The technology package provides significantly lower power consumption and prepares the company to target a range of computing devices, including high-end smartphones, tablet PCs and other mobile handheld products. The chips bring Intel's classic products capability to run a comprehensive and growing number of rich media and Internet applications, a choice of software, and the ability to easily multitask across a number of applications, including HD video and multi-point videoconferencing.

The platform includes the Intel Atom Z6xx series processor family (formerly Lincroft system-on-chip), the Intel Platform Controller Hub MP20 (formerly Langwell) and a dedicated Mixed Signal IC (MSIC), formerly "Briertown."

The platform has been repartitioned to include the Intel Atom Processor Z6xx, which combines the 45nm Intel Atom processor core with 3D graphics, video encode and decode, as well as memory and display controllers into a single SoC design. It also includes the MP20 Platform Controller Hub, which supports a range of system-level functions and I/O blocks. Additionally, a dedicated MSIC integrates power delivery and battery charging, and consolidates a range of analog and digital components.

Collectively these new chips deliver significantly lower power including over 50 times reduction in idle power, over 20 times reduction in audio power, and 2-3 times reductions across browsing and video scenarios, all at the platform level when compared to Intel's previous-generation product. These power savings translate into more than 10 days of standby, up to two days of audio playback and 4-5 hours of browsing and video battery life. When combined with 1.5-3 times higher compute performance, 2-4 times richer graphics, more than four times higher JavaScript performance, and support for full HD 1080p high-profile video decoding and 720p HD video recording, these low-power innovations bring a rich, PC-like visual experience to powerful handheld computers.

Building on the C6 state in the original Intel Atom processor design, the SoC incorporates new ultra-low-power states (S0i1 and S0i3), which take the SoC to 100 micro-W. At the platform level, Intel implemented a new, fine grain OS power management approach that manages the idle and active power states across all aspects of the system based on usage scenarios. This software-managed technique applies aggressive power and clock gating across the SoC's power islands and system voltage rails. Additionally, Intel used a new high-K 45nm LP SoC process to support a multiple transistor design with a range of high-voltage I/Os.

These power management capabilities, when combined with Intel Burst Performance Technology for high-performance on demand, and Intel's Bus Turbo Mode for high-bandwidth on demand, help to deliver performance and power efficiency across a range of handheld devices.

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