at CES 2008
"We're now in the midst of the largest opportunity to redefine consumer electronics and entertainment since the introduction of the television," Intel Corporation President and CEO Paul Otellini said during his demonstration of Intel’s ‘Canmore’ SoC media processor at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
As televisions and other CE devices connect to the Internet, highly integrated media processors and the benefits of Moore's Law will matter more than ever before, Intel Corporation President and CEO Paul Otellini said during a keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
"Increasingly, computing and communications are coming together, bringing a new level of capabilities and intelligence to the Internet experience. The personal Internet of tomorrow will serve you – delivering the information you want, when you want it, how you want, wherever you are."
Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on a chip will double every 18 to 24 months. Otellini said the additional transistors will enable Intel to integrate application processing and media processing functions on a single chip, which will lead to exciting benefits for consumers and new business opportunities for the industry.
Otellini conducted the first public demonstration of Intel's first CE system-on-a-chip (SoC) product based on Intel® architecture. Codenamed "Canmore," the new SoC is optimized for a new generation of set-top boxes, media players and TVs.
As he demonstrated the capabilities of Canmore, Otellini reminded the audience that the chip is both a CE system and an Internet computer that will enable the migration of Internet applications and services to TVs and provide rich interactive experiences that will complement traditional TV viewing.
Otellini said that Canmore, which will be available in the second half of this year, pairs a powerful Intel architecture processor core with a leading-edge, dedicated A/V processing unit capable of playing 1080p video with 7.1 surround sound, a 3-D graphics unit for advanced user interfaces and online games, and technologies to enable broadcast and multicast TV.
"Packaging important functions such as computing, graphics and audio-video processing into a single chip will help devices do more while taking up less space and energy," Otellini said.