The Dothan!

The main attraction of Intel's Mobility Day was the launching of the latest version of the Pentium M - code-named 'Dothan'.

The Dothan will come in three variants. Following Intel's new naming scheme, the new Dothan processors will be called the Pentium M 755, 745 and 735. They will run at 2.0GHz, 1.8GHz and 1.7GHz respectively. And they will succeed Banias or the original Pentium M processor.

Look at the L2 cache real estate!

These processors will come with a whooping 2MB of L2 cache. Naturally, that increases the transistor count to 140 million! As you can see above, the L2 cache occupies more than half of the die's real estate!

The components that make up Intel's Centrino Technology

Here are the specifications for this awesome new line of Intel Pentium M processors!

Intel Centrino Mobile Technology with Next Generation Pentium M 'Dothan'

• 90 nm Process Technology
• Strained Silicon Process Technology
• 2MB Power Optimized L2 Cache
• Enhanced Register Access Manager
• Enhanced Data Pre-fetcher
• 21W TDP that fits into existing Intel Pentium M processor designs
• Micro-Ops Fusion
• Advanced Instruction Prediction
• Dedicated Stack Manager
• Power-Optimized 400MHz Processor System Bus
• Intelligent Power Distribution
• Deeper Sleep State
• Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology with Multiple Voltage / Frequancy Operatin Points
• Integrated math co-processor
• Micro-FCPGA and Micro-FCBGA packaging technology
• Exposed die enables more efficient heat dissipation
• Fully compatible with previous Intel microprocessors
• Binary compatible with all applications
• Support for MMX technology
• Support for Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE 2)
• Power Managemetn Features
• Deep Sleep and Deeper Sleep modes provide low power dissipation
• On-die thermal diode

Intel 855 Chipset Family

• Intel 855PM/855GME AGP 4X interface provides flexible support for high performance discrete graphics solutions
• Optional Intel Intel 855PM/855GME chipset provides integrated graphics solution with Intel Extreme Graphics 2
• Intel 855PM/855GME integrated low voltage differential signal (LVDS) interface
• Dynamic input/output buffer disabling for processor system bus & memory
• Optimized Internal Clock Gating for 3D and Display Engines with Intel 855PM/855GME
• Intel Stable Image Technology
• DDR memory 333 / 266 / 200MHz
• Up to 2GB DDR Memory Support
• I/O Controller Hub Architecture with USB 2.0 Support
• Integrated 10/100 LAN, Enhanced 20-bit Audio, and AC97 Modem (56kbps) Interface
• ACPI 2.0 and APM 1.2 system power management
• Mobile Clock Manager
• PCI moon2 Docking Support
• Intel Display Power Saving Technology
• Intel Dual-Frequancy Graphics Technology

Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection

• Single band (supporting 802.11b), a dual band (supporting 802.11a/b), and a dual mode (supporting 802.11b/g) product.
• Industry standard wireless LAN security support is available (802.1X, WEP, WPA) and upgradeable support for AES with enabling software implementation
• Cisco Compatible Extensions (such as LEAP and CKIP) support available on certain models. Check woth you PC manufacturer for Cisco security support.
• Support for antenna diversity enables optimized WLAN performance for multi-antenna systems.
• Intel Wireless Coexistence System capability enables Bluetooth devices
• Support for Wirelss Multimedia Extensions (WME)