{"id":33844,"date":"2011-09-14T15:05:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=33844"},"modified":"2011-09-15T01:43:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T23:43:43","slug":"intel-demonstrates-ultra-low-power-processor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/33844-intel-demonstrates-ultra-low-power-processor.html","title":{"rendered":"Intel demonstrates ultra low-power processor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/span>: During a technology demo Intel showed off a computer processor able to run on the little power generated by a small solar cell, but said they have no plans to turn solar powered computing into a product yet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

During the opening keynote at this year\u2019s (2011) Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference held in San Francisco, Intel<\/a> president and CEO Paul S. Otellini<\/a> showcased a low power processor developed by Intel Labs.<\/p>\n

Calling onto stage Sriram Vangal<\/a>, principal research scientist at Intel, they demonstrated a processor running on a small solar cell.<\/p>\n

\"CuteVangal explained that the processor was running at near the threshold voltage of its transistors, but was still able to run Windows and display an animation. The animation seemed to be an animated gif and showed a kitten wearing headphones (pictured).<\/p>\n

To prove that that processor was indeed running off of the solar cell, Vangal put his hand between it and the light source, causing the computer to lock up.<\/p>\n

While the benefits of technology like this for South Africans and other developing nations is obvious, Otellini said that they have no plans to turn solar powered computing into a product\u2026 yet.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the research and the demonstration was to show off Intel\u2019s work in reducing processor power requirements to increase battery life, tying in with their push into the so-called \u201cUltrabook\u201d and smartphone markets.<\/p>\n

\"Intel

Intel low power CPU full test bench - IDF 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Intel

Intel low power CPU at IDF 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sriram

Sriram Vangal - Principal research scientist, Intel<\/p><\/div>\n

Jan Vermeulen is a guest of Intel at IDF 2011<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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