Intel recently released
details of HDMI/HDPC in
G35 IGP chipset (Bearlake G+), stating that would be a solid solution to HDMI/HDPC.
According to the official document from Intel, HDMI Signal Mixing and HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) have already built in G35 IGP.
Through PCI-E pins, the 165MHz Pixel Clock provides 1.65Gbps bandwidth for the video, supporting 720p, 1080i and 1080p, and a maximum of 1600x 1200 or 1920 x 1080 ultra high 24bit resolution. In the audio part, G35 IGP features stereo LPCM and AC3 5.1 with a maximum bandwidth 96 KHz.
Inside G35 IGP, the audio part still remains in ICH9 but there is also a HD Audio Link between G35 and ICH9 for direct transfer. It should also be noticed that HD Audio Codec is built in G35. In addition, Encrypted HDCP Key of G35 IGP can be stored any Flash Map devices such as BIOS.
In addition, since HDMI voltage output in G35 IGP has only got 1.2V,
G35 motherboard has to include a "Level Shifter" chip to provide standard 3.3V output. This "Level Shifter" chip will has the sample in Q1 2007 and send to production in Q2 2007, meeting the release schedule of G35 in Q3 2007.
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HKEPC
EDIT: Dodatak
In addition to the Core 2 Duo E4300 CPU, which Intel is slated to launch in the first quarter of 2007, the chip giant will add two Core 2 Duo E4000-series CPUs,
the E4200 and E4400, in the second quarter of next year.
Intel originally planned to launch the 1.6GHz E4200 in the fourth quarter of this year to compete with AMD's Socket-AM2 Athlon 64 x2 3600+, but later on, the launch was suspended to make way for the 1.8GHz E4300 CPU.
In the third quarter of 2007, Intel also plans to launch the Core 2 Duo E6390 CPU for the mid-range desktop segment, as well as the Core 2 Duo E6850, E6750 and E6650 CPUs for the high-end segment, according to Intel's latest roadmap.
Featuring a 1333 MHz FSB, the E6850, E6750 and E6650 will get the roles being currently played by the Core 2 Duo E6700 and E6600 processors.
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DigiTimes