Intel Next Ultra-mobile PC design
Based on a leaked PowerPoint presentation available from HKEPC, the new Intel UMPC reference design is code-named “McCaslin” and will feature a new CPU dubbed “Stealey.” The CPU is based on a Dothan design using a 90nm fabrication process running at 600 or 800MHz with a 400MHz front-side bus and 512KB of onboard level 2 cache. The chip has a thermal design power of a mere 6W. It’s also a relatively small chip, at only 975 square millimeters for both the CPU and accompanying chipset, less than half the size of the chips in the first UMPC designs. Intel GMA X3000 integrated graphics are included on the northbridge.
With new, lower-power designs like McCaslin, Intel is hoping to address the the current UMPC production issues: units using the chipset are expected to increase battery life from a disappointing two hours to a more reasonable five.
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