Intel's Silverthorne (Ultra-Mobile Processor) Previewed
At this year's International Solid State Circuits Conference, Intel is giving additional details regarding its upcoming Silverthorne ultra-mobile processor (via News.com and AppleInsider).
According to the reports, Silverthorne will include dual in-order pipelines in order to keep power consumption at a minimal .5-2 Watts. Most modern chips use out of order pipelines for performance benefits, but at the cost of power. Nevertheless, AppleInsider says that the chip is expected to be as powerful as early Pentium M processors. Additionally, the processor will support hyperthreading and be fully compatible with the Core 2 Duo which powers current Macs.
Apple has been rumored to be adopting Silverthorne for their next generation iPhone or PDA platforms. Silverthorne is expected to ship in the first half of 2008.
According to the reports, Silverthorne will include dual in-order pipelines in order to keep power consumption at a minimal .5-2 Watts. Most modern chips use out of order pipelines for performance benefits, but at the cost of power. Nevertheless, AppleInsider says that the chip is expected to be as powerful as early Pentium M processors. Additionally, the processor will support hyperthreading and be fully compatible with the Core 2 Duo which powers current Macs.
Apple has been rumored to be adopting Silverthorne for their next generation iPhone or PDA platforms. Silverthorne is expected to ship in the first half of 2008.
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53 months ago
So the question is, will adopting the Silverthorne processor offset the increased power consumption by 3G, allowing the present battery life to persist or even increase for the 2nd gen iPhone?
53 months ago
wow, a processor equivalent to an early pentium M in a phone... pretty cool stuff.
53 months ago
Hmm...faster processors might be able to decode HD?
Does this mean HD iPhone next Tuesday? :D
Does this mean HD iPhone next Tuesday? :D
53 months ago
I wonder what would be able to be accomplished with a more powerful iPhone.
For one, it would get me to whip out the Visa. Does anyone have an idea of when an updated iPhone will be released? Is this announcement an indicator?[ Read All Comments ]
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