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Nvidia's Mobile Tegra Processor to Launch Next April

Posted 11/12/08 at 10:40:19 AM  by Paul Lilly

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Nvidia looks to take on both Intel and Apple and make a bid for the mobile device market with its Tegra chip. The low powered "computer on a chip" boasts an ARM based processor core, HD video decoder capable of 1080p playback, a variation of the GeForce graphics core, an integrated media processor, and more.

Right now the chip is in the development phase, which company president and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says is going exceedingly well. Barring any snags, Huang says we can expect to see Tegra shipping sometime between April and June of 2009. The launch would likely kick off with the Tegra 600 running at 700MHz, Tegra 650 running at 800MHz, and the Tegra APX runing at 600MHz.

It remains unclear which partners plan to utilize Tegra, but given the specs, it shouldn't be hard to find willing manufacturers.

Image Credit: Nvidia

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TAGS: mobile, cpu, nvidia, processor, hardware, tegra, netbook
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avatarperfect for HTPC

Submitted by Bender2000 on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 10:14am

With a low power chip like this, the HTPC can maybe finally go mainstream. Work out some of the CableCard quirks and load it with a Blu Ray player. Heat and the need for a discreet vidcard were two of the obstacles this CPU can overcome. The rest are proprietary conflicts, like stupid CableCard implementation, DirecTV, TiVo and streaming limitations. We need a champion to build a device to cut through all the bull and bring the PC into the livingroom.

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