Intel confirmed that its next-generation Moorestown processor will be embedded power management technology platform (Platform Power Management, PPM), which would allow about 50 times to reduce power consumption in idle mode, compared to modern platforms Atom.

According to the CTO and Intel Senior Fellow Justin (Justin Rattner), PPM is use change in semiconductors, which allow the hardware to reduce energy consumption by a significant amount. Rattner explained that devices based on Moorestown implement power management policies in such a way that the system is able to reduce power and turn off unused components, such as wireless modules and I / O-subsystem, and instantly incorporate them at the request of the user.

Beyond Moorestown Rattner talked a bit about some current research projects, including:

Science Sim

Science Sim (literally, Research Simulator) is designed to connect a few different virtual computer worlds. Platform-based Open Simulator currently used for scientific purposes, visualization and education. The project representatives explained that Open Simulator allowed researchers to successfully allow test scripts, conducting simulations and experiments with "living" models of plants that are "responsive" to the soil conditions and cloud cover.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing (Tracing rays) allows for an updated version of Quake Wars to provide enhanced support for dynamic objects, polygonal modeling of water and more than 500 "monsters." At stereoscopic 3D display technology has provided these impressive 16 frames per second at resolution of 1280x720 pixels on a system with two processors, Intel Xeon W5580, Nehalem EP, operating at 3.2GGts.

Router "Bricks"

This technology allows to build a network of ordinary computers, without specialized equipment. The manufacturer is now set up a prototype high-speed router from cluster-based servers with Intel processors and open source software. Intel representative explained that in the future, the network programmers will be able to cheaply and quickly write new features for the router, using as a platform for the desktop.