Intel adds more Montevina naming schemes

Intel originally had four segments to separate the TDP levels of its notebook CPUs: X for the extreme segment, CPUs that have a TDP over 40W, T for mobile high-performance at 20-39W, L for mobile high energy efficient at 12-19W, and U for mobile ultra-high energy efficient with a TDP less or equal to 11.9W.

Intel will add a P segment for power-optimized energy-efficient high-performance with a TDP between 20-29W in the updated naming scheme, which indicates that the original T segment will have its TDP range changed to between 30-39W, noted the sources.

The company will also add an S class of CPUs, with a smaller package size, aimed at small form factor products. There will be three segments under the S class: SP, SL and SU with TDP ranges of 20-29W, 12-19W and smaller or equal to 11.9W, respectively.

In addition, with Intel to launch quad-core CPU for its notebook platform in the third quarter this year, the company will use the same code as used in its desktop segment,Q, to denote these mobile quad-core CPUs.