Intel announces new 45nm 'Penryn' processors for Centrino laptops

Intel unveiled 16 new processors today, including the company's first 45nm 'Penryn' chips for Intel Centrino-based laptops. All of the new processors are lead- and halogen-free, making them more environmentally friendly. The processors are up to 25% smaller than previous versions, which should trigger new categories category of small form-factor, low-powered, high-performance mobile devices.

There are five 45nm Penryn chips for laptops in the new line-up, the T8100, T8300, T9300 and T9500, running at 2.1GHz, 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz, respectively. The fifth processor is the Core 2 Xtreme X9000, which runs at 2.8GHz.

The new chips will form part of Intel's next 'Santa Rosa refresh' early this year, which will be followed by the full 'Montevina' Centrino update that will introduce integrated Wi-Max networking.

"The new products we're announcing today provide consumers and businesses with the benefit of sleeker and higher-performing laptops and more powerful and fashionable PCs that deliver for the most hard-core gamer, high-definition enthusiast and just about every other consumer demand," said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's mobile platforms group. "And later this year, Intel will begin delivering the mobile internet with much smaller, lighter and powerful Internet-enabled devices that ultimately will fit right into your pocket."

[ Intel]