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Heard about Intel dispatching test tools for the Nova Lake-HX processors to India? What do you make of the BGA2540 packaging, similar to that used for the Panther Lake-HX CPUs in high-end laptops? Can this choice simplify the transition for laptop manufacturers?
Ever heard about Intel’s array of BGA2540 test tools? These tools are essential for testing power delivery for BGA-packaged Nova Lake CPUs. What are your thoughts on Intel also dispatching TA short channel add-in cards to test interfaces like USB4 and Thunderbolt?
Excited for Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 9 ‘Nova Lake-S’ desktop processors boasting up to 52 cores, including Coyote Cove and Arctic Wolf cores, support for DDR5-8000 memory, and 32 PCIe 5.0 lanes? How do you think they’ll fare in gaming and workstation scenarios? With the introduction of a new LGA1954 socket, what do you anticipate that will require a full platform upgrade?
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Seen the 48V power delivery components on the Intel Nova Lake-HX test board labeled as ’48V EPP PD AIC’? Do you think this hints at a platform aimed at non-laptop devices, given that laptops usually operate on 19-20V input? Maybe this test hardware is tailored for high-performance systems like the Intel NUC Extreme or embedded edge computing devices.
Curious about the 48V power supply reference in the test units related to the Nova Lake HX platform? Could this signal a 48V-based Nova Lake platform, possibly not intended for consumer laptops?
Excited for Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake-HX processors targeted at high-performance laptops, to be housed in the same packaging as the Panther Lake HX CPUs? How might this change benefit PC manufacturers during the platform transition?
