Nov 1, 2010 11:09 GMT  ·  By

Even though the Huron River platform hasn't even come out yet, being set to debut early next year, reports have apparently already surfaced bearing information on its successor, set to come out around the same period of 2012.

The upcoming next generation of central processing units (CPUs) from Intel will have superior processing power and integrated graphics.

As far as mobile PCs are concerned, the new hardware will be known as the Huron River platform and should be officially introduced at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), 2011.

The announcement will, naturally, be followed by various notebook brands as they launch new laptops based on it.

The IT giant will also develop Oak Trail products for the tablet PC market, the so-called Sleek Netbook segment, by December 2010.

Now, Digitimes has published a report that deals not with this platform, but its successor, the one that will be completed later next year.

Known as Chief River, it will include the Ivy Bridge processors, which will be constructed on the 22nm manufacturing process technology.

This platform will supposedly enter mass production in September 2011 and will be made public in January 2012, no doubt at that year's own CES.

No real details are given on it, except for the fact that it will have native support for the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface standard.

The rumor did not stop at just this bit of information, however, having also provided something concerning Intel's alleged plans for the entry-level laptop front.

The netbook platform will bear the name of Cedar Trail-M and will begin being mass produced in the second half of next year.

This information was supposedly supplied to Digitimes by sources from motherboard makers, but it is still, in the end, a rumor, so consumers should be careful to take it with the mandatory grain of salt.