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Expanding its presence in cell phones, Intel Corp.
introduced a product that combines the brains and memory of wireless
handsets.
As cell phones take on new functions such as games,
address book, e-mail and scheduling, the devices increasingly require more
memory and processing power.
The new Intel chipsets will run as
fast as 300 megahertz and have up to 128 megabytes of storage, enough
memory to hold two albums of compressed digital music, according to Mark
Casey, director of marketing for the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company's
wireless group.
It's the first Intel cell phone processor to stack
memory chips directly on top of a processor. At 1.8 volts, the processor
requires nearly half the power of Intel's previous chips, which helps
extend battery life.
Alex Pham
