Intel goes ULV for laptops to combat the oncoming tablet horde

Intel was talking up its x86-powered smartphones and battery-sipping Atoms for tablets loads recently, however the company hasn’t forgotten its roots in traditional PC form-factors. At an investor event in San Francisco, CEO Paul Otellini announced a vital change to its line of notebook CPUs — ultra low voltage would be the new norm, not only a distinct segment chip for top-end ultra-portables. The baseline voltage for future CPUs could be inside the 10 to fifteen watt range, a big drop from the 35w design of the mainstream Core line and under even current-gen ULV chips (which bottom out at 17w). The corporate also plans to make NVIDIA eat its words by putting the pedal to the metal on die shrinks — releasing a 22nm Atom next year followed by a 14nm version in 2013. Which can mean our fantasy of true all-day battery life in a swish and sexy laptop will finally come true. Don’t crush our dreams Intel!

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