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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:02 am    Post subject: Intel to sell Xscale business to Marvell Reply with quote
Intel have decided to sell their Xscale business.

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Intel’s communications and application processor business develops and sells processors for handheld devices including smart phones and personal digital assistants. The business’ processors, based on Intel® XScale technology, include the Intel® PXA9xx communications processor, codenamed “Hermon,” which powers Research in Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry* 8700 device. The Intel PXA27x applications processor, codenamed “Bulverde,” is used in the Palm Treo* smart phone, the Motorola Q* and other devices.


This will also affect Pocket PCs and PNDs - all of them run on Xscale processors.

Looks like Intel wants to push x86 processors instead, and they are openly talking about a "handtop" device with a x86 processor running Windows Vista by 2010. Erm...

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060627corp.htm
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Intel to sell Xscale business to Marvell Reply with quote
lbendlin wrote:
Looks like Intel wants to push x86 processors instead, and they are openly talking about a "handtop" device with a x86 processor running Windows Vista by 2010. Erm...


The three years until 2010 is a time in computer years... Anything could happen.

I don't think the x86 architecture is that well suited to handheld devices, but it could be completely redesigned by 2010.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think the biggest issue is and stays power consumption. Even if they get it down to 0.5 W that is still 125 mA at 4V - this will eat batteries for breakfast and ask for more..
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