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Intel heavily support Wimax, is not to earn money this Wimax chip group, his goal is to Wimax to it by UMPC and notebook computers such as mobile phones become a global access the same information terminals. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Compared to last year, Intel Developer Forum (IDF) on February 3, a few UMPC (Sony and Samsung) products, this year s IDF can be seen everywhere on the UMPC is not only a patriot, Asus, Fujitsu, Haier, Maarten van den Bergh , Samsung, Sony and other manufacturers display a variety of brand size and appearance of the UMPC, there are some operators, such as the United States MobiTV He mobile TV chip makers such as Siano based UMPC display mobile TV. And, in the IDF, Intel also joint BenQ, ASUS, Maarten van den Bergh, Compal, Quanta, the British industry, such as ODM companies for the establishment of the so-called mobile Internet terminals (MID) innovation Union, and jointly promote UMPC innovative design. All this scene people tend to think of the UMPC has been to the spring.
However, in real UMPC users can be seen everywhere, it is also necessary across the three big mountains: price, power and applications support. We expect next year, and so we have introduced a new generation of platform Menlow, UMPC / MID prices will be reduced to around 500 US dollars, and will fall to 3 W power. In an exclusive interview with Intel senior vice president and general manager of Mobile Internet Business Unit Chang Annan (AnandChandrasekher) International Electronic Business - said with full confidence. However, in order for the current UMPC nearly 2,000 US dollars to 500 US dollars, and power to the current Pentium M processor 12 W to 3 W, Intel s confidence come from?
In abandon the traditional phone market, Intel has the portable mobile terminals all bets on the pressure in the UMPC, and the face of the traditional phone market to the sustained, rapid growth (last year, output reached 1 billion), Intel obviously has some urgency not to be. Chang Annan to the International Electronic Business was originally expected that Intel will launch the second half of 2008 for UMPC / MID specially designed Menlow platform, advanced to the first half of 2008, and the IDF has also announced a transitional period McCaslin platform. Although considered transitional product, but McCaslin still causes no small sensation, these vendors display UMPC / MID is based on this platform. McCaslin platform by the three main chip composition, including speeds of 600 MHz or 800 MHz processor Stealey, 945 GUExpress chipsets and ICH7UI / O controller. McCaslin platform power consumption and size of the market than the current Pentium M processors used in many lower, such as lower power consumption of about half of the original package size is 1 / 3. However, Stealey processor architecture was still the Pentium M architecture and chipset are only made some streamlining, McCaslin did not revolutionary change.
Menlow platform for the entire circuit board smaller than a poker, Nabeiqiao unity, CPU + chipset power consumption is only 3 W. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Intel placing high hopes is that it will bring about revolutionary changes in Menlow platform. Silverthorne code for the R D of the processor using an innovative low-power embedded IA architecture, the design for portable devices, and it will use Intel s low-leakage, low-power 45-nm process, and innovative packaging technology enables The chip size than a small also fell by 0.1 yuan renminbi; In addition, in this new platform, the chipset (R D code Poulsbo) is designed specifically for UMPC, and the current UMPC will be used Nabeiqiao two integrated chips for a chip . Silverthorne and Poulsbo UMPC are specifically for the development of chips, and the introduction of the new package, the whole UMPC circuit board area can be smaller than a playing card, and the two combined consumes only 3 W. Chang Annan said. Silverthorne version of the work has been developed by, the IDF Annan also often the first to show the work of the platform based on the prototype Menlow. The platform in the next year, we will work with partners to UMPC / MID to the price of about 500 US dollars, the price is acceptable to the public users psychological price. Often Annan explained. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Menlow products based on the platform will enable UMPC really small such as mobile phones into the same shirt pocket. Therefore, the IDF Intel UMPC will be renamed particularly for mobile Internet terminals (MID), Intel s intentions very clear, and that is to fight the smartphone market, the original retreat for the sake of more quickly today, Jin. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Originally, the Intel Xscale core for smart phone platform and no special competitive edge, because the same Xscale derived from the ARM architecture, and there are too many competitors and the difference between Intel choose from; Today, in their own very Intel familiar with and has the absolute advantage of the X86 architecture re-entering the mobile portable terminals, it should X86 architecture is the complete portability to get a new experience for portable PC users and users have the same experience. The exhibit even has some UMPC is based on the latest Microsoft operating system Vista, in addition, the use of Red Flag Linux operating system software companies are also quite a number of UMPC, such as the Patriot, ASUS, companies such as Haier are displayed Red Flag Linux operating system based on the UMPC.
Annan hands often cite Menlow platform based on the MID prototype, which is expected to lower than the price of 500 US dollars. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Red Flag Jufengcheng Senior Manager, said: We will be issued in May against UMPC Midinux1.0 version of the operating system. Than with the Microsoft operating system, Midinux edge is not only cheap, it can support the small screen, and has a high degree of can be customized and open, the UMPC this point is very important. he said Midinux2.0 version under development will further enhance the availability of user interface to enhance the user experience. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
In addition to Red Flag, the Linux operating system to provide for the UMPC also Canonical company UbuntuLinux. In addition, Adobe, Hanwang and spiritual map, Teng Xun, MobileTV and TOM Online application software developers are developing for the UMPC corresponding applications. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
It seems, in its gamble in Intel UMPC will be easily crossed on the market price of power and application constraints, the outlook for the future is bright. However, how to make the UMPC from an island with the outside world become a Unicom information terminals Intel is facing greater obstacles, Intel is also a weakness. Sensible persons are aware that the huge sums of money to support Intel Wimax, and promote Wimax market, is not to earn money this Wimax chip group, his goal is to Wimax to it by UMPC and notebook computers such as mobile phones become as a global information access terminal, and a mobile camp full confrontation, and the IDF issued for laptop computers dual-mode WiFi / Wimax UMPC module for the use of WiFi / Wimax lay the foundation for. To that end, Intel has also launched a variety of radio technologies coexist, in particular, Wimax and other wireless technologies such as WiFi, GPS, cellular coexistence studies. Although Wimax process difficult, but it has passed through the United States operator Sprint won the first victory. MobiTV AlanMoskowitz director of marketing strategy to the International Electronic Business, this reporter that the second half of this year they will be based on Sprint s network to provide mobile Wimax mobile television service. We will be based on WaveII based on video streaming technology to provide mobile TV business. He said that this was a sign of Wimax technology also of progress.
Mobile Wimax the cost of network building has been low over the cellular network is the industry recognized, good technology does not necessarily welcomed by the market, for the development of WiMAX confrontation with the cellular network needs time, the industry recognized mobile Wimax at least to a large-scale business stay here till the second half of 2008, Intel is the broken heart. Therefore, when the International Electronic Business, asked this reporter often Annan will support future UMPC 3 G network, he said that Intel is not restricted UMPC what communication technology, it can also support HSDPA. But if support HSDPA, UMPC completely lost its edge. This is because, to increase HSDPA function, it is necessary to increase a complex set of communications chips, and this will lead to increase the cost of UMPC. On the other hand, cell-phone chip makers such as TI, Qualcomm, have been made in this respect is very high integration of the programme next year, they will launch a single-chip 3 G mobile phones. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Therefore, the two-chip Intel Menlow platform, the next step toward a single-chip UMPC programme is an inevitable path. When the International Electronic Business, a reporter asked about this issue, often Annan undecided, he said: Well done, absolutely is a good question, but now I can not give you an answer. Think they have been on the single-chip chip UMPC , the future UMPC and cell phone war between the two camps, the single-chip is the dispute over who can make the advantages of integration, and will win. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Intel will win this victory? UMPC will be short-lived, or only a laptop and cell phone to fill the gap between the small market? Former Needless to say, Intel does not want to see is the latter, it will not do this small market, it huge investment is to return at least 10 million users space for development. This will be Intel s relationship to his stake under a 10-year plan for survival. Cubs online www.beareyes.com.cn
Source: Communication Network World
