Intel to fend off ARM threat

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Intel will accelerate its shift to more advanced manufacturing technologies, allowing it to speed the pace at which it can introduce new, lower-power chips, he said.

Otellini stated that Intel's future processors for laptops and mainstream desktops would be designed with a power rating of 10 to 20 Watts, reveals ZDNet.

That's a major change from the 30-40-Watt ratings of today's second-generation Core processors.

This isn't the first time that Intel has made such a shift in its product roadmap - Otellini specifically cited the introduction of the Pentium processor and the Centrino mobile platform - but it is a significant one for Intel.

The revised design-power targets will include system-on-chip Atoms, as well. Those targets will be scaled both up and down to range from sub - one watt to under 10 Watts, states the Register.