5 posts and columns on Montevina

This Is Where P.A. Semi Comes In, Right?

in News on July 28, 2008 at 5:00 pm PT

So that “future product transition” Apple’s headed for later this year? The one that will bring with it “state-of-the-art new products that [Apple's] competitors just aren’t going to be able to match”? It’s looking more and more like it may involve a new chipset–possibly even an internally developed one.

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Intel: AmTech Reports Trouble With Centrino FCC Certification; Graphics Issues With Montevina Chipset

in News on May 23, 2008 at 1:30 pm PT

Intel has developed a pair of technical issues, American Technology Research analyst Doug Freedman asserts today. One, Freedman says the company had a “misstep in the completion of FCC certification” for the next-generation Centrino processor with support for the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard. Meanwhile, he also says that issues have cropped up with the integrated graphics in the Montevina platform. He says failures are occurring at notebook OEMs.

You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em, Know When to Fold 'Em

in News on April 28, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

You Gotta Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em

in News on April 28, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Apple iMac: Now With Unannounced Intel Processors!

in News on April 28, 2008 at 8:00 am PT

Intel’s Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 is shipping in “limited quantities,” all right. Quantities limited to Apple. The Apple Web site went offline for a bit this morning, and when it returned it featured a handful of new iMacs, all of them apparently running Intel’s as-of-yet unannounced X9100 Montevina processor.