January 20, 2000 Web posted at: 9:41 a.m. EST (1441 GMT) by Ephraim Schwartz and Dan Neel

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SAN FRANCISCO (IDG) -- Intel here at a press conference Tuesday unveiled its long-anticipated two-speed mobile processor technology called SpeedStep, which the company plans to incorporate into all future mobile chips with the exception of mobile Celerons processors.

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SpeedStep technology processors are shipping now at 650-MHz/500-MHz and 600-MHz/500-MHz speeds. Almost every major system vendor, including Hewlett-Packard, Gateway 2000, Toshiba, Compaq, IBM, and Dell Computer, has incorporated the multi-speed technology in their mobile products, the majority of which will begin shipping by the end of this month.

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While the SpeedStep technology in its initial offering is created to run on the Pentium III platform, Intel is also developing a low-power version that can be used in mini-notebooks, according to an Intel spokesperson.

For example, the Pentium III SpeedStep runs at 1.6 volts when the unit is plugged in and at 1.35 volts when on battery power. Mini-notebooks currently run at 1.35 volts, so this year, possibly by the second quarter, Intel will ship a chip for mini-notebooks that will power down below 1.35 volts, according to Intel officials.

SpeedStep technology can be overridden manually to run at 650 MHz even when on battery, officials said.