SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Corp. today introduced new Celeron processorsmanufactured on the company's advanced 0.18-micron technology, which enables
greater speeds, higher-volume manufacturing and lower overall production
costs.
The new Intel Celeron processors, at 600 and 566 MHz, are Intel's fastest
processors for sub-$1,000 PCs.
"Intel is keeping its foot on the gas in the value PC market segment," said Pat Gelsinger, vice president and general manager of the Desktop Products Group. "We launched a new Celeron processor in the first week of the year and are now adding faster versions based on our 0.18-micron technology.
Several more Celeron processors are due before June, he added.
The new processors feature Internet Streaming SIMD extensions, advanced microprocessor instructions which combine with faster CPU speeds to deliver a significant performance boost over previous versions. The new processors are produced using Intel's low-cost flip-chip pin grid array (FC-PGA) packaging and continue to support 128 kilobytes of on-chip level 2 cache along with a 66-MHz system bus.
Celeron processors are now available in volume at 600, 566, 533, 500 and 466 MHz. In 1,000-unit quantities, the Celeron processors at 600 MHz and 566 MHz are priced at $181 and $167, respectively.
