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Intel Produces 45nm Chip

by , 8:15 AM EST, January 26th, 2006

Intel has successfully produced and tested a 45nm computer chip, and plans to ship chips based on this technology on 2007. Most chips today are manufactured using a 65nm process. As manufacturers reduce the scale of chips, in this case moving from 65nm to 45nm, they can pack more transistors into a smaller space.

Smaller chips usually translates into smaller computers, too. Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group vice president and general manager, Bill Holt commented "Our 45nm technology will provide the foundation for delivering PCs with improved performance-per-watt that will enhance the user experience."

That's good news for future MacBook Pro owners. Once the 45nm chips are available, Apple should be able to design a smaller, faster, and more powerful model that uses less electricity than the version that was announced at Macworld Expo in January.

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Close Name:coaten Posts: 2969 Joined: 10 Oct 2001
Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:33 am Subject:

And so it becomes clearer why Apple jumped into bed with Intel.


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Close Name:jimothy Posts: 581 Joined: 04 Jun 2004
Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:02 am Subject: 45nm process

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And so it becomes clearer why Apple jumped into bed with Intel.

It won't be long before AMD, Freescale, and yes, even IBM also produce 45 nm chips. The reason is, the chip manufacturing equipment isn't produced by the chipmakers themselves, but by a few third parties. So the industry moves almost in unison when it comes to process size.


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Close Name:burrito Posts: 176 Joined: 07 Aug 2005
Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:06 am Subject:

the problem with the macbook's power consumption lies not within it's cpu, but with it's display. displays are power-guzzlers, and if they can solve that problem, then battery life will increase exponentially.

don't believe me? unplug your powerbook, export an imovie to ipod video format (to get the cpu working), and shut the display off... your battery should last for a *very* long time compared to normal usage with the screen on...


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Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:32 pm Subject:
Close Name:ireid2k Posts: 125 Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:59 pm Subject: Screen and Battery life

better yet, set your battery indicator to show time left while unplugged, then use the Brightness key button to show you how much a jump the battery time left goes up when you reduce the brightness. . .

less power consumption.


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the problem with the macbook's power consumption lies not within it's cpu, but with it's display. displays are power-guzzlers, and if they can solve that problem, then battery life will increase exponentially.

don't believe me? unplug your powerbook, export an imovie to ipod video format (to get the cpu working), and shut the display off... your battery should last for a *very* long time compared to normal usage with the screen on...


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Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2043 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:12 pm Subject: Power consumption - it ALL matters

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burrito wrote:
the problem with the macbook's power consumption lies not within it's cpu, but with it's display. displays are power-guzzlers, and if they can solve that problem, then battery life will increase exponentially.

don't believe me? unplug your powerbook, export an imovie to ipod video format (to get the cpu working), and shut the display off... your battery should last for a *very* long time compared to normal usage with the screen on...


So, they should go with CPUs that consume 1,000 times as much as today, because it doesn't matter? Every bit of power reduction helps.

The displays in PowerBooks are pretty much the same as in PC laptops, yet the PC laptops have longer battery life than PowerBooks. The difference there is in the CPU. It's also why PowerBooks run hotter than PC laptops.

Other big power eaters are the optical drive and hard drive. When I travel, I copy a DVD or two to the HD (takes a while), then watch it from the HD, as the HD uses less power than the optical drive.


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