Intel Releases Five New 45nm Mobile CPUs

According to the latest news on the web, the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel, is planning to add five new 45nm mobile CPUs to its product lineup. The new processors are said to be four dual-cores and one quad-core. The latter is a 2.0 GHz chip dubbed Q9000, and is reported to come with FSB of 1066 MHz, as well as with 6MB of L2 cache. This mobile CPU is expected to have a thermal envelope of 45W and to feature a price tag of $348.

The new dual-core additions fit in the company's Core 2 series. One of them is the 2.93 GHz T9800, which sports a 1066 MHz FSB and 6MB of L2 cache. The other three models are the 2.66 GHz P9600, the T9550 and the 2.53 GHz P8700, which feature the same specs as T9800. The new T chips are reported to come with a thermal envelope of 35W, while the P models would feature a TDP of 25W.

As many of you already know, notebook shipments have outpaced those of desktops this year, which means that the market could see a high expansion rate next year as well, although the entire industry is affected by the economic crisis. Intel's new chips are expected to strengthen the company's position in the market at a time when its rival Advanced Micro Devices also announced plans to release power-efficient processors meant to fit mobile machines such as netbooks or low-power laptops.

According to the news on the web, the Santa Clara-based chip manufacturer has not unveiled any exact information on the availability of the new dual-core chips, which are expected to hit the market at price tags ranging from $530 for the T9800, to $348 for the P9600, $316 for T9550 and $241 for the P8700 CPU.