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"Everyone knows that with each successive generation of computer chips, they get more powerful and often more power efficient. But for the latest Intel processors, progress may come early.\nIntel is planning to cut power demands in its current line of Core processors, known as Ivy Bridge, which serve as CPUs in most PCs and Macs sold today, CNET reports. While Intel was already planning to slash power consumption to the extreme in the next generation of processors, code named \"Haswell\" \u2014 the leaner Ivy Bridge chips \u2014 would presumably come much sooner than that \nNo date has been given for Haswell's release, although allegedly leaked roadmaps have pointed to mid-2013.\n\nSEE ALSO: 7 Reasons Intel Could Be the Next BlackBerry\nWith better power efficiency, the new version of Ivy Bridge chips would be even more suitable for portable form factors such as tablets. Today, if a Windows PC manufacturer wants to build a tablet, it generally has three chip options:\n\nAn Intel Core (or AMD) processor, necessitate a bulkier form factor to accommodate larger batteries and cooling systems.\nAn Intel Atom processor, which uses much less power than Core but at the price of some performance.\nAn ARM-based processor, which is extremely power efficient but won't let the user run apps designed for earlier versions of Windows.\n\nIf manufacturers could build tablets with Core processors without sacrificing portability or battery life, it would open up the possibility of even more \"hybrid\" designs \u2014 PCs that function as both a laptop and a tablet. Few Core-based hybrids have tablets that completely detach from their keyboards, mainly because of their power demands.\n\nSEE ALSO: Why You Should Get an Ivy Bridge PC\nThe coming Microsoft Surface Pro, due in January, is one of those designs. Although Microsoft hasn't specified exactly what chip is in the Surface Pro, it's expected to be a current Ivy Bridge processor, not one of the coming more power efficient designs.\nWould you like to see more tablets with Intel Core chips, able work as full PCs? And would you buy a Surface Pro knowing more efficient chips are coming? Let us know in the comments.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, mihaperosa\nBONUS: Intel Launches Ivy Bridge\n\n\nIntel Ivy Brige Chips: The Advantages\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Ivy Bridge?\nIntel's 22-nanometer processor tech promises better performance, with more features (like security) built right into the chip. It consumes less power than previous designs and is up to twice as fast in visual applications.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13 Different Products\nThe first batch of Ivy Bridge chips includes 13 different products, all quad-core. The singular i7 at the top of this slide is an overclocked model for gaming PCs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3rd Generation Intel Core Processors\nIvy Bridge takes Intel's Core processor family into the third generation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImprovements\nIntel says the five main areas where the enhancements of Ivy Bridge will be felt are: Connectivity, Responsiveness, Visual Media, Media Editing/Transcoding and Security.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResponsiveness\nAside from better general system speed, users of Ivy Bridge machines will have the benefits of Intel tech that very quickly wakes up a machine from sleep mode.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedia Editing &amp; Transcoding\nIntel says transcoding video, or changing its format, on Ivy Bridge is up to twice as fast as the previous generation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisuals\nBesides better processing power, Intel says it's greatly improved how it integrates graphics on its chips.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecurity\nIntel has built security features right on the chip, enabling users to lock their PCs remotely, for example. With Ivy Bridge, you can even do so over 3G networks and use the GPS to find out where the machine is.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMultimedia Benefits\nThe area that will benefit the most from Ivy Bridge is visual media. Between the improved chip tech, the enhanced GPU and proprietary Intel features (outlined here), performance is said to be double that of the previous generation (Sandy Bridge).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIvy Bridge vs. Sandy Bridge\nA comparison of the media features between Ivy Bridge and its predecessor, Sandy Bridge.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll-in-Ones\nMany of the PCs that will benefit from the initial rollout of Ivy Bridge are All-in-One designs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDesktops and Laptops\nMore than 270 desktops and 300 laptops are in development to use Ivy Bridge processors.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3rd Generation Intel Core Processor, Retail Box\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIvy Bridge, the Chip\nHere's what the die for the Ivy Bridge Core processor looks like.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Chip in Detail\nIvy Bridge's quad-core chip architecture, broken down.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIvy Bridge Core Wafer\nHere's a wafer, the piece of seminconductor material the chips are cut from, full of Ivy Bridge Core chips.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCore Wafer, Head On\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHP 'Bodie' 27\nShown in Intel's presentation, the HP \"Bodie\" 27 is an all-in-one design that will have an Ivy Bridge as an option. The product resembles HP's Omni 27 \u2014 the word \"Bodie\" may be an oversight.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Future of Chip Tech\nGoing beyond Ivy Bridge, Intel is planning the next phase of 22nm chip technology, codenamed \"Haswell,\" for 2013. It's also working on 14nm and 10nm designs in the lab.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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