New 4 Series Chipsets Unveiled By Intel

In this information era, people have an innate desire to be connected all the time and this need has yielded the Intel 4 series chipsets which are designed to work with Core 2 Duo and the Core 2 Quad processors. On Tuesday, Sean Maloney, the Executive Vice President of Intel, made the announcement during a keynote address at the Computex Show.

The Intel 4 Series chip sets are designed to power mobile Internet devices (MID), as well as ultra-small PCs, called Netbooks and Nettops. The chipsets that include the G45, G43, P45 and P43 will be used with the 45 nanometer Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad processors. A chip set is a group of integrated chips or circuits that are designed to work together. Often sold as a single product, chip sets are designed to work with a main processor.

Maloney noted that people increasingly are looking to be able to store all of their high-definition videos, photographs, music and games in one place and be able to access that from small mobile Internet devices while they're on the go. “The Internet is going high-def, Desktop PCs with these new chipsets let you enjoy, share and protect your digital life. They have the processing power and graphics to deliver stutter-free HD video playback, improved 3-D performance and leading storage capabilities," Maloney said during his keynote.

The new Intel G45 Express chip set sports the updated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD and is designed to deliver strong visual performance and quality. According to the company, it's the first Intel platform to integrate complete hardware high-definition pipelines for Blue-ray and other HD content playback. It's also the first Intel platform to post-process HD content for improved visual quality.

The Intel G43 Express chip set is designed to deliver strong graphics for everyday computing. It uses Intel Clear Video Technology for HD playback and also has an enhanced 3-D graphics engine with full support of Microsoft Windows Vista Premium.

Chris Tulley, the spokesman of Intel said the company expects Netbook and Nettop sales to outpace growth of traditional laptops and desktops. "We see a lot of demand for more affordable products," said Tulley. "We see an opportunity to have more devices per household and potentially one device per person."

According to Intel, mobile WiMAX will provide the speed, bandwidth and ubiquitous wireless access needed for this new generation of mobile devices to be Web 2.0 capable and allow users to do things like create and watch videos, play games and share photos in the same way that they would on a desktop computer.

The more powerful microprocessors and high-speed WiMAX wireless networks will usher in new era for mobile computing devices, allowing people to get a fuller, richer Internet experience on the go.