SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. is expected to announce a new mobile Pentium III processor on Monday, and several computer makers also are expected to unveil new laptop systems featuring the new chip.
Intel (INTC) has planned a press conference with Executive Vice President Paul Otellini, as well as some executives from some personal computer makers, at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco on Monday.
The new mobile Pentium III, which has been known by the code name Tualatin, is the first Intel product being manufactured using 0.13 micron technology, which refers to how fine the lines used to etched the circuits are.
Intel earlier this month slashed prices on several Pentium III mobile chips -- some as much as 37% -- as it made room for this new product. Some analysts said the company could cut prices further after Monday's announcement.
The new Pentium III mobile chip is expected to run at speeds up to 1.2 gigahertz and also will have versions for very low power systems, analysts said. "This is an important jump up for them," said analyst Nathan Brookwood of Insight 64, a research firm in Saratoga, Calif. Mr. Brookwood expects the 1.2 to cost more than $700, a 1.13 GHz version to cost about $500 and a 1 GHz model to be priced at about $300.
Intel is ramping up its offerings to compete against Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Transmeta Corp. (TMTA). "They have AMD with the Athlon 4 breathing down their neck, so it's an important competitive move," Mr. Brookwood said.
It's also an important milestone for Intel to be making chips on the 0.13-micron manufacturing process because it reduces costs by making the chips smaller. The company has said it expects to start making Pentium 4 chips on 0.13 micron by the end of the year.
Intel (INTC) has planned a press conference with Executive Vice President Paul Otellini, as well as some executives from some personal computer makers, at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco on Monday.
The new mobile Pentium III, which has been known by the code name Tualatin, is the first Intel product being manufactured using 0.13 micron technology, which refers to how fine the lines used to etched the circuits are.
Intel earlier this month slashed prices on several Pentium III mobile chips -- some as much as 37% -- as it made room for this new product. Some analysts said the company could cut prices further after Monday's announcement.
The new Pentium III mobile chip is expected to run at speeds up to 1.2 gigahertz and also will have versions for very low power systems, analysts said. "This is an important jump up for them," said analyst Nathan Brookwood of Insight 64, a research firm in Saratoga, Calif. Mr. Brookwood expects the 1.2 to cost more than $700, a 1.13 GHz version to cost about $500 and a 1 GHz model to be priced at about $300.
Intel is ramping up its offerings to compete against Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Transmeta Corp. (TMTA). "They have AMD with the Athlon 4 breathing down their neck, so it's an important competitive move," Mr. Brookwood said.
It's also an important milestone for Intel to be making chips on the 0.13-micron manufacturing process because it reduces costs by making the chips smaller. The company has said it expects to start making Pentium 4 chips on 0.13 micron by the end of the year.
