Intel Explains How 1-watt Panels Will Add Hours To Your Laptop's Battery Life

INTEL WANTS ITS LOW POWER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY TO BECOME NEARLY UBIQUITOUS SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

- Mark Hachman

Nearly lost in the flood of Intel announcements (see page 11) at Computex—Intel’s 28-core chip, the 8086K Anniversary Edition, and more—was something a bit more fundamental: the development of 1-watt display panels, which will have a profound impact on battery life.

Intel said it is working with Innolux and Sharp to develop what it calls its Low Power Display Technology, which optimizes the display technology, including the back-light and panel circuitry, to halve power from a typical power consumption of about two watts down to a single watt. They’ll be optimized for Intel’s U- and Y-series processors for ultra books and ultra-low-power devices.