Intel P4 processor technology comes to mobile PCs

Intel Corporation has announced that it is bringing its flagship P4 processor technology to mobile PCs for the first time. With the introduction of the mobile Intel P4 processor-M, designed specifically for mobile computers, PC makers are delivering full-size and thin-and-light systems with outstanding performance, long battery life and wireless capabilities. 

Intel also announced the mobile Intel 845 chipset family, supporting Double Data Rate (DDR) memory. Together, the new processor and chipset deliver a significant boost in performance while maintaining low average power consumption, helping to deliver extended battery life. The new products are shipping in volume worldwide with systems available from leading PC makers. 

The mobile Intel P4 Processor-M at 1.7 GHz is based on the Intel NetBurst Micro-Architecture, consisting of: a 400 MHz processor system bus, Hyper Pipelined Technology, an Execution Trace Cache, Rapid Execution Engine, and 144 Streaming SIMD instructions (SSE2). It also includes a 512k on-die L2 cache. 

The mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M operates at low voltage, allowing it to consume minimal power. 

The Intel 845 Chipset family includes two new chipsets, the 845MP and 845MZ. Both are designed, validated and optimized for the mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M. The Intel 845MP supports external graphics and is available today. The 845MZ will be available later this year. 

The Intel mobile 845MP offers external AGP 4X graphics support, a 400MHz processor system bus, and DDR 266 MHz SDRAM for up to 1GB memory support. The new chipset also supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Deeper Sleep Alert State, a low-power graphics power management mode and an internal timer that automatically turns off the chipset clock when the chipset is inactive. 

Additionally, the Intel 845MP chipset is designed using Intel's most advanced Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array packaging, supports 6 USB ports and supports Intel's I/O Hub Architecture providing a high bandwidth pipe that delivers fast communications and reduces latency time for I/O operations. 

Designed on Intel's 0.13-micron process technology, the mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M is available today at speeds of 1.7
and 1.6 GHz. Using the automatic capability of the Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology, the mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M runs at up to 1.7 GHz at 1.3 volts (Maximum Performance Mode). In Battery Optimized Mode, both processors run at 1.2 GHz at 1.2 volts, consuming less than 2 watts of average power.** Thinner mobile PC designs are made possible due to Intel's small Micro-Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (uFCPGA) packaging. 

In 1,000-unit quantities, the mobile Pentium 4 processor-M at 1.7 and 1.6 GHz are priced at $508 and $401 respectively. In 1,000 unit quantities the Intel 845MP chipset is $43.00.