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{{short description|Brand name by Intel}}
[[File:CentrinoComponents.png|right|thumb|300px|Components of the Centrino platform. From right, clockwise: [[Intel PRO/Wireless]] [[wireless network]] adapter, Intel [[mobile processor]], Intel mobile [[southbridge (computing)|southbridge]] [[chipset]], and Intel mobile [[northbridge (computing)|northbridge]] [[chipset]].]]
'''Centrino''' was a [[brand name]] of [[Intel Corporation]] which represented its [[Wi-Fi]] and [[WiMAX]] wireless computer networking adapters. The brand name was first used by the company as a platform-[[marketing]] initiative. The change of the meaning of the brand name occurred on January 7, 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=February 17, 2005 |title=Second-Generation Intel® Centrino TM Mobile Technology |url=https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/research/2005-vol09-iss-1-intel-technology-journal.pdf |journal=Intel Technology Journal |language=en |volume=9 |issue=1 |doi=10.1535/itj.0901 |issn=1535-864X}}</ref>{{Rp|page=1}} The Centrino name for laptops was replaced by the [[Ultrabook]].
The old platform-marketing brand name covered a particular combination of mainboard [[chipset]], mobile [[Central processing unit|CPU]] and [[wireless network]] interface in the design of a [[laptop]]. Intel claimed that systems equipped with these technologies delivered better performance, longer battery life and broader [[wireless network]] interoperability than non-Centrino systems.
The product line name for Intel wireless products became Intel Centrino Wireless in 2010.<ref>[http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/connect.htm Connect with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology]</ref> The Centrino brand was ultimately discontinued in 2013.
== Intel Centrino ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Wireless LAN'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Chipset'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Centrino'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Processor'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Codename'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Release Date'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Manufacturing'''
'''Technology'''
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Microarchitecture'''
|-
| rowspan="16"| Intel
Wireless
Products
| rowspan="2"|800 Series
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |'''Carmel'''
| rowspan="3"| Intel Pentium M
| Banias
| 2003
| 130&nbsp;nm
| rowspan="4"| Intel P6
|-
| rowspan="2"| Dothan
| 2004
| rowspan="2"|90&nbsp;nm
|-
| rowspan="5"| 900 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Sonoma'''
| 2005
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#D3D3D3" |''' Napa'''
| Intel Core Solo/Duo
| Yonah
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| rowspan="3"| 65&nbsp;nm
|-
| Intel Core 2 Duo/Solo
| rowspan="2"| Merom
| rowspan="4"| Intel Core
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Santa Rosa'''
| rowspan="3"| Intel Core 2 Solo/Duo
| 2007
|-
| rowspan="2"| Penryn
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| rowspan="3"| 45&nbsp;nm
|-
| 4 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Montevina'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 5 Series
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Calpella'''
| Intel Core i7/i7 Extreme Edition
| Clarksfield
| 2009
| rowspan="2"| Intel Nehalem
|-
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7
| Arrandale
| 2010
| rowspan="2"| 32&nbsp;nm
|-
| 6 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Huron River'''
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i7 Extreme Edition
| Sandy Bridge
| 2011
| rowspan="2"| Intel Sandy Bridge
|-
| 7 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Chief River'''
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i7 Extreme Edition
| Ivy Bridge
| 2012
| rowspan="2"| 22&nbsp;nm
|-
| 8 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Shark Bay'''
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i7 Extreme Edition
| Haswell
| 2013
| rowspan="2" | Intel Haswell
|-
| 9 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Crescent Bay'''
| Intel Core M/i3/i5/i7
| Broadwell
| 2014
| rowspan="3"| 14&nbsp;nm
|-
| 100 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Sunrise Point'''
| Intel Core m3/m5/m7/i3/i5/i7
| Skylake
| 2015
| rowspan="2" | Intel Skylake
|-
| 200 Series
| bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | '''Union Point'''
| Intel Core m3/i3/i5/i7
| Kaby Lake
| 2016
|}
==Notebook implementations==
===Carmel platform (2003)===
Intel used "[[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel]]" as the codename for the first-generation Centrino platform, introduced in '''March 2003'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Carmel platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile 855 Express series chipset (codenamed '''Odem''' or '''Montara''' with Intel Extreme Graphics 2), including ICH4M southbridge.
* [[RAM]] supported for PC-2100 ([[DDR SDRAM|DDR]]-266) or PC-2700 ([[DDR SDRAM|DDR]]-333) [[SO-DIMM]].
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors - [[Socket 479]]
* an Intel [[Pentium M]] (codenamed '''[[Banias (microprocessor)|Banias]]''') processor with a 400 [[MT/s]] [[front-side bus|FSB]], or
* an Intel Pentium M (codenamed '''[[Dothan (microprocessor)|Dothan]]''') processor with a 400 [[MT/s]] [[front-side bus|FSB]] (after May 2004).
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|an [[Intel PRO/Wireless]] 2100[[IEEE 802.11|B]] (codenamed '''Calexico''') or later 2200[[IEEE 802.11|BG]] [[Mini PCI|mini-PCI]] Wi-Fi adapter (codenamed '''Calexico2''').
|}
Industry-watchers initially criticized the Carmel platform for its lack of support for [[IEEE 802.11]]g, because many independent Wi-Fi chip-makers like [[Broadcom]] and [[Atheros]] had already started shipping 802.11g products. Intel responded that the IEEE had not finalized the 802.11g standard at the time of Carmel's announcement.
In early 2004, after the finalization of the 802.11g standard, Intel permitted an [[Intel PRO/Wireless]] 2200[[IEEE 802.11|BG]] to substitute for the 2100. At the same time, they permitted the new Dothan Pentium M to substitute for the Banias Pentium M. Initially, Intel permitted only the 855GM chipset, which did not support external graphics. Later<!-- please add a date here -->, Intel allowed the 855GME and 855PM chips, which did support external graphics, in Centrino [[laptop]]s.
Despite criticisms, the Carmel platform won quick acceptance among [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEMs]] and consumers. Carmel could attain or exceed the performance of older Pentium 4-M platforms, while allowing for laptops to operate for 4 to 5 hours on a 48 [[watt-hour|W-h]] battery. Carmel also allowed laptop manufacturers to create thinner and lighter laptops because its components did not dissipate much heat, and thus did not require large cooling systems.
===Sonoma platform (2005)===
Intel used '''''[[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]]''''' as the codename for the second-generation Centrino platform, introduced in '''January 2005'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Sonoma platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile 915 Express series chipset (codenamed '''Alviso''' with Intel [[GMA 900]]), including ICH6M southbridge.
* [[RAM]] supported for PC2-4200 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-533) [[SO-DIMM]].
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors - [[Socket 479]]
* an Intel [[Pentium M]] (codenamed '''[[Dothan (microprocessor)|Dothan]]''') processor {{Citation needed span|text=with a 533 [[MT/s]] [[front-side bus|FSB]]|My ASUS Z71A laptop has a Pentium M 725, which has 400 MHz as default FSB|date=June 2012}}.
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|an [[Intel PRO/Wireless]] 2200[[IEEE 802.11|BG]] or 2915[[IEEE 802.11|ABG]] [[Mini PCI|mini-PCI]] Wi-Fi adapter (both codenamed '''Calexico2''').
|}
The Mobile 915 Express chipset, like its desktop version, supports many new features such as [[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]], [[PCI Express]], [[Intel High Definition Audio]], and [[SATA]]. Unfortunately, the introduction of PCI Express and faster Pentium M processors causes laptops built around the Sonoma platform to have a shorter battery-life than their Carmel counterparts; Sonoma laptops typically achieve between 3.5–4.6 hours of battery-life on a 53 W-h battery.
===Napa platform (2006)===
The codename '''''[[Napa, California|Napa]]''''' designates the third-generation Centrino platform, introduced in '''January 2006''' at the Winter [[Consumer Electronics Show]]. The platform initially supported [[Intel Core Duo]] processors but the newer [[Core 2 Duo]] processors were launched and supported in this platform from July 27, 2006 onwards.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Napa platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile 945 Express series chipset (codenamed '''[[Calistoga, California|Calistoga]]''' with Intel [[GMA 950]]), including ICH7M southbridge.
* [[RAM]] supported for PC2-4200 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-533) and PC2-5300 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-667) [[SO-DIMM]].
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors - [[Socket M]] / [[Micro-FCBGA]]
* an [[Intel Core]] Solo, Core Duo (codenamed '''[[Yonah (microprocessor)|Yonah]]''') processor, or
* an [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (codenamed '''[[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]]''') processor with a 667 MT/s FSB for '''Napa Refresh''' platform, or
* an [[Intel Core 2]] Solo (codenamed '''Merom''') processor with 533 [[MT/s]] [[front side bus|FSB]] for '''Napa Refresh''' platform (Sept 2007).
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|an [[Intel PRO/Wireless]] 3945[[IEEE 802.11|ABG]] [[PCI Express Mini Card|mini-PCIe]] Wi-Fi adapter (codenamed '''Golan''').
*Some newer models (as of 1st quarter 2007) of the Napa Refresh platform contain the newer 4965AGN (a/b/g/draft-n) wireless cards.
|}
Intel uses '''Centrino Duo''' branding for laptops with dual-[[Intel core|core]] [[Core Duo]] processors and retains the Centrino name for laptops with single core ([[Core Solo]]) processors. Some of the initial Core Duo laptops are still labeled as Intel Centrino rather than Centrino Duo.
===Santa Rosa platform (2007)===
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The codename '''''[[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]]''''' refers to the fourth-generation Centrino platform, which was released on Thursday May 10, 2007.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Santa Rosa platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile 965 Express series chipset (codenamed '''Crestline'''): GM965 with Intel [[GMA X3100]] graphics technology or PM965 with discrete graphics, and ICH8M southbridge, 800 [[MT/s]] [[front side bus]] with '''Dynamic Front Side Bus Switching''' to save power during low utilization.
* Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA), better Windows Vista Aero support.<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel dumbs down dual Santa Rosa cores with IDA - The INQUIRER |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35699|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112040807/http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35699|url-status=unfit|archive-date=2013-01-12}}</ref>
* [[RAM]] supported for PC2-4200 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-533) and PC2-5300 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-667) [[SO-DIMM]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel 965 Express Chipset Family Datasheet - For the Intel 82Q965, 82Q963, 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel 82P965 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) |url=http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Chipsets/Q965-Q963/Q965-Q963-technicaldocuments.htm}}</ref> Runs [[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-800 SO-DIMMs at 667&nbsp;MHz even though an 800 MT/s front side bus is supported.<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Santa Rosa Does Not Support DDR2-800 |url=http://www.randomprocess.ca/intel-santa-rosa-does-not-support-ddr2-800/}}</ref>
* [[Extensible Firmware Interface|EFI]]-compliant firmware, a successor to [[BIOS]].
* optional [[Flash memory#NAND memories|NAND]] flash-memory caching branded as [[Intel Turbo Memory]] (codenamed '''Robson''').
* Ethernet LAN controller 82562V (codenamed '''Ekron-N''') or Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers 82566MM and 82566MC (codenamed '''Nineveh''').
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors - [[Socket P]]  / [[Socket M]] / [[Micro-FCBGA]]
* an [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (codenamed '''[[Merom (microprocessor)|Merom]]''') second generation processor with 800 [[MT/s]] [[front side bus|FSB]], or
* an [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (codenamed '''[[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn]]''') 45&nbsp;nm processor with 800 [[MT/s]] FSB and [[SSE4|SSE4.1]], which will add 47 new instructions to [[SSSE3]]. It was scheduled for release in January 2008<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Previews a New Family of Power-Saving Chips |first=Laurie J. |last=Flynn |work=The New York Times |date=2007-09-18 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/technology/18cnd-chip.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |access-date=2010-04-28}}</ref> for '''Santa Rosa Refresh''' platform.
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel WiFi Link 4965[[IEEE 802.11|AGN]] (a/b/g/draft-n) [[PCI Express Mini Card|mini-PCIe]] Wi-Fi adapter (codenamed '''Kedron''').
* Wireless-N technology boasts a 5X speed increase, along with a 2X greater coverage area, and supports 2.4&nbsp;GHz and 5&nbsp;GHz signal bands, with enough bandwidth for high definition audio and video streams.<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Unveils Next Gen Processor |last=Rickwood |first=Lee |publisher=PCWorld.ca |url=http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/71f851780a010408006ca32e2485d70f/pg1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524124320/http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/71f851780a010408006ca32e2485d70f/pg1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-24 |access-date=2007-05-09 }}</ref>
|}
The Santa Rosa platform comes with dynamic acceleration technology, allowing single threaded applications to execute faster. When a single threaded application is running, the CPU can turn off one of its cores and overclock the active core. In this way the CPU maintains the same Thermal Profile as it would when both cores are active. Santa Rosa performs well as a mobile gaming platform due to its ability to switch between single threaded and multithreaded tasks.<ref>{{Citation |title=Santa Rosa Revealed |publisher=TrustedReviews |url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2007/04/17/Intel-Santa-Rosa-Revealed/p2}}</ref> Other power savings come from an Enhanced Sleep state where both the CPU cores and the chipset will power down.
The wireless chipset update was originally intended to include [[WWAN]] Internet access via [[HSDPA]] (3.5G), (codenamed '''Windigo''') co-developed with [[Nokia]].<ref name="Intel Wireless Roadmap">{{Citation |title=Intel Wireless Connectivity Roadmap |publisher=The Register |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/06/intel_wireless_roadmap/}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Intel, NextGen feature Nokia chip |publisher=CNET |url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1044_3-6120407.html?part=rss&tag=6120407&subj=news}}</ref> After announcing a working partnership, both later retracted the deal citing the lack of a clear business case for the technology. Support for [[WiMAX]] (802.16) was originally scheduled for inclusion in Santa Rosa but was later delayed until Montevina in 2008.<ref name="Intel Wireless Roadmap"/>
It is branded as "'''Centrino Pro'''" when combined with the enhanced security technologies Intel introduced with [[Intel vPro|vPro]] and "'''Centrino Duo'''" when they are not used.<ref>{{Citation |title=Santa Rosa officially dubbed Centrino Pro |publisher=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/intels-santa-rosa-platform-officially-dubbed-centrino-pro/}}</ref>
===Montevina platform (2008)===
The codename '''''Montevina''''' refers to the fifth-generation Centrino platform, now formally named '''Centrino 2''' to avoid confusion with previous Centrino platforms. It was scheduled for release at Computex Taipei 2008, which took place on June 3–7, 2008,<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Processors and Platform (Montevina) Due in June 2008 |first=Arnold |last=Kim |publisher=MacRumors.com |date=2008-02-18 |url=http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/18/next-mobile-intel-processors-montevina-due-in-june-2008/}}</ref> but was delayed until July 15, due to problems with integrated graphics and wireless certification.<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Delays Next-Generation Centrino Chipset |first=Bill |last=Kircos |publisher=pcmag.com |date=2008-05-28 |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2309998,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Montevina platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile Express series 4 chipset (codenamed '''Cantiga'''; GL40, GS45, GM45, PM45) with Intel [[GMA X4500]] graphics technology and ICH9M southbridge, 1066 [[MT/s]] (667 MT/s for GL40) [[front-side bus|FSB]]. The GM45/GS45 graphics core is clocked at 533&nbsp;MHz and 400&nbsp;MHz for GL40, which contains ten [[Unified shader model|unified shaders]], up from the eight provided by [[GMA X3100]].
* [[RAM]] support for PC2-5300 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-667), PC2-6400 ([[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]-800), PC3-6400 ([[DDR3 SDRAM|DDR3]]-800), PC3-8500 ([[DDR3 SDRAM|DDR3]]-1066) [[SO-DIMM]]. (GL40 does not support DDR3-1066)
* [[Flash memory#NAND memories|NAND]] flash-memory caching branded as [[Intel Turbo Memory]] (codenamed '''Robson 2''').
* Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers 82567LM and 82567LF (codenamed '''Boazman''').<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel to follow 'Santa Rosa' Centrino with 'Montevina' |author=Tony Smith |publisher=The Register |date=2006-10-11 |url=http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/11/intel_centrino_roadmap/ |access-date=2006-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007011250/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/11/intel_centrino_roadmap/ |archive-date=2008-10-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Main support for [[DisplayPort]] with an external connector attached to the motherboard along with full supplemental support of HDMI, DVI, and VGA standards.
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors - [[Socket P]] / [[Socket M]] / [[Micro-FCBGA]]
* a second-generation [[Intel Core 2]] Duo (codenamed '''[[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn]]''') [[45nm]] processor with 800-1066 [[MT/s]] FSB with clock speeds ranging from 2&nbsp;GHz to 3.06&nbsp;GHz, also featuring [[SSE4|SSE4.1]] support, which adds 47 new instructions to [[SSSE3]]. It was planned to consume no more than 29W, compared to Merom's and first-generation Penryn's 34W [[Thermal Design Power|TDP]]. But after release only a few models (P series) have 25W TDP and the rest (T series) still have 35W TDP, besides the Q series (Quad core) TDP is 45W.
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|Wireless Modules
* Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350 [[PCI Express Mini Card|mini-PCIe]] (codenamed '''Echo Peak-P''') supporting both WiMAX and up to 450&nbsp;Mbit/s Wi-Fi, or
* Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 mini-PCIe adapter (codenamed '''Shirley Peak 3x3''') supporting up to 450&nbsp;Mbit/s, or
* Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 mini-PCIe adapter (codenamed '''Echo Peak-V''') supporting both WiMAX and up to 300&nbsp;Mbit/s Rx / 150&nbsp;Mbit/s Tx Wi-Fi, or
* Intel WiFi Link 5100 mini-PCIe adapter (codenamed '''Shirley Peak 1x2''') supporting up to 300&nbsp;Mbit/s Rx / 150&nbsp;Mbit/s Tx
|}
It is branded as '''Centrino 2 vPro''' when combined with built-in security and manageability features technologies.
===Calpella platform (2009)===
The codename '''''[[Calpella, California|Calpella]]''''' refers to the sixth-generation Centrino platform. Though originally scheduled to premiere in Q3 2009 with the second iteration of [[Nehalem (microarchitecture)|Nehalem]] processors,<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel to launch Calpella notebook platform in 3Q09 |publisher=digitimes.com |date=2008-08-05 |url=http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080805PD201.html}}</ref> Intel had stated that due to pressure from computer manufacturers, they would delay the release of the platform until at least October 2009 (Q4 2009) to allow OEM partners to clear excess inventory of existing chips. This was believed to be spurred by the lowered demand due to [[Great Recession|unfavorable economic conditions throughout 2009]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Notebook vendors looking for delay of Intel's Calpella platform |publisher=digitimes.com |date=2009-01-05 |url=http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090105PD206.html}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Calpella platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile Express Series 5 chipset (PCHM codenamed '''Ibex Peak''') with [[Intel HD Graphics]] technology that will allow for optimized decoding/encoding and editing/playback of [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC]] video used in [[Blu-ray Disc]]s and HD [[1080p]] video, optimized for [[MPEG-2]] ([[DVD]]) video playback and editing.
* Integrated memory controller and integrated PCI express controller remove the need for a northbridge and the older [[Front side bus|FSB]] technology.
* Direct connect to [[DisplayPort]] with DPCP as with its predecessor along with legacy support for [[HDMI]] (and [[HDCP]]), DVI, and VGA.
* [[RAM]] supported for PC3-6400 ([[DDR3 SDRAM|DDR3]]-800), PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066), PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) and PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600) [[SO-DIMM]].
* Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers 82577LM and 82577LF (codenamed '''Hanksville''').
* [[Solid-state drive]] or [[Hybrid drive|Hybrid hard drives]] support.
* <del>Second generation [[Intel Turbo Memory]] solid-state cache (codenamed '''Braidwood''')</del>, canceled.
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors, based on Intel [[Nehalem (microarchitecture)|Nehalem microarchitecture]]<ref>{{Citation |title=CPU list |url=http://www.hwinfo.com/Lists/cpu.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301213605/http://www.hwinfo.com/Lists/cpu.htm |archive-date=2012-03-01 }}</ref>
* an Intel [[Intel Core i7|Core i7 Extreme]] processor (codenamed '''[[Clarksfield (microprocessor)|Clarksfield]]-XE''') [[45nm]] for Quad Core version, 55W [[Thermal Design Power|TDP]].
* an [[Intel Core i7]] processor (codenamed '''Clarksfield''') [[45nm]] for Quad Core version, 45W [[Thermal Design Power|TDP]].
* an Intel Core i3/[[Intel Core i5|Core i5]]/[[Intel Core i7|Core i7]] processor (codenamed '''[[Arrandale (microprocessor)|Arrandale]]-SV''' contains [[32nm]] '''Hillel''' and [[45nm]] '''Ironlake''') for Dual Core version, 35W [[Thermal Design Power|TDP]].
* an [[Intel Core i7]] processor (codenamed '''Arrandale-LV''' contains [[32nm]] '''Hillel''' and [[45nm]] '''Ironlake''') for Dual Core version, 25W [[Thermal Design Power|TDP]].
* an [[Intel Core i5]]/[[Intel Core i7|Core i7]] processor (codenamed '''Arrandale-ULV''' contains [[32nm]] '''Hillel''' and [[45nm]] '''Ironlake''') for Dual Core version, 18W [[Thermal Design Power|TDP]].
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|Wireless Modules<ref>{{Citation|title=Intel：不會再有Centrino 3平台 Centrino品牌被降格成網絡模組品牌|publisher=電腦領域 HKEPC Hardware|date=2009-08-05|url=http://global.hkepc.com/3844|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806102417/http://global.hkepc.com/3844|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-08-06}}</ref>
* Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN [[PCI Express Mini Card|mini-PCIe]] adapter (codenamed '''Puma Peak 3×3'''), or
* Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 AGN mini-PCIe adapter (codenamed '''Kilmer Peak'''), or
* Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN mini-PCIe adapter (codenamed '''Puma Peak 2×2'''), or
* Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN mini-PCIe adapter (codenamed '''Condor Peak''')
|}
===Huron River platform (2011)===
The codename '''''"Huron River"''''' refers to the seventh-generation Centrino platform.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Huron River platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile Express Series 6 chipset (PCHM codenamed '''Cougar Point'''<ref>{{Citation |title=Chipset list |url=http://www.hwinfo.com/Lists/chipset.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233416/http://www.hwinfo.com/Lists/chipset.htm |archive-date=2011-07-12 }}</ref>).
* Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers 82579LM and 82579LF (codenamed '''Lewisville''').
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors, based on Intel [[Sandy Bridge (microarchitecture)|Sandy Bridge microarchitecture]]
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|Wireless Modules
* Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN [[PCI Express Mini Card|mini-PCIe]] adapter <ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/adapters/6300/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Puma Peak 3×3'''), or
* Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 AGN mini-PCIe adapter <ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/adapters/6250/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Kilmer Peak 2x2'''), or
* Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN mini-PCIe adapter <ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/adapters/6205/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Taylor Peak 2×2'''), or
* Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 AGN mini-PCIe adapter with Bluetooth <ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/adapters/6230/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Rainbow Peak 2×2'''), or
* Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 BGN mini-PCIe adapter <ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/wimax_wifi-6150/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6150] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Kelsey Peak 2x1'''), or
* Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 BGN mini-PCIe adapter with Bluetooth<ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/adapters/1030/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Rainbow Peak 2×1'''), or
* Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN mini-PCIe adapter <ref>[http://www.intel.com/products/wireless/adapters/1000/index.htm Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000] Intel webpage, March 2011</ref> (codenamed '''Condor Peak 2×1''')
|}
===Chief River platform (2012)===
The codename '''''[[Chief River]]''''' refers to the eighth-generation Centrino platform.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Chief River platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile Express Series 7 chipset (PCHM codenamed '''Panther Point''' )
* Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers 82579LM and 82579LF (codenamed '''Lewisville''').
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors, based on Intel [[Ivy Bridge (microarchitecture)|Ivy Bridge microarchitecture]]
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|Wireless Modules
*Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
*Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235
*Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
*Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 (codenamed '''Jackson Peak''')
*Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200
*Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135
*Intel Centrino Wireless-N 105 (codenamed '''Canyon Peak''')
|}
===Shark Bay platform (2013)===
The codename '''''Shark Bay''''' refers to the ninth-generation Centrino platform.
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Shark Bay platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel Mobile Express Series 8 chipset (PCHM codenamed '''[[Lynx Point]]''')
* Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers I217LM and I217V (codenamed '''Clarkville''').
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|Processors, based on Intel [[Haswell (microarchitecture)|Haswell microarchitecture]]
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|Wireless Modules '''Wilkins Peak'''
|}
Jon Worrel predicted in 2012 that Shark Bay would comprise a single Multi-Chip Module (MCM) package.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26786-intel-migrates-to-desktop-multi-chip-module-mcm-with-14nm-broadwell
| title = Intel migrates to desktop Multi-Chip Modules (MCMs) with 14nm Broadwell
| last1 = Worrel
| first1 = Jon
| date = 2012-04-15
| access-date = 2016-05-19
| quote = The platform is called "Shark Bay" for notebooks and ultrabooks, and it will consist of a single Multi-Chip Module (MCM) package fully integrating the PCH from previous generation 22nm Ivy Bridge (2012) directly into the same die as the 22nm Haswell (2013) CPU.
}}
</ref>
==Mobile Internet Device==
{{Main|mobile Internet device}}
===Menlow platform (2008)===
On March 2, 2008, Intel introduced the [[Intel Atom]] processor brand<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Announces Intel Atom Brand for New Family of Low-Power Processors |url=http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20080302comp.htm}}</ref> for a new family of low-power processor platforms. The components have thin, small designs and work together to "enable the best mobile computing and Internet experience" on mobile and low-power devices.
Intel's second generation MID platform (codenamed '''[[Menlow]]''') contains a 45&nbsp;nm Intel Atom processor (codenamed '''[[Silverthorne (microprocessor)|Silverthorne]]''') which can run up to 2.0&nbsp;GHz and a System Controller Hub (codenamed '''[[Poulsbo]]''') which includes [[Intel HD Audio]] (codenamed '''Azalia''').
{| class="wikitable"
!Centrino
!Menlow platform
|-
|Mobile [[chipset]]
|style="background:white"|an Intel [[System Controller Hub|SCH]] (codenamed '''Poulsbo''') with integrated [[GMA 500]] graphics ([[PowerVR#Series5 (SGX)|PowerVR SGX]] 535 based)
|-
|[[Mobile processor]]
|style="background:white"|a [[45 nm]] [[Intel Atom]] CPU (codenamed '''[[Silverthorne (microprocessor)|Silverthorne]]''')
|-
|[[Wireless network]]
|style="background:white"|a wireless radio
|}
This platform was initially branded as '''Centrino Atom''' but the logo was dropped in August 2008; the logo had caused confusion between laptop and [[Mobile Internet Device|MID]] with previous marketing of Centrino stating only Intel chipsets are being used. Hence MIDs will be branded as '''Atom''' to allow integration with other OEM chipsets for the low-end market.<ref>{{Citation|title=Intel Centrino Atom logo being dropped|url=http://www.pocketables.net/2008/08/intel-centrino.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817054641/http://www.pocketables.net/2008/08/intel-centrino.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Drops Centrino Atom Brand After Five Months - Business Center - PC World |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/149791/intel_drops_centrino_atom_brand_after_five_months.html}}</ref>
===Intel Centrino Wireless===
[[File:Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205-0997.jpg|thumb|Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205]]
Intel Centrino Wireless was the brand for Intel [[Wi-Fi]] and [[WiMAX]] adapters from 2010 to 2013. The product line included:
*Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
*Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
*Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
*Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
==Centrino with Intel vPro technology==
{{Main|Intel vPro}}
Laptops with Intel [[vPro]] technology have hardware features that allow a system administrator to remotely access wired and wireless laptops for maintenance and servicing if the operating system is unresponsive or crashed and, when a laptop is connected to [[AC power]] (not on battery power), allow a sys-admin to remotely access the laptop when the system is asleep or laptop power is off. It is targeted more for businesses than consumers.<ref>{{Citation |title=Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology and Intel Core2 processor with vPro technology |publisher=Intel |url=http://download.intel.com/products/vpro/whitepaper/crossclient.pdf |access-date=2008-08-07}}</ref>
* Centrino laptop with Intel [[vPro]] technology ([[Santa Rosa platform]])
* Centrino 2 laptop with Intel vPro technology ([[Montevina platform]])
===Security technologies===
Laptops with vPro have the typical [[Intel Core 2|dual-core]] or quad-core processor and wireless features of the Centrino family.
* The vPro technology built into the chipset adds management, security, and remote-deployment features for: monitoring laptops (protected event logs, access to [[BIOS]] settings, out-of-band alerting, protected data storage), maintaining and updating systems (access to protected system information, remote power up, console redirection), repairing systems (remote boot, console redirection, preboot access to BIOS settings, protected events logs), and securing systems (remote power up, hardware filters for network traffic, agent presence checks/triggers, out-of-band alerting).
* The 45&nbsp;nm Centrino 2 package is based on the [[Penryn (microprocessor)|Penryn microprocessor]] and Q47/Q45 chipset. It includes a better graphics engine (integrated) than Centrino, and three key additional features: [[Transport Layer Security]] (TLS) secured communications over an open [[local area network]] (LAN) for wired laptops outside the corporate [[Firewall (computing)|firewall]] (not supported for wireless states), support for [[Microsoft]] [[Network Access Protection]] (NAP), and support for out-of-band management and security features in Sx (all sleep states) when the laptop is inside the corporate firewall.
==See also==
* [[Pentium M]]
* [[Intel Core]]
* [[Intel Core 2]]
* [[Intel Core i7]]
* [[Intel Evo]]
* [[List of Intel codenames]]
* [[AMD mobile platform]]
==References==
{{Reflist|33em}}
==External links==
* [http://www.intel.com/support/processors/mobile/pm/sb/CS-007967.htm Intel Processor comparison table]
* [http://www.intel.com/go/vproexpert/ Intel(R) vPro(TM) Expert Center]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030324212558/https://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29840.html Lindows CEO attacks Intel's Centrino Linux lockout], March 20, 2003. Copy hosted by the [[Internet Archive]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040613194859/http://www.tuxmobil.org/centrino.html Linux on Centrino based laptops and notebooks]
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