The world's biggest semiconductor company Intel yesterday released the new generation of Centrino processors called "Sonoma" offering faster wireless Internet connection, more multimedia-functions and higher security. It is expected that over 150 notebook models will carry the new Centrino processor by the middle of next year. Specifications of Sonoma include an increase of the frontside bus speed from 400MHz to 533Mhz, supports the 802.11a wireless standard, in addition to the "b" and "g" standards, new graphics architecture provides twice the performance of the previous Centrino models, allowing Sonoma-equipped notebooks to run high definition video, Intel developed HD audio architecture, addition of DDR2 RAM and PCI express
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