Intel Introduces New Products for Value Notebook Computers that Deliver More Performance and Lower Overall System Cost

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 1999 - Intel Corporation today introduced the mobile Intel® Celeron® processor at 366 MHz and the mobile 440MX and 440ZX chipsets, three products that bring increased performance and capabilities to low cost notebook computers. The new Celeron processor 366 MHz is now Intel's fastest processor for mobile Value PCs. With this processor, Intel is also introducing the new Micro PGA processor packaging, which offers more flexibility to system manufacturers and can help them reduce inventory costs.

"We are committed to delivering the building blocks our customers need to help them develop smaller, higher performance notebooks at a lower cost," said Frank Spindler, vice president and marketing director of Intel's Mobile and Handheld Products Group. "This includes faster processors, chipsets and new processor packaging that are specifically designed to address the needs of our customers and end users in the mobile PC market segment."

New Chipsets Bring More Capabilities at a Lower Cost
Both the 440MX and 440ZX chipsets are designed for mobile Celeron processor-based notebooks. The 440ZX is Intel's first low cost mobile chipset that adds support for AGP, bringing higher quality graphics to the mobile Value PC market segment. The 440MX chipset offers an integrated one-chip design, as well as support for "soft" audio and modem features. This means that computer manufacturers can save money, space and power consumption in their notebook designs because they don't need to include additional hardware to perform audio and modem functions. This small design and "soft" capabilities make the 440MX an ideal product for very small mobile PCs, such as mini notebooks, as well as designs that target the lowest possible cost.

New Packaging Design Offers More Flexibility and Cost Savings
With the mobile Celeron processor at 366 MHz, Intel is introducing a new processor packaging type called Micro PGA (Pin Grid Array). This new packaging, slightly larger than a postage stamp, consists of the processor and a tiny socket, which combined measure only 32 by 37 millimeters in dimension and less than six millimeters in height. The pins on the package are only 1.25 millimeters long (about the thickness of a dime), making it Intel's smallest "pinned" processor package ever.

Since the Intel processors using the Micro PGA packaging fit on a socket and are not soldered to a notebook's motherboard (as with many of today's designs), mobile PC vendors can keep one single motherboard design in inventory and utilize it for a variety of processor speeds. This reduces overall inventory costs and offers more flexibility to system vendors that manufacture "build to order" notebooks.

The Micro PGA packaging will be available for all mobile Celeron and Pentium II processors 266 MHz and higher.

Processors Designed Specifically for Mobile Computing
All of Intel's mobile processors are designed for notebook computers. As such, they run at a lower voltage than their desktop counterparts, helping save battery life even while running at faster speeds. In addition, mobile Pentium II and Celeron processors also implement Intel's QuickStart technology, which reduces processor power to below 0.5 watts when idle, further improving battery life. This technology is so efficient that it can lower processor voltage even between key strokes when a user is typing. Another advantage of Intel mobile processors is that their size is significantly smaller, making possible the development of new notebook sizes, including "thin and light" and mini notebooks.

"Intel has developed a number of breakthrough technologies in the areas of power savings, battery life enhancement and processor size reduction that allow our customers to design ever smaller notebooks while increasing performance and functionality," Spindler added. "We don't ask our customers or consumers to sacrifice size, weight and mobility to get higher performance. Our mobile products combine all those advantages."

Product Features, Pricing and Availability
Intel's family of mobile Celeron processors is offered at speeds of 366, 333, 300 and 266 MHz. They all are based on Intel's advanced P6 microarchitecture and have an integrated 128 KB level 2 (L2) cache for increased performance. The mobile Intel Celeron processor 366 MHz is priced at $170 per unit in 1,000 unit quantities and the 440MX and 440ZX chipsets are priced at $22.35 and $26 per unit respectively, in 10,000 unit quantities.

For complete performance information for this and other Intel mobile processors, please go to www.intel.com/mobile/performance. For other information about Intel's mobile processors and technologies, please visit www.intel.com/mobile.

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