LG MID to be powered by Intel Moorestown platform
LG Electronics and Intel today announced their collaboration under which LG’s new Mobile Internet Device (MID) will be powered by Intel’s upcoming Moorestown platform and Linux-based Moblin v2.0 software platform. The LG device is expected to be one of the first Moorestown designs to market and is expected to reduce idle power consumption by a factor of greater than 10 versus today’s Intel Atom processor-based MIDs.
The “Moorestown” is Intel’s second-generation MID platform, which consists of a System on Chip (codenamed “Lincroft”) that integrates a 45nm Intel Atom processor core, graphics, video and memory controller. The platform also includes an input/output (I/O) hub, codenamed “Langwell,” that includes a range of I/O blocks and supports wireless solutions.
Additionally, the Moorestown platform will be accompanied by a newer Moblin software version, Moblin v2.0, that is based on the Linux operating system. This software is designed specifically to deliver a great PC-like Internet experience while also supporting cell phone voice capabilities. What’s more, the LG MID will also offer 3G.
