By Damon Poeter, Sep. 16, 2009
Nvidia is better known for its big and powerful discrete graphics cards, but some of the company's most notable design wins in recent weeks involve integrated GPUs that run the gamut from small to smallest. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphics chip maker won over Microsoft with its Tegra system-on-a-chip platform -- that tiny GPU-ARM processor combo powers the new Zune HD. Nvidia calls Tegra "the world's first HD mobile processor." In addition to consumer electronics devices like the Zune, Nvidia is lining up Tegra for an ultra-low power category of thin and light netbooks, such as the forthcoming Mobbinova N910. A smartphone built on Tegra is "in the works," according to Bill Henry, Nvidia's general manager of mobile Internet products. Meanwhile, Nvidia's slightly larger Ion graphics platform has turned up in new netbooks by Hewlett-Packard, Samsung and Lenovo after debuting earlier this year in ultra-small desktop PCs -- or "nettops" -- like the Acer Aspire Revo.
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