Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) revealed that its Sonoma platform launch would be delayed until the first quarter due to some quality issues with the Alviso chipset, a component of the Sonoma platform. The company said the delay also reflected an effort to re-align the launch with its customers' product launches. The Alviso will ship for revenue in the fourth quarter.
The Sonoma platform is Intel's next-generation design for notebook computers and includes the Alviso chipset, an increase in Pentium M processor speed and a next-generation wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g triband capability. Intel is working to create a platform that offers an all-day battery life by 2010; to achieve its battery life goal, thr company is looking at a variety of battery technologies, including renewable sources such as fuel cells.
