CNET News cites a Chinese web site as following:
The dual-core version of the Via Nano 3000–due in late 2009 or 2010–may use a Fujitsu 45-nanometer or TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) 40-nanometer manufacturing process, according to HKEPC. The Intel Atom is based on 45-nanometer process technology.
The Via chip may also include SSE4 instruction support, HKEPC said. Generally, SSE4 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 4) instructions speed up multimedia applications.
Via is also slated to bring out other improved Nano processors in 2009, according to the report.
As I never liked Intel too much due to the megalomania exhibited by many of their German and Austrian PR folks (keep in mind that fish always start to stink at the head), I am more than happy to see some competition heating up the netbook market…
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