INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2003 -- Intel
Corporation today outlined plans for next-generation wireless mobility
products designed to improve productivity and drive new growth
opportunities. The new disclosures include enhancements for the next
Intel(r) Pentium(r) M processor, code-named Dothan; a computing
platform based on Intel Centrino(tm) mobile technology, code-named
Sonoma; and technology for upcoming Intel XScale(tm) technology-based
processors for cell phones and PDAs, code-named Bulverde. The company
also announced a chipset with new power-saving features and
high-performing integrated graphics for mobile PCs based on Intel
Centrino mobile technology.
The disclosures were made today at the Intel Developer Forum, where
Intel executives also detailed Intel's focus on the convergence of
computing and communications along with wireless technologies for the
home and corporate settings.

Intel Innovates on Four Key Areas of Mobility
Anand Chandrasekher, vice president and co-general manager of Intel's
Mobile Platforms Group, highlighted current and future Intel Centrino
mobile technology products and initiatives to improve the four key
requirements customers demand for mobile computing: integrated
wireless LAN capability, breakthrough mobile performance, extended
battery life and thinner, lighter designs.
"Intel and the industry have delivered on the promise of mobility,"
said Chandrasekher. "More than 130 PC designs based on Intel Centrino
mobile technology are expected to be available on the market by the
end of this year, and Intel has verified the interoperability of Intel
Centrino mobile technology with leading WLAN service providers who
operate more than 20,000 hotspots worldwide. We will build on this
success and drive continued growth in wireless mobility with our
leading-edge manufacturing, new products and platform innovations."
Intel today announced availability of the new Intel 855GME chipset,
offering new power-saving features and, when used in combination with
DDR-333 memory, delivering enhanced graphics and memory performance
for notebook PCs based on Intel Centrino mobile technology. The
chipset features Intel Display Power Saving Technology (DPST), which
maintains apparent visual experience by managing display image
brightness and contrast while adaptively dimming the backlight.
Depending on the setting and system use, this feature can reduce
display backlight power by up to 25 percent with minimal visual impact
to the end-user. When paired with DDR-333 memory, the chipset delivers
higher integrated graphics performance over the Intel 855GM chipset
and can reduce power consumption with a new graphics core that can
automatically adjust frequency when switching between AC and battery
power. The Intel 855GME chipset will be included in the Intel Stable
Image Platform Program, which aims to give customers greater platform
stability and transition planning guidance to help reduce their IT
image management and support costs.
The Mobile PC Extended Battery Life Working Group, a worldwide,
industry-wide group of companies working together to extend the
battery life of mobile PCs, also today announced new recommendations
to enable uniform and consistent power measurement of display
subsystems across the mobile PC LCD industry. The Display Subsystem
Power Measurement Recommendations are designed to promote consistency
among display vendors and drive the display subsystems to the
milestone of drawing power consumption of three watts or less.
"With the new Intel 855GME chipset, Intel has helped reduce display
power consumption and enable power savings for mobile PCs," said
Chandrasekher. "Simultaneously, we have worked with the industry to
improve the measurement of display power, with the objective of
further enhancing mobile power management. These complementary efforts
demonstrate Intel's comprehensive approach to improving the mobile PC
experience, from industry standards to processors and chipsets to
platform-level innovation."
Intel will continue to enhance mobile PCs based on Intel Centrino
mobile technology later this year with 802.11a/b and 802.11b/g
wireless networking components and the next-generation Intel Pentium M
processor, code-named Dothan. Built using Intel's advanced
90-nanometer manufacturing technology, Dothan has smaller transistors
and employs a strained silicon technique to enable higher performance
headroom. With 140 million transistors, Dothan will also feature
micro-architectural enhancements and a 2MB power-optimized, integrated
Level 2 cache for faster memory access. Dothan revenue shipments are
expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
The Sonoma mobile platform for the second half of 2004, based on Intel
Centrino mobile technology, will continue Intel's focus on delivering
the best computing experience for mobile PC users. The platform will
incorporate a future Pentium M processor; integrated 802.11a/b/g
wireless LAN capability, enabling faster wireless communication and
support for industry standard security solutions; and a new chipset,
code-named Alviso. The chipset will include a new graphics engine and
support new high-performance industry standards such as PCI Express
and ExpressCard*, next-generation DDR2 memory, next-generation
physical storage (Serial ATA), and Intel's new Azalia audio interface.

Intel: Delivering Convergence For Phones and Handheld PCs
Supporting its computing and communications convergence theme during
IDF, Intel executives noted that in addition to the number of PCs with
wireless communications capability, leading cell phones and PDA makers
have introduced devices running Intel silicon with the ability to
bring higher levels of computing power to communications devices.
Ron Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's
Wireless Communications and Computing Group described how Intel is
delivering on convergence with newly available phones and upcoming
technologies. The company is enabling top brand name phone makers to
provide new features and services based on Intel technology and the
company's ability to offer complete solutions.
"Success in delivering converged devices means offering far more than
just hardware," said Smith. "It requires developing an ecosystem of
software and tools to bring new and compelling capabilities and
functions. The development community has recognized the key role Intel
is playing in this segment and is actively working to help capture the
opportunities enabled by the convergence of computing and
communications."
In addition to the latest Intel-based designs, current and future
technologies will enable convergence well into the future. For
example, an upcoming Intel XScale technology based processor,
code-named Bulverde, will add camera phone capabilities and enhance
low-power and multimedia performance for cell phones and PDAs.
Another example includes the Intel PXA800EF cellular processor, the
industry's first highly integrated chip for EDGE networks. Intel's
communications expertise and ability allows the company to deliver a
wide range of wireless support - from communications protocols such as
GSM and GPRS to EDGE - all based on Intel's advanced
"Wireless-Internet-on-a-Chip" process technology.