Samsung NC20 12.1" Mini-Notebook VIA Nano Processor

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VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced that Samsung has adopted the VIA Nano processor in the new Samsung NC20 mini-notebook.

Combining the power efficient 1.3+GHz VIA Nano processor with the highly-integrated VIA VX800 system media processor, the Samsung NC20 also features a stunning 1280x800 12.1" display, ensuring an outstanding video experience and enabling a full-size 12" notebook keyboard with optimized 18.5mm key spacing and larger touchpad in a highly portable device that weighs just 1.52kg.

Mobility is enhanced by 802.11b/g and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and a six-cell battery that provides up to 6.5 hours of use independent of any power supply, while storage options include either a solid state disk or a SATA hard disk drive. Other features include an integrated 1.3 mega pixel digital motion camera, 3-in-1 memory card reader and three built-in USB ports.

"We are delighted that Samsung has adopted the VIA Nano processor for the Samsung NC20," said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "This is a truly ground-breaking product that sets the new industry standard for consumer mini-notes and clearly demonstrates the advanced performance of our VIA Nano processor platform."

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Here Are the Specifications For it

Samsung NC20 Mini-Notebook Specifications

• Screen - 12.1" LED WXGA (1280 x 800)
• CPU - VIA Nano ULV Processor U2250 (1.3+GHz, 800MHz)
• Chipset - VIA VX800 Unified Digital Media IGP Chipset
• Graphics - Integrated VIA Chrome9 with DirectX 9.0 3D graphics support and hardware video acceleration
• OS - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Memory - 1GB DDR2 (1*SODMM)
• Storage - 160GB HDD (9.5mmH 2.5’’HDD, SATA)
• Webcam - 1.3 Mega pixels web camera
• LAN - 10/100Mbps LAN
• Wireless - Atheros 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth - 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• I/O Ports - USB2.0 x 3, Ethernet LAN, 3-in-1 card reader
• Battery - 6 cells Li-ion Battery Standard
• Dimensions - 292.4mm x 217mm x 30.7mm
• Weight - 1.52kg
• Special Features - 6.5 hours battery life
• Colours - White

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The Via Nano is the first 64-bit, superscalar processors in VIA's x86 platform portfolio, VIA Nano processors have been specifically designed to revitalize traditional desktop and notebook PC markets, delivering truly optimized performance for the most demanding computing, entertainment and connectivity applications.Building on the market-leading energy efficiency of the VIA C7 processor family, the VIA Nano processor family offers as much as four times the performance within the same power range to extend VIA's performance per watt leadership, while pin compatibility with VIA C7 processors will ensure a smooth transition for OEMs and motherboard vendors, providing them with an easy upgrade path for current system or board designs. The VIA Nano processor family leverages Fujitsu's advanced 65 nanometer process technology for the ideal blend of powerful performance and energy efficiency. Underscoring VIA's leadership in processor miniaturization, the VIA Nano processor comes with ultra compact dimensions, enabling a new generation of small form factor designs and new, smaller applications for the x86 platform.

• Package size: Compact VIA NanoBGA2 package (21mm x 21mm)
• Die size: 7.650mm x 8.275mm (63.3 square mm)

Key Architectural Features

64-bit Next Generation Architecture
The superscalar, speculative out-of-order 'Isaiah, architecture of the VIA Nano processor family supports a full 64-bit instruction set and provides for macro-fusion and micro-fusion functionality, and sophisticated branch prediction for greater processor efficiency and performance.

High-Performance Computation and Media Processing
VIA Nano processors utilize the high-speed, low power VIA V4 Front Side Bus starting at 800MHz, while support for new SSE instructions and two 64KB L1 caches and 1MB exclusive L2 cache with 16-way associativity give a big boost to multimedia performance.In particular, the VIA Nano processor places significant emphasis on high-performance floating-point execution, using a completely new algorithm for floating-point adds that results in the lowest floating-point add latency of any x86 processor. Similarly, the floating-point multiplier has the lowest latency of any x86 processor.In practical terms, this means the VIA Nano processor provides exceptionally smooth play back of Blu-ray Disc and other HD video formats, which can have encrypted media streams of up to 40Mbps, and low latency rendering of 3D images for an excellent PC gaming experience.

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Advanced Power and Thermal Management
Aggressive management of active power includes support for the new "C6" power state, Adaptive PowerSaver Technology, new circuit techniques and mechanisms for managing the die temperature, reducing power draw and improving thermal management.Through the above innovations in processor architecture, the VIA Nano processor is able to offer the significant performance improvements that come with the new superscalar architecture, within the same low power envelope of the VIA C7 processor. Initial production versions of the 1.0 GHz VIA Nano ULV processor will have a maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) of just 5 watts (and an idle power of just 100mW), scaling up to 25 watts for the 1.8 GHz VIA Nano processor (500mW idle power).


Scalable Upgrade to VIA C7 Processor
Pin-to-pin compatibility with current VIA C7 processors enables a smooth transition for OEMs and mainboard vendors, enabling them to offer a wider range of products for different markets with a single board or system design.

Greener Technology
In addition to full compliance with RoHS and WEEE regulations, product manufacturing will be halogen-free and lead-free at launch, helping to promote a cleaner environment and more sustainable computing.An increase in computational performance, coupled with maintenance of the power envelope has naturally resulted in a greatly improved performance per watt. The VIA Nano processor is easily the leading processor in terms of performance per watt on the market.