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Monday, June 2, 2008

Nvidia Takes on Intel`s Atom

By Scott Ferguson 06-02-2008

Nvidia, which is known for its line of graphics processors, is branching into the nascent world of mobile Internet devices. Nvidia unveiled a new family of processors dubbed "Tegra" June 2 at the 2008 Computex conference in Taiwan. The graphics chip maker is calling the Tegra a “computer-on-a-chip” platform for these MIDs (mobile Internet devices). The new Tegra 650 series processor is extremely small – 144 millimeters square – and will consume less than one watt of power, which should help increase battery life. The system-on-a-chip design includes an 800MHz ARM 11 CPU, a low-watt Nvidia GeForce GPU (graphics processing unit), an image processor and a high-definition video processor. It can also support hard disk drives, a mouse and other peripherals.

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