Intel push notebook computer business module unified specification

According to the from Intel, a senior executive said, using a unified specification will help promote the industry to a notebook computer is widely used and its cost reduction.

According to vice president and general manager of Intel group channel platform company Bill on Tuesday local time in Taiwan province China organized the "Intel Developer Forum" conference speech, notebook computer and desktop is different the parts are not standardized. This is often the main factor leading to uncompetitive prices as well as higher support costs. In order to make this problem can be well resolved, the realization of the hard disk, CD-ROM, LCD panel standardization, Intel in 2004 launched a unified building module (CBB) program. This program aims to achieve standardization of components in the notebook computer, in order to significantly reduce the cost of assembly and the time required to market products.

CBB plans to increase the four standardized components - battery, power adapter, keyboard and notebook computer panel in this year. CBB plans to ensure that these components in the use of Intel chips on the laptop to play the highest performance, hardware vendors can purchase parts to a number of suppliers.

According to Bill, the CBB program has now received 25 parts suppliers, most of which are in Taiwan, china.