Intel will roll out next-generation processors and accelerators designed for wireless broadband access this quarter.

Intel Korea, the world's top chipmaker's affiliate here, on Monday unveiled the PXA27x family of processors and 2700G accelerators geared specifically toward mobile handheld equipment.

The two devices combine to provide cell phones or wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs) with enough computing power for seamless video conferencing for as long as one and a half hours and DVD-quality video playback.

In Korea, the high-end devices will be mostly incorporated into mobile PDAs as the chips for the nation's code division multiple access (CDMA) standard are mostly procured from the U.S.-based Qualcomm.

Such companies as LG Electronics and Pantech Group, however, plan to use the processors and accelerators for export items, especially for the Europe-dominant global system for mobile communications (GSM) phones.

On the strength of the PXA27x processors, which improve battery life significantly by saving power, people will be able to operate three-dimensional games and advanced video on the move through their mobile handsets.

The chips, which were formerly code-named ``Bulverde'', are also equipped with security features to offer such services as trusted boot or secure storage of private information.

The 2700G accelerators, which speed up the computing process, will materialize advanced video and graphic capabilities to enable full screen video at full frame rates without compromising battery life.

The PXA27x processor family is currently available in sample quantities with mass production slated for some time this quarter and priced at $32 in 10,000 unit quantities according to the company. The 2700G accelerators have a suggested price of $17 for 10,000 units.