Intel introduced a new family of processors designed for wireless broadband access in cell phones and PDAs. The Intel PXA27x processors, formerly code-named “Bulverde,” will be offered in multiple configurations of clock speeds running from 312 up to 624 MHz, and with as much as 64 megabytes of stacked Intel StrataFlash memory. The new processors will be the first products to integrate the Intel Wireless MMX technology, providing additional performance for 3-D games and advanced video while improving battery-life. The new chip also utilizes Wireless Intel SpeedStep technology, enabling significant power savings by intelligently managing voltage and frequency changes. The first processor in the line, which runs at 312 MHz, is currently sampling an has a suggested list price of $32 in 10,000 unit quantities.
Intel is also introducing a multimedia accelerator that complements the new processor line and delivers advanced video and graphic capabilities to enable full screen video at full frame rates without sacrificing battery life. The Intel 2700G multimedia accelerator delivers DVD-quality video playback on VGA displays and supports a range of video formats such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and Microsoft Windows Media Video9.
As part of the rollout, Intel is showing a cell phone concept design that connects over cellular GSM/GPRS, Wi-Fi (802.11b) or Bluetooth and supports Microsoft, PalmSource, Symbian as well as MontaVista Linux and Java environments.
Intel also developed the Intel Mobile Scaleable Link, a high-speed interface that operates at up to 416 Mbpswww.intel.com
