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SAN FRANCISCO
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Intel Corp.
on Thursday rolled out new products for the mainstream
personal computer market, including faster chips that
can automatically boost a PC's processing power to adapt
to heavier workload.
The
rollout at the Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas
also marked
Intel's
shift to a 32-nanometer manufacturing process that
allows the chipmaker to put more transistors on an
integrated circuit and create smaller, more powerful
semiconductors.
In a sign
of
Intel's
bid to expand deeper into new areas, the company also
introduced chips aimed at automated teller machines,
travel kiosks and new products for wireless devices.
The shift
to the 32-nanometer process "is a big step for
Intel
," said analyst
Roger Kay
of
Endpoint Technologies Associates
.
"It's
the first into the field at this size, which will confer
an advantage in power consumption and manufacturing
cost," he added. "That's big news."
The
rollout includes the introduction to mainstream PCs of
an
Intel
technology dubbed "Turbo Boost" that enables a
chip automatically to increase its processing power
depending on its workload.
The
company's new Core processor products also have
integrated graphics into its main PC processors,
underscoring the chip industry's growing focus on
visuals.
In fact,
Intel's
archrival
Advanced Micro Devices
on Thursday introduced new graphics processors for
notebooks. Earlier this week, AMD also introduced a new
commercial PC platform that highlights enhanced graphics
capabilities.
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