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Moorestown Platform for handheld devices

The company announced the new Intel mobile platform Moorestown, which is designed for mobile Internet devices and smartphones, and will be available in 2010, Moorestown platform is a "system-on-chip» (System-on-Chip, SoC) codenamed Lincroft. It comprises a processor Intel Atom (45 nm), integrated memory controller, graphics adapter and the block I / O I / O-PCH (codenamed "Langwell) with support for wireless sensor digital camera, flash memory and some other components . The structure of Moorestown is a separate chip Mixed Signal IC (MSIC), codenamed Briertown.

"System-on-chip", block I / O I / O-PCH, MSIC chip and algorithm OSPM working in concert, which significantly reduces power consumption in idle mode (up to 50 times). Through the use of these components of the physical dimensions of the platform was able to reduce 2-fold compared with the cost used in the platform Menlow.

Intel together with leading manufacturers of computer systems, including Aava Mobile, Compal Communications, Compal Electronics, EB, Inventec, LG Electronics and Quanta, leads the development of consumer devices based on Moorestown.

Platform Moorestown has high performance for running demanding Internet applications as a full-fledged PC. This is possible through the use of transistors in Lincroft High-K metal gate, the specifics of 45-nanometer topology, fully integrated controller I / O I / O-PCH Langwell.

"System-on-chip» Lincroft has the architecture, designed for the opportunity to work at different clock speeds, and adaptable to different tasks (see, editing and conversion of video and graphics). Therefore, the running program can provide just such a performance, which is required at a particular time.

Mode Bus Turbo Mode increases the bus bandwidth and faster exchange of data between the processor and memory while working at higher clock speeds. Intel Burst Performance (Intel BPT) causes the processor to run at a higher clock frequency on demand, providing increased performance in devices compact form factor without the danger of overheating. Intel Hyperthreading1 delivers high performance per watt and facilitates work with multiple applications running simultaneously. I / O controller interfaces Langwell supports PC and handheld devices MIPI-CSI, SDIO, USB and has a flash memory controller, NAND.

"System-on-chip» Lincroft supports but also LVDS Interface MIPI. Due to the last platform meets the increased demands for energy-efficient handheld devices with small screens. Supported memory DDR1 with low energy consumption and DDR2. The platform Moorestown implemented algorithm OS Power Management (OSPM) of new generation - a software operating system timer that controls the computer's power operating mode and idle.

Improvements to the Moorestown platform allowed to reduce its physical size doubled compared to the previous platform Menlow. In traditional PCs, most controllers are located on the motherboard. Moorestown In contrast, most integrated in the chip MSIC Briertown and controller I / O I / O-PCH Langwell.

To ensure a permanent connection to the Internet platform Moorestown will be equipped with modules from Option 3G/HSPA and Ericsson, as well as adapters WiMAX.

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