Intel Launches Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
New Capabilities Unwire Mobile PCs to Change Where and How People
Compute and Communicate
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 12, 2003 - Intel Corporation today
introduced Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, integrating wireless
capability into a new generation of mobile PCs that will bring
business users and consumers greater freedom to connect in new places
and in new ways.
Representing Intel's best technology for mobile PCs, Intel Centrino
mobile technology includes a new mobile processor, related chipsets
and 802.11 wireless network functions that have been optimized,
tested and validated to work together. In addition to wireless
communications, Intel Centrino mobile technology includes features
designed to enable extended battery life, thinner and lighter
notebook designs, and outstanding mobile performance.
"Unwiring the PC will change the way people use computers, allowing
them to communicate, be productive or be entertained wherever and
whenever they want," said Craig Barrett, Intel's chief executive
officer. "Our focus on integrating all the elements of mobility
allows Intel Centrino mobile technology to deliver an outstanding
wireless computing experience and marks the first time we've put a
combination of technologies under a single brand. This breakthrough
innovation, together with industry-wide investment and Wi-Fi hotspot
deployments, brings new computing and communications capabilities to
businesses and consumers, adding value to mobile PCs."
Intel Centrino mobile technology-based notebook PCs are available
immediately from leading computer makers worldwide. System pricing
will start as low as $1,399, comparable to today's mainstream
notebooks. Computer shoppers can identify these notebooks by a
Centrino brand logo featuring a striking magenta color and the Intel
Inside® mark.
Accelerating "Hotspot" Deployment Worldwide
Hotspots -- locations where users can connect using 802.11 wireless
technology -- are on the rise, enabling users to be more mobile than
ever. According to industry analyst firm IDC, there will be more than
118,000 hotspots worldwide by 2005.**
Using truly mobile notebook computers can change the way people live.
With notebooks based on Intel Centrino mobile technology, a business
traveler can check office email or read the hometown newspaper online
while waiting for a flight at the airport, and still have battery
life left to watch a DVD movie on the plane ride home. A real estate
agent can check the latest listings wirelessly while dining with
prospective home-buyers. A financial planner can check the market and
activate client orders while at a seminar without compromising on the
performance necessary to run the most demanding office applications.
Students can register for next semester's classes or seek a part-time
job from the college library, all on a sleek, light-weight system
that won't drag them down.
As part of the introduction of Intel Centrino mobile technology,
Intel has been working with leading wireless network service
providers, hotels, airports, retail and restaurant chains worldwide
to accelerate deployment and increase awareness of wireless public
hotspots. In addition to marketing and promotional activities, Intel
developed the Wireless Verification Program which includes
engineering and testing of Intel Centrino mobile technology with
various access point devices, software combinations, hotspot
locations and wireless service providers to verify they are
compatible, further enhancing the end user's wireless experience.
Intel's efforts worldwide have already resulted in thousands of
verified hotspots. The company expects to verify more than 10,000 by
the end of the year.
Intel has also created a standardized worldwide Wireless Identifier
Program that includes signs to help users identify where they can
connect wirelessly. The program informs users that a particular
service provider's network has been verified with Intel Centrino
mobile technology. In addition, the company last year created a $150
million fund to invest in companies that are helping to expand and
accelerate the infrastructure and capabilities required to make
wireless computing ubiquitous.
The Technology Inside
The technology represented by the Intel Centrino mobile technology
brand combines the Intel® Pentium® M processor, the Intel® 855
Chipset Family and the Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection.
All components were optimized, validated and tested to work together
with mobility in mind.
The processor is based on a new mobile-optimized microarchitecture
that delivers higher performance and lower power consumption to
enable longer battery life in today's mainstream systems. Key
features include: Micro-Ops Fusion, which combines two micro-
operations into one, enabling it to execute faster and at lower
power; Advanced Branch Prediction -- a new implementation technique --
to help to reduce overall latency in the system contributing to
higher performance at lower power; and the Dedicated Stack Manager,
which reduces the overall number of micro-operations required to
generate higher performance at lower power.
The processor is manufactured using Intel's industry-leading 0.13-
micron process technology and consists of 77 million transistors. It
also includes a 400 MHz power optimized system bus, a 1 MB low-power
L2 cache (which turns off parts of the high-speed memory when it's
not needed), and technology to reduce overall platform power
consumption. It also provides support for Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep®
technology with multiple voltage and frequency operating points, and
Streaming SIMD Extensions II.
The Intel 855 chipset family includes two new chipsets developed
exclusively for the mobile market segment, the 855PM supporting
discrete graphics and 855GM with integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
technology. The new chipsets also support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
technology, Deeper Sleep Alert State and an internal timer that
automatically turns off the chipset clock when the chipset is
inactive. The 855GM chipset also includes a low-power graphics power
management mode. Both chipsets include a 400MHz processor system bus
and support for up to 2GB of DDR 266 memory, along with support for
USB 2.0 and Intel's I/O Hub Architecture.
The Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection has been designed and
validated to connect easily to 802.11b Wi-Fi certified access points.
It also supports advanced wireless LAN security including 802.1x, WEP
and VPN technologies, and will be software upgradeable to support
WPA. In addition, through strategic collaboration with Cisco Systems,
Intel Centrino mobile technology will support Cisco* LEAP and will be
software upgradeable to Cisco* Compatible Extensions.
The Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 network connection has also been verified
with leading VPN (virtual private network) suppliers. The wireless
card is also available with Intel® PROSet Software, which offers many
ease-of-use and low power features. It also supports an Intel
developed technology that reduces interference with 802.11 signals
and certain Bluetooth™ devices.
Measuring Mobile Performance And Battery Life
As measured by MobileMark™ 2002, the industry's first benchmark
testing a combination of battery life and performance, Intel Centrino
mobile technology-based systems can deliver up to five hours of
battery life or more,* compared to about four hours on mobile Intel®
Pentium® III processor-M-based system and about 3 hours on mobile
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-M-based systems. On the same benchmark,
Intel Centrino mobile technology offers 41 percent faster performance
on multitasking office productivity applications compared to a mobile
Intel Pentium III processor-M 1.2 GHz, and a 15 percent improvement
compared to the mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M 2.4 GHz system.
In addition, users of Intel Centrino mobile technology based-systems
will find 59 percent better performance in their Internet experience
as measured by the WebMark* benchmark when compared to the mobile
Intel PentiumIII processor-M 1.2GHz and a 13 percent improvement gain
when compared to the mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M 2.4GHz.
Product Pricing
Intel Centrino mobile technology pricing includes the Intel 855PM
chipset, Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 network connection, and the Intel
Pentium M Processor at speeds of 1.60, 1.50, 1.40, 1.30 GHz priced at
$720, $506, $377, $292 respectively in 1,000 unit quantities. Intel
Centrino mobile technology also is available in a low voltage
processor at 1.10 GHz and an ultra-low-voltage processor at 900 MHz
priced at $345, and $324 respectively.
These prices represent the cost of each component (processor,
chipset, WLAN) that together make up Intel's Centrino mobile
technology. Intel also sells each device separately.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer
of computer, networking and communications products. Additional
information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
Intel, Intel Centrino, Pentium, SpeedStep technology are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in
the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be
claimed as the property of others.
Other marks and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
*For more information on Intel's mobile performance, visit:
www.intel.com/performance
**IDC, 2003.
Note: Important Information: Wireless connectivity and some features
may require you to purchase additional software, services or external
hardware. Availability of public wireless LAN access points limited.
System performance measured by MobileMark* 2002. System performance,
battery life, wireless performance and functionality will vary
depending on your specific hardware and software configurations. See
http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/more_info for more
information.
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