With lot of new processors flooding by intel, theres another processor which Intel is developing specifically for the UMPC platform. The processor will be one of six new processor manufactured on Intel’s 45 nanometer manufacturing process. Usually while developing a mobile computing platform, battery life is always a concern with device manufacturers but in the case of the Ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) platform, battery life has been a major issue since the devices typically use processors originally designed for notebook computers.

At present, UMPCs using Intel-based notebook processors range from the lowly 900MHz Celeron M ULV processor (Asus R2H, Samsung Q1) to the 1.2GHz Core Solo U1400 processor (Sony VAIO UX). The problem though is that these processors provide the same performance as they would in a larger notebook, but are paired with a much smaller battery pack on UMPCs.Intel is currently developing a mobile processor that is specifically aimed at the UMPC market to help ease the battery drain.

The most likely OEM candidates to use this processor include major players like Samsung, Sony, Asus, and TabletKiosk.