Intel refreshes line of ULV processors

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The chipzila is expected to revamp its line of ultra low voltage processors by announcing some new ULV processors targeting ultraportables.

The new processors will help laptops to operate faster without sacrificing battery life.

Intel currently offers ULV processors for ultra thin and light laptops, such as Apple MacBook Air. But, the new chips are expected to boost the speed of applications while making it soft on battery life. The chips will run at clock speeds of up to 1.6GHz, and are expected to run somewhere between four to seven hours depending on the usage.

The chips will be made available by Monday and are a part of Intel's Montevina mobile platform.

The revamp plans have come much before the Intel plans to release new ultra-low-voltage processors for inexpensive laptops, which are due in the second quarter as part of the updated Montevina Plus platform. The new chips include the dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 chip, Single-core Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 chip, Intel Core 2 Duo SP9600 and SL9600 Intel Core 2 Duo.

source: itvoir