Thursday, August 21, 2008
Intel announced that it will combine the Internet and television with its new CE3100 processor launched at the Intel Developer Forum.
Intel said it has struck a deal with Yahoo! to use its software to create a so-called Widget Channel to drive Web applications to x86-based "YTVs."
The move marks a significant step in leveraging Intel's SoC design direction into a major new market for the microprocessor company. The quality of Intel's work in audio/video silicon is one of several proof points the company will need to establish.
"This is the first CE-optimized system-on-chip to use the Intel architecture," said Eric Kim, general manager of Intel's digital home group.
Eric Kim promised a roadmap of parts needed for the effort and to extend the new processor's reach into other consumer devices. The list includes chips with Atom-based cores expected to arrive in 2009.
By: DocMemory
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