Intel® PCA Processors Chosen To Power New Smart Displays From BenQ And Wyse

Intel's Legacy-free Smart Display Reference Design Helps Reduce Cost and Power Consumption

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 10, 2003 - Intel Corporation announced today that BenQ Corporation and Wyse Technology Inc. have selected Intel® Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel® PCA) processors to power new products that help enable wireless PC access in the home and enterprise environments. Intel® PCA processor-based Smart Displays are available today from Wyse, and are currently expected to be available later this year from BenQ.**

A wireless Smart Display is used as a monitor when docked to a base desktop PC, but when detached, becomes a mobile monitor using 802.11b wireless LAN technology to access applications from the desktop PC. BenQ and Wyse selected Intel PCA processors based on their performance benefits and low-power consumption helping to extend battery life for these devices.

Additionally, Intel is releasing a new Smart Display reference design to reduce legacy components, such as the PCI bridge, to help further reduce power consumption and overall system cost. As part of the reference design, Intel provides many of the necessary elements including Intel StrataFlash® memory and Intel wireless LAN technologies. Schematics and specifications for the Smart Display reference design are available today.

"Our customers have challenged us to help enable high performance, low-cost wireless displays with extended battery life. By utilizing Intel PCA application processors, wireless display manufacturers are delivering such devices," said Peter Green, general manager, Intel Extended Computing Division.

"Intel PCA architecture provides a platform that allowed us to create our Winterm tablet thin client* with four to eight hours of battery life and a design that is light and portable," said Curt Schwebke, vice president and chief technical officer, Wyse Technology.

"We selected the Intel® PXA255 processor operating at 400MHz for its high performance and low-power consumption," says Hermit Huang, vice president of the Network Display Business Group, BenQ. "Intel PCA technology promotes a legacy-free, or PCI-free based design that has helped us reduce entire system cost and overall system power consumption."

The Wyse 3820TX* device is based on Microsoft Windows CE* and supports both Citrix ICA* and Microsoft RDP clients. More information on the product can be found at http://www.wyse.com/products/winterm/3820TX/. The BenQ device is based on Microsoft Windows CE* for Smart Displays and works with your home PC operating on Windows XP Professional* with service pack 1*.

Additional information about Smart Display devices, Intel PCA processors and the Intel Smart Display Reference Design can be found at http://developer.intel.com.

Intel, Intel StrataFlash, Intel PCA and Intel XScale are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

** All products and dates, including retail availability, are preliminary and subject to change without notice. For actual product availability, please contact the wireless display manufacturers.

Note: Wireless connectivity may require additional software, services or external hardware that may need to be purchased separately. System performance, battery life and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software.