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To: milo_morai who wrote (105011)	4/13/2000 10:18:00 AM
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Information appliance chip from NSM: National shows low-power Geode processor Semiconductor Business News (04/11/00, 03:38:39 PM EST) National Semiconductor Corp. today announced the Geode GX1 processor for information appliances, featuring low power consumption, high performance, and an X86 multimedia architecture. The Geode GX1 Pentium-class processor integrates a display controller with a 2D accelerator, system memory, and PCI bus host controller. Typical power consumption for the CPU and its on-chip peripherals is between 0.8 and 1.2 W. Full-on power consumption ranges from 1.4 to 2.4 W. The Geode GX1 and its companion device, the Geode CS5530, provide a scalable, low-power, system-level solution for personal access devices, digital set-top boxes or thin clients, according to National, Santa Clara, Calif. National is building the chip in its 0.18-micron process technology, which helps reduce the size of the chip for space-critical information appliances, such as wireless WebPAD devices and thin clients. Its X86 core provides a "no-compromise Internet experience" because it can support popular software plug-in modules for the Internet, said Mike Polacek, vice president of the Information Appliance Division at National. "Analysts forecast the information appliance market will approach 100 million units in the next few years and National is the semiconductor company best positioned to take advantage of this new product explosion," said Polacek. "The GX1 device will help achieve this by offering the best combination of cost, size, performance, and power consumption to the information appliance market." The Geode GX1 processor is shipping in volume in EBGA and CPGA packages. Pricing information was unavailable but the company said it is "extremely competitive." ebnews.com