Readies for Nehalem-EXOctober 21, 2009

In a new white paper, Sun discusses how the Solaris OS will take advantage of the next-generation Intel Xeon processor for servers with four or more sockets (codename Nehalem-EX). In its latest version, Solaris will focus on scalable performance, advanced reliability and energy efficiency between specific features in Solaris and Nehalem-EX.

Intel My WiFi Technology Supports New Wi-Fi Direct SpecificationOctober 14, 2009

Mobile computing devices such as laptops, netbooks, smart phones, or other Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices will soon be able to connect directly to one another in a new way, and at record wireless speeds. Today, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new specification available mid-2010 for connecting devices without a traditional home, office or hotspot access point. Intel® My WiFi Technology, the industry's first commercially available Wi-Fi PAN solution, will incorporate this new specification, enabling exciting new peer to peer and social networking applications. Intel My WiFi Technology with Wi-Fi Direct certification will continue to connect with the 100s of millions of existing Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices.

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/chipshots/chipshots.htm

Intel® Desktop Board DX48BT2

2009-12-27T05:06:00.000-08:00

GAMING MOTHERBOARD INTEL'S NEW AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY overview define as under:

Pulse-pounding gaming and high-powered multimedia experiences require the ultimate in performance from your processor and motherboard. Intel® Desktop Board DX48BT2 is designed to unleash the power of Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors. With support for 1600 MHz front side bus, fast DDR3 memory and overclocking, Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2 delivers the gaming performance you deserve.Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2 supports Dolby Home Theater* and Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium WHQL certified.
Product information
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View available configurations
View supported processors
Latest BIOS and driver updates
Features and benefits
Form factor
ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core™2 Quad processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1600, 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1600, 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
View all supported processors
Memory
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, or DDR3 800 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset
Intel® X48 Express Chipset
Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:
8-channel (7.1) Dolby Home Theater* Audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two S/PDIF digital audio outputs (coaxial and optical) using the Sigmatel* 9274D audio codec
ATI CrossFire* multi-GPU platform support
ATI CrossFire technology enables two ATI* graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual quality
Full support of next-generation ATI CrossFire*
I/O control
I/O controller for Consumer IR
LAN support
Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces
Twelve USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 2 internal headers)
Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 2 eSATA port with RAID support supplied by a Marvell* controller
Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support (2 devices supported)
Expansion capabilities
Two PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to both PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors)
One primary PCI Express* 2.0 x16 (electrical x16) bus add-in card connector
One secondary PCI Express 2.0 x16 (electrical x16) bus add-in card connector
One PCI Express* 1.0a x16 (electrical x4) bus add-in card connector
Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium ready
With a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista* including a new visual sophistication of the Microsoft Windows Aero* interface.
Related products
Processors
Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
Intel® Pentium® Processor
Chipsets
Intel® X48 Express Chipset

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DX48BT2/DX48BT2-overview.htm

Intel® Desktop Board DQ43AP

2009-12-27T05:04:00.000-08:00

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Intel® Desktop Board DQ43AP is an energy efficient product for businesses interested in basic remote maintenance, management, and protection for their business PCs.
This board offers legacy to premium features including integrated DVI and VGA ports, internal eSATA port, parallel and PS/2 ports, and serial header. In addition, as part of our best-for-business products, this board comes bundled with value-add software that enhances system security and remote management options and helps increase productivity for any business.
Intel® Desktop Board DQ43AP supports Intel® Standard Manageability, Intel® Trusted Platform Module, and is Microsoft Windows Vista Premium* WHQL certified.
Product information
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File Type/Size: PDF 421KB
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View supported processors
View latest BIOS and driver updates
Features and benefits
Form factor
MicroATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches)
Processor
View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors. At product launch, this desktop board supports:
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket
Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket
Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket
Memory
Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GBπ of system memory
Chipset
Intel® Q43 Express Chipset
Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration: 5.1 audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC662 audio codec
Video
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 onboard graphics subsystem with integrated DVI and VGA graphics output
LAN support
Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the ENERGY STAR*-ready Intel® 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces
Eight USB 2.0 ports
Three Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including one eSATA port
One parallel port
Two PS/2 ports
Expansion capabilities
Two PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors
One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
Additional features
Intel® Standard Manageability
Intel® Trusted Platform Module
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Related products
Processors
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
Intel® Pentium® processor
Intel® Celeron® processor
Chipsets
Intel® Q43 Express Chipset

http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Motherboards/DQ43AP/DQ43AP-overview.htm

Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG

2009-12-27T05:01:00.000-08:00

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Digital media is no problem on the Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG, designed for the new Intel® Core™ i7 processor in the LGA1156 socket. Extra over-clocking hardware like the post code LED and Back-to-BIOS switch will help you to reach new levels of over-clocking performance never before seen on a media series board. The new S/PDIF input and output ports and support for ATI* Crossfire and NVIDIA* SLI technology gives you the best audio and video options available.
View features and configurations for DP55WG
Product information
Download product brief
File Type/Size: PDF 1476KB
Latest BIOS and driver updates
Compatible Intel® processors
Features and configurations
Form factor
ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
AA number (Altered Assembly)
E57269-XXX
BIOS ID string
KGIBX10J.86A
Processor
View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors. At product launch, this desktop board supports:
Intel® Core™ i7-800 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Intel® Core™ i5-700 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Memory
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR3 1600+Σ1/1333/1066 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 16 GBΣ2 of system memory
Chipset
Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Audio
Intel® High Definition AudioΣ3 subsystem in the following configuration:
10-channel (7.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two optical S/PDIF digital audio for input and output using the Realtek * ALC889 audio codec
Video
Nvidia SLI* and ATI CrossFire* technology support enables two graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual quality
LAN support
Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection (82578DC)
Peripheral interfaces
Fourteen USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 3 internal headers)
Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
Expansion capabilities
One primary PCI Express* 2.0 x 16 bus add-in card connector
One PCI Express* 2.0 x8 bus add-in card connector, bifurcated from the primary PCI Express 2.0 x16
One PCI Express 2.0 x4 connector
Two PCI Express 2.0 x 1 connectors
Two PCI Conventional bus connectors http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DP55WG/DP55WG-overview.htm

Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT

2009-12-27T04:59:00.000-08:00

Intel is enlivening the nettop market and enabling innovative system designs with a radically thin, low-power motherboard based on the Intel® Atom™ N270 processor.
The Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT is designed for users demanding affordable yet stylish Internet-centric computing solutions. This breakthrough platform addresses emerging slim nettops, affordable all-in-one PCs, thin/enriched-client PCs, and other usage models with its versatile, low-power, thin form factor design.
Product information
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Latest BIOS and driver updates
Features and benefits
Form factor
Mini-ITX (6.70 inches by 6.70 inches [170mm x 170mm])
Board z-height is 20mm
Processor
Passively cooled, integrated single core Intel® Atom™ processor N270 with a 533 MHz system bus and 512KB L2 cache
Chipset
Passively cooled, mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset:
Intel® 82945GSE Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
Intel® 82801GBM I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-M)
Memory
Single 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM connector:
Support for DDR2 533 MHz SO-DIMMs (DDR2 800 MHz and DDR2 667 MHz validated at 533 MHz)
Support for up to 2 GB single-channel system memory
Audio
Realtek ALC662* codec for 2+2ch (multi-streaming) Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio):
Front panel microphone/headphone header
S/PDIF digital audio header
Internal mono speaker header
Video
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950) dual-onboard graphics support:1
Analog displays (VGA)
Digital displays (DVI-D)
I/O Control
Legacy I/O controller:
1 PS/2 header
2 serial headers
1 parallel port header
LAN support
Realtek 10/100/1000 Ethernet Controller*
Peripheral interfaces
7 USB 2.0 ports (3 back panel ports, 4 front panel ports)
2 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (supporting IDE and AHCI)
1 power header for storage devices
1 parallel ATA port (44-pin mobile header)
Expansion capabilities
One PCI Express* Mini Card slot for low-profile expandibility (I/O shield can mechanically support up to three external antennae for use with wireless adapter)
Power
Integrated DC-to-DC circuitry:
12 VDC jack on back panel for external power supply
ATX12V 2 x 2 power connector for alternate internal power supply
Related products
Processors
Intel® Atom™ processor
Chipsets
Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset with ICH7M

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D945GSEJT/D945GSEJT-overview.htm

Intel® Desktop Board DG31GL

2009-12-27T04:57:00.000-08:00

The Intel® Desktop Board DG31GL Essential Series offers a cost-efficient integrated graphics solution for the budget conscious user.
This board is built with affordability and flexibility in mind, and supports Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, Intel® Core™2 Duo processors, Intel® Pentium® processors and Intel® Celeron® processors with 1333/1066/800 MHz system bus in the LGA775 package. Other features include dual-channel DDR2 800/667 MHz SDRAM, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel® GMA 3100), integrated 10/100 Network Connection, Intel® High Definition Audio (4 channel audio) and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.
Product information
Product brief
File Type/Size: PDF 1442KB
View available configurations
View supported processors
Latest BIOS and driver updates
Features and benefits
Form factor
MicroATX (8.60 inches by 9.60 inches [218.44 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1333, 1066 or 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
Memory
Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 800 MHz or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 4 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset
Intel® G31 Express Chipset
Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:
Realtek* ALC268-GR four Channel Audio (2 + 2)
Video
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 onboard graphics subsystem
I/O control
Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial header, and PS/2* ports
LAN support
10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82562G Ethernet LAN controller
Peripheral interfaces
Eight USB 2.0 ports
Two Serial ATA IDE interfaces
One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
One diskette drive interface
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Expansion capabilities
Two PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors
Related products
Processors
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
Intel® Pentium® processor
Intel® Celeron® processor
Chipsets
Intel® G31 Express Chipset
+Product and Performance Data
Σ System resources and hardware (such as PCI and PCI Express*) require physical memory address locations that can reduce available addressable system memory. This could result in a reduction of as much as 1GB or more of physical addressable memory being available to the operating system and applications, depending on the system configuration and operating system.
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DG31GL/DG31GL-overview.htm

Intel® Desktop Boards

2009-12-27T04:41:00.000-08:00

Intel®Desktop Board Intel® ExpressChipset Socket Form Factor

Extreme Series

DP55KG Intel® P55 Express Chipset LGA1156 ATX

Designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, the Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG delivers incredible performance. Enjoy great over-clocking hardware and software while boasting new features like Bluetooth* technology. Support for ATI Crossfire* and NVIDIA SLI* technology rounds off the platform with amazing graphics performance

Product information

Download product brief
File Type/Size: PDF 1563KB
View available configurations
View supported processors
Latest BIOS and driver updates

Features and benefits

Form factor
ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors. At product launch, this desktop board supports:
Intel® Core™ i7-800 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Intel® Core™ i5-700 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Memory
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR3 1600+1/1333/1066 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 16 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset
Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio◊ subsystem in the following configuration:
10-channel (7.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two optical S/PDIF digital audio for input and output using the Realtek * ALC889 audio codec
Video
Nvidia SLI* and ATI CrossFire* technology support enables two graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual quality
LAN support
Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection (82578DC)
Peripheral interfaces
Thirteen USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 1 onboard, 2 internal headers)
Eight Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports including 2 eSATA ports
Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
Integrated Bluetooth Technology Module
Expansion capabilities
One primary PCI Express* 2.0 x16 bus add-in card connector
One PCI Express* 2.0 x8 bus add-in card connector, bifurcated from the primary PCI Express 2.0 x16
One PCI Express* 2.0 x4 connector
Two PCI Express* 2.0 x1 connectors
Two PCI Conventional bus connectors
Related products
Processors
Intel® Core™ i7 processors
Intel® Core™ i5 processors
Chipset
Intel® P55 Express Chipset

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DP55KG/DP55KG-overview.htm

Mobile Intel® PM55 Express Chipset

2009-12-27T04:37:00.000-08:00

Mobile Intel® PM55 Express Chipset
OVER VIEW:

The mobile Intel® PM55 Express Chipset is part of the mobile Intel® 5 Series Chipset family providing a new single chip architecture delivering:
Intel® Management Engine Ignition Firmware support
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 8.9

Features and benefits:

Intel® Management Engine Ignition Firmware support
Provides essential platform functionality such as clock maintenance and thermal reporting
SATA 3 Gb/s port support
Support for 6 SATA ports for HDD/SSD expandability
PCI Express* 2.0 x1 support
Support for 8 PCIe ports @ 2.5GT/s PCIE interfaces, providing connectivity options
Integrated high speed USB 2.0
Support for 14 USB 2.0 peripherals for maximum 40x faster data transfer and backward compatible to support USB 1.1 devices
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 8.9
Enables enhanced performance, power management and data protection for the storage subsystem
Related products
Chipsets
Intel® HM55 Express Chipset1
Intel® HM57 Express Chipset¹
Intel® QM57 Express Chipset¹
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition
Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Intel® Core™ i5 processor2
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC
Hanksville LAN

http://www.intel.com/Products/Notebook/Chipsets/PM55/PM55-overview.htm

Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology

2009-12-27T04:33:00.000-08:00

Protect and manage your business better while reducing costs with notebooks powered by the Intel® Centrino® 2 processor with vPro™ technology. Hardware-assisted diagnostics and repair let you manage your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system's OS is unresponsive.¹ And you'll increase productivity with industry-leading performance, faster wireless connectivity, and great battery life. Plus, replacing older PCs help you avoid the escalating costs associated with supporting older software and hardware while reducing system downtime. New power-efficient designs help keep energy costs low and built-in security features help combat the expense of security threats

Features and benefits

Reduce energy costs by using an average of 50 percent less power than older PCs.² Plus, remotely shut down, wake up, and update PCs more securely during off hours to minimize user downtime and reduce energy costs even more.¹
Reduce maintenance costs by remotely configuring, diagnosing and repairing infected PCs, even if they're shut down or the OS is unresponsive.³
Safeguard PCs from malware and malicious attacks by continually and intelligently polling for the presence of software agents. If an outbreak should occur, get up to 56 percent faster time to patch saturation.
Maintain accurate asset inventory by conducting hardware and software inventory up to 94 percent faster² and ensuring you only paying for software you actually use.
Maximize employee productivity with industry-leading performance² that runs today's advanced software even faster.
Upgrade to Microsoft Windows* 7 quickly, remotely, and overnight without losing access to your legacy applications.
Stay unplugged longer with unique energy-saving components designed to give you great battery life.
Get unprecedented wireless freedom with up to 5x faster connectivity speeds and more reliable connections than current 802.11g Wi-Fi.Ω

http://www.intel.com/products/centrino2/vpro/index.htm?iid=notebook_body+centrino2vpro