Intel announced plans last week to enter the tablet 
market. But before it gets there, it's taking a slight detour into laptops with tablet-like features.
Intel is looking at the stark reality of mobile computing. By the end of 2012 the company reports, a new breed of computers will make up 40 percent of the consumer laptop market. Intel is dubbing this segment the Ultrabook, a device that combines performance with improved responsiveness and security in a thin form factor.
"Computing is taking many forms," Sean Maloney, executive vice president of Intel, said during the opening keynote speech at Computex during the weekend. "Technology innovation is a catalyst, and we believe the changes Intel is making to its road maps, together with strong industry collaboration , will bring about an exciting change in personal computing over the next few years."
Path To Ultrabook
Of course, the Ultrabook isn't an overnight innovation. Maloney described three phases in Intel's strategy to drive the vision forward. It begins with the company's just-introduced second-generation Intel Core processors, which are less than 20mm thick at price points under $1,000. This chip will debut in the ASUS Ultrabook in time for the holiday shopping season.
The vision won't be complete until Ivy Bridge, the next-generation Intel processor, debuts in the first half of 2012. Laptops donning Ivy Bridge promise more power efficiency , better visual performance and responsiveness, and enhanced security. The technology taps Intel's recently announced 3D transistor design called Tri-Gate. Future Ultrabooks will also sport USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt technologies. Thunderbolt is a recent innovation featured in the latest Apple computers.
Finally, as Intel's road map moves into 2013, the Haswell processors will make their way to market. This is the third step toward the promise of the Ultrabook that realizes the vision of an ultrathin design. When Haswell hits the scene, Intel said, it will change the mainstream laptop thermal design point by reducing microprocessor power to half of today's design point. (continued...)
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