> Jumping from strategy to tactics, can the StrongARM run at the equivalent > speed of a 500 MHz Pentium and then automatically slow its clock down and > reduce its voltage appropriate to the prevailing load, with no additional > power management software? This is a very neat trick for keeping down > power requirements. And the additive constant (power under zero load) > is neglible. Actually the new strongarms can dynamically range their clock to control power consumption. Running flat our they run at 600MHz and burn 450mW. They also have built in hardware support for PCMCIA, compact flash and by extension IDE. To further that support they also have the SA11X1 companion chips, also very low power. Which give USB support, and simplifies the CF+ and PCMCIA requirement as well. Top that off with the fact that there are several low power chips that are mated to them for video and audio applications already and you have quire a competitor on your hands. I am still working through the Crusoe material but I have seen nothing to lead me to believe that the StrongARM is just going to roll over and play dead. Quite the contrary in fact.
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