As CES 2011 kick-started in Las Vegas, Intel is one of the companies that has enthusiastically announced many plans for the coming years. This time the Sandy Bridge Chips has been introduced. The good news is that the chip maker has brought a new line of processors in the core family. Later this year, the company will also add more chips to this series.

Intel is planning to have the chips segregated in different range like Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. The confirmed news is that the company will make the quad-core versions available by Jan. 9 followed by the dual-core chips in Feb. The new platform of chips will be an impressive option for the mobile market.

Do you want to know what does the company offer with the Sandy Bridge processors? The new range comes with dual-core, quad-core, six-core and eight-core chips, which are designed for desktops and laptops. The other development is in the last generation of the i-Series chips, wherein the dual-core and six-core processors get 32-nanometer manufacturing process. From the 45nm process, the quad-cores have now changed. With the 32nm process, the new quad- cores processors will enjoy more transistors than their predecessors. The key attribute is that the chips will be capable of consuming less power than the forerunners. There are some processors that can save up to 50% of the power.

There is yet another feature added to the Sandy Bridge chips, giving an entire new dimension to this market. The chips are crammed with integrated graphics processor. Additionally, microprocessor and memory controller have also been added on a single chip. Such high-end product is developed ideally for the gaming enthusiasts and extreme power users. The benefit to the consumers is that they do not have to sync the graphics with the CPU. As they do not have to jump from one chip to a separate graphics processor, saving power loss as well as heat is possible.

However, there is a downside. The performance of the graphics will not be as superior as the separate graphics hardware would deliver. So, would you like to know about the different segments of core processors? In the Core i-series, the first category is the Core i3 that offers low-end chips. By Feb this year, Intel will apparently roll out all dual-core chips for desktops and laptops. The upcoming chips will get Intel's Wireless
Display technology to wirelessly watch top-notch digital content streamed from computers to TVs. Additionally, this line of processors will also be supported by Intel Insider, an anti-piracy technology, avoiding the duplication of online movie content.