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Freescale's i.MX515 netbook processor promises low cost, long battery life
Engadget —
... Look out, Intel -- the whole world's gunning for you, with both VIA (possibly, anyway) and now Freescale looking to snag a sliver of the netbook CPU pie. Reportedly, the latter company will be debuting a netbook-centric chip at CES this week from ...
Freescale Enters the Low-Cost Netbook Processor Business with i.MX515 ARM Processor
techPowerUp! —
... only for Linux. The main strenght of i.MX515 based on the Cortex-A8 core from ARM is its low power usage, which suggests extra long battery life of the machines equipped with this CPU. According to the company, the chip would allow a netbook with an 8.9-inch display to receive eight hours of battery life. Again, expect more information at CES 2009. There Freescale will showcase a working i.MX515-based netbook prototype made by Pegatron (ASUS spin-off company).
Source: Reuters
Another Challenger Wades into the Netbook Processor Arena
Maximum PC —
... to take on Intel in the desktop processor market, nor can there be much gumption after witnessing the struggles AMD continues to go through as the sole competitor. But in the fast growing netbook sector, all bets are off. VIA's Nano chip has emerged as a viable contender with a promising multi-core future, AMD is expected to unveil a chip for ultraportables at CES, and now yet another company looks to jump in the ring with a low cost processor of its own. Freescale Semiconductor announced on Monday a new ARM-based chip from its i.MX line the company claims will finally make ...
Freescale rolls out i.MX515 processor for netbooks
DV Hardware —
Freescale has unveiled the i.MX515, an ARM Cortex-A8 based processor for netbooks that are priced below $200. These chips can't run x86 applications but will offer superior battery life. ...
