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To: Paul Engel who wrote (139199)	7/14/2001 9:17:20 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

This article discusses Intel's new Mobile CPU (Banias) - currently being developed in Israel. digitimes.com Intel notebook CPU to be totally differentiated from desktop CPU in 2003 David Tzeng, Taipei; Liu Yi-fang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 12 July 2001] Expecting that the focus of future development of notebook computers will be mobility, wireless transmission and diverse applications, Intel plans to stop using the same design rule on desktop and notebook CPUs and has decided to unveil its first CPU specifically designed for notebooks in 2003. The notebook CPU will not pursue processing speeds as does its desktop counterpart and will be totally differentiated from it. Intel plans to give the new CPU a self-owned name to highlight its uniqueness. The name of Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor-M that the company used in the notebook Tualatin will not be used after 2003. Given that changes in marketing strategies and manufacturing technologies take a considerable time, Intel always releases the desktop CPU first and unveils the notebook version a considerable time later. Desktop and notebook CPUs are different to an extent in processing speeds, packaging methods and process technology. In recent years, the notebook market’s growth momentum has been larger than that of any other PC segments. To maintain its competitiveness, Intel, therefore, has been striving to boost notebook CPU processing speeds, and the speed difference of up to 30% thus has been narrowed. This is one of the reasons that notebooks have potential to replace desktops in the future. However, given that some rivals have been attacking Intel notebook CPUs’ weaknesses of high power-consumption and easy heat accumulation and stressing the importance of power saving, heat dispersion and portability, in 2000 Intel rolled out SpeedStep technology to prove that its notebook CPUs also boast the power saving advantage. Samples of the new notebook CPU based on SpeedStep technology are expected to be released in 2002. The Tualatin that Intel plans to unveil in mid-July is one of the examples that Intel applies the same design rule to desktop and notebook CPUs. However, the notebook version, to be released in 2003, this time is the focus of development. The speed difference between Tualatin desktop and notebook CPUs will be remarkable because Intel wishes to put emphasis on mobility. The CPU giant will make different roadmaps for desktop and notebook CPUs. The 0.13-micron design rule-based Tualatin will be Intel’s crucial weapon to attack the notebook market from 2001 to 2003. Given that the Pentium 4 intended for notebooks will enter the market in 2002, the Tualatin will not be outdated until 2003. The Tualatin has five clock speeds – 866MHz, 933MHz, 1GHz, 1.06GHz and 1.13GHz. The Tualatin designed for workstations and servers will be released subsequently. At present, the Pentium 4 has four clock speeds –1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, 1.5GHz and 1.7GHz. The newest 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz models have been shipped to PC vendors