Intel's Haswell chips are engineered to cut power use (BBC)

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Intel has released early details of its Haswell computer chips, due for release in the middle of next year.

One version of the processors will run at 10 watts, about half as much as its current Ivy Bridge design.

It said the improvement would mean devices could become thinner, faster and offer extended battery life.

In addition it said the chips were designed to better support "perceptual" tasks such as voice recognition, facial analysis and depth tracking.

Intel is the world's biggest semiconductor supplier to laptop and desktop PC manufacturers, outselling its x86-based chip rival AMD.
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1. Seeing Intel concerned with energy efficiency is exciting

Great minds working in an area that will make a difference, Intel leads the way.

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2. I recently got an Ivy Bridge laptop

At 35W TDP, I'm amazed at how much cooler it runs compared to the overheating oven laptop I had with a dedicated graphics card. I can say one thing that helps is the integrated GPU, which is generally less power consuming (and more powerful) compared to a chipset solution.

The 10W chip will probably be a low-voltage design for ultrabooks. Still, Intel's TDPs for desktop and laptop chips have been declining since the release of the Core processors.