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The new Intel® 45-nm Transistor Technology Makes it Possible
The latest generation of processors from Intel® has been available
since last November. Intel® currently has in its portfolio a total of more than 30 processors for desktop PCs, notebooks, servers and, as of April 2008, the new Intel® Atom™ processors for a new era of mobile Internet devices fabricated in the new Intel® 45 nm Hi-k metal gate silicon technology. For these processors, Intel® has again reduced the size of the most important elements of a processor, the transistors.
The new Intel® Atom™ Z500 series processors deliver the benefits of
Intel® architecture for small form factor, thermally constrained (fanless
operation) embedded applications. Implemented in Intel´s 45 nm technology, these power-optimized processors provide high performance-
per-watt in an ultra-small 13 x 14 mm package.
These single-core processors are validated with the Intel® System Controller Hub (SCH) US15W. The SCHUS15W is a low-power,
highly-integrated chipset with a graphicsmemory controller hub and an I/O controller hub combined into one small 22 x 22mm package.
This platform with Intel® Atom™ processor and the Intel® SCHUS15W has a combined TDP under 5 watts and features embedded lifecycle support, making it ideal for many embedded market segments such as in-vehicle infotainment, medical, interactive clients (kiosks, point-of-sale terminals), gaming and industrial control applications.
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z500 Series Highlights:
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Intel® 45nm Hi-k Metal Gate Silicon Technology; reduced power consumption, increased switching speed, and significantly increased
transistor density compared to previous 65nm technology. |
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Multiple micro-ops per instruction are combined into a single micro-op and executed in a single cycle, resulting in improved performance and power savings. |
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In-order execution core consumes less power than out-of-order execution |
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Hyper-Threading Technology (1.6GHz SKU only); high performance per-watt efficiency in an in-order pipeline, increased system
responsiveness in multi-tasking environments. One execution core is seen as two logical processors, and parallel threads are executed on a single core with shared resources. |
Intel® System Controller Hub US15W Highlights:
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Combines the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500 (Intel® GMA 500), memory controller and I/O controller in a single-chip solution |
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Extensive I/O capabilities such as USB 2.0, SDIO and PCI Express |
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Intel® High Definition Audio |
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Hardware video decode acceleration |
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Dual independent display support |
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CMOS FSB (Front-Side Bus), 400/533MHz |
For further information please contact your local SPOERLE Branch Office.
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