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CES 2020 in the US, Intel previewed a foldable OLED display form factor, codenamed Horseshoe Bend. Based on Intel’s upcoming Tiger Lake mobile processors, the design is similar in size to a 12" laptop with a folding touchscreen display that can be opened up to more than 17". |
Intel CEO Bob Swan shared updates from Intel's Mobileye business, including a demonstration of its self-driving robocar navigating traffic in a natural manner. The drive combines AI, computer vision, the regulatory science model of RSS and true redundancy through independent sensing systems. to demonstrate Mobileye’s approach to delivering safer mobility.
Swan also highlighted Intel’s work with the American Red Cross and its Missing Maps project to improve disaster preparedness. Using integrated AI acceleration on 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Intel is helping the American Red Cross and its Missing Maps project to build accurate maps with bridges and roads for remote regions of the world. These help emergency responders in the event of a disaster.
“At Intel, our ambition is to help customers make the most of technology inflections like AI, 5G and the intelligent edge so that together we can enrich lives and shape the world for decades to come. As we highlighted today, our drive to infuse intelligence into every aspect of computing can have positive impact at unprecedented scale,” Swan said.
Mobile computing was an emphasis as Intel made announcements spanning new products, partnerships and platform-level innovations. Intel Executive VP Gregory Bryant shared:
· First looks and a demonstration of the Intel Core mobile processors codenamed Tiger Lake
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CES 2020, Intel previewed upcoming mobile PC processors codenamed Tiger Lake. Tiger Lake’s new capabilities, built on Intel’s 10 nm+ process and integrated with new Intel Xe graphics architecture, are expected to deliver massive gains over 10th Gen Intel Core processors. The first systems are expected to ship this year. |
· A preview of the first Xe-based discrete GPU
Intel VP of Architecture for Graphics and Software Lisa Pearce provided insights on the new Intel Xe graphics architecture, which will provide huge performance gains in Tiger Lake, and previewed Intel’s first Xe-based discrete GPU, code-named DG1.
· Significant updates on Intel’s Project Athena innovation programme, including the first Project Athena-verified Chromebooks
Project Athena-verified designs have been tuned and tested to deliver system-level innovation and benefits spanning battery life, consistent responsiveness, instant wake, application compatibility and more. Intel has verified 25 Project Athena designs to date, and Bryant announced an expanded partnership with Google that has already resulted in the first two Project Athena-verified Chromebooks, the ASUS Chromebook Flip (C436) and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook. Intel expects to verify approximately 50 more designs across Windows and Chrome this year and deliver a target specification for dual-screen PCs.
· Form factor innovation, including dual screens and a foldable design
Through deepened co-engineering efforts with OEM partners, Intel helps deliver category-defining devices based on Intel Core processors. This includes new dual-screen and foldable designs like the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, which leverages the Intel Core processor with Intel Hybrid Technology (codenamed Lakefield) expected to ship midyear, and the Dell Concept Duet.
Bryant also previewed Intel’s latest concept device, a foldable OLED display form factor, codenamed Horseshoe Bend. Based on Intel’s upcoming Tiger Lake mobile processors, the design is similar in size to a 12" laptop with a folding touchscreen display that can be opened up to more than 17".
The data centre is the force that delivers intelligence to businesses around the world and Intel Xeon Scalable processors continue to be the foundation of the data center. Intel Executive VP Navin Shenoy announced that 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, coming in 1H20, will include new Intel DL Boost extensions for built-in AI training acceleration, providing up to a 60% increase in training performance over the previous family.
Shenoy highlighted several ways Intel is threading intelligence into data platforms across cloud, network and edge:
· Netflix optimises and accelerates media streaming services
Netflix has utilised the latest video compression technology, AV1, to enhance Netflix’s media streaming services and bring content to life across the globe, with up to 60% compression efficiency over the previous compression technology (AVC). Intel’s and Netflix’s joint efforts continue with the development of an open-source high-performance encoder (SVT-AV1), optimised on 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, that delivers quality and performance gains that make it viable for commercial deployment.
· Enhanced athlete and viewer experiences at Tokyo 2020 with 3D Athlete Tracking
A first-of-its-kind computer vision solution, 3D Athlete Tracking (3DAT) uses AI to enhance the viewing experience with near real-time insights and visualisations. 3DAT uses highly mobile cameras to capture the form and motion of athletes, then applies algorithms optimised with Intel DL Boost and powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors to analyse the biomechanics of athletes’ movements. Shenoy announced that this technology will enhance replays of the 100 m and other sprinting events at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
· Large-scale volumetric video streaming
Intel and the sports industry are transforming the sports viewing experience with volumetric video. Intel True View synthesises the entire volume of the stadiums’ field to provide endless angles that allow fans to choose any vantage point and player perspective and stream from their devices. The technology will require advanced hardware to support it - the data produced from the first quarter of an NFL (US football league) game alone surpassed 3 TB per minute.
*Based on Intel testing and configurations.
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