10nm+ Tiger Lake to launch in the second half of the year
Foldable PC Form Factor Horseshoe Bend Unveiled
Improving sports broadcasting with True View, 3DAT, etc.


With the opening of CES 2020, Intel shared examples of collaboration with partners.

On the 7th, Intel held a press conference at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, USA, and announced, together with its subsidiaries and partners, autonomous driving AI, mobile computing innovations, and enhanced immersion in sports and entertainment.

Intel CEO Bob Swan began the press conference by sharing various updates from the Mobileye business unit, including an autonomous robotaxi demo. Robotaxi driving is achieved through a combination of Mobileye's AI, computer vision, RSS's institutional science models, and redundancy via independent sensing systems.

CEO Swan then unveiled the 'Missing Maps Project' conducted with the American Red Cross.

Intel supported the American Red Cross using integrated AI acceleration on its 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. This has made it possible to accurately create maps of bridges and roads in remote areas where important information is missing, and to quickly assist emergency patients in the event of a disaster.

CEO Swan said, “Intel’s goal is to help customers make the most of technological changes such as AI, 5G, and intelligent advanced technologies.”

Intel then unveiled its new mobile processor, Tiger Lake, for the first time and updated the progress of Project Athena. In addition, they unveiled a foldable PC form factor and announced achievements in technology advancement in the sports and entertainment sectors.


New Core Mobile Processor Tiger Lake Unveiled
Intel Senior Vice President Gregory Bryant unveiled Intel's new 'Core' mobile processor, codenamed 'Tiger Lake,' for the first time at a press conference.

Senior Vice President Bryant explained that Tiger Lake supports double-digit performance improvements compared to 10th Gen Intel Core processors through CPUs, AI accelerators, and external graphics optimization based on the Intel Xe graphics architecture.

In addition, it was announced that AI performance has been improved and integrated 'Thunderbolt 4' provides four times wider bandwidth than USB 3. The first Tiger Lake systems developed based on Intel's 10nm+ process are scheduled to ship in the second half of this year.

Meanwhile, Lisa Pearce, Intel’s Vice President of Graphics and Software Architecture, provided insights into the progress of the Intel Xe graphics architecture for Tiger Lake and previewed Intel’s first Xe-based discrete GPU, codenamed 'DG1'.


Increase the number of Project Athena certified products to 50
Products certified under Project Athena have been tuned, tested, and verified by Intel to provide fast restarts, high performance and instant responsiveness, long battery life, rapid connectivity, compatibility with various form factors, and powerful AI performance.

Intel has certified 25 Project Athena products to date. Senior Vice President Bryant expanded cooperation with Google and announced the first two Project Athena certified Chromebooks: the ASUS Chromebook Flip (C436) and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook.

Intel plans to certify about 50 Windows and Chrome products within this year and enhance the performance of foldable and dual-screen PCs to a commercially viable level.


Foldable PC Form Factor Horseshoe Bend Preview
Intel is developing foldable and dual-screen PCs based on Intel Core processors through joint engineering with OEMs and partners. The upcoming Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold and Dell Concept Duet fall into this category.

Senior Vice President Bryant also previewed Intel's foldable OLED display form factor, codenamed 'Horseshoe Bend'. By utilizing this foldable PC form factor based on Intel's upcoming Tiger Lake mobile processor, it is possible to create a laptop that is 12 inches when folded and 17 inches or larger when unfolded.


Expand your sports and entertainment experience with DL Boost
Senior Vice President Navin Shenoy said that the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, set to launch in the first half of 2020, will include a new 'Intel DL Boost' extension for built-in AI learning acceleration. They stated that this would provide learning performance improved by 60% compared to the previous product.

Senior Vice President Shenoy explained Intel’s various ways to connect intelligence to a data platform encompassing the cloud, network, and edge, along with examples of how it is being utilized in the sports and entertainment sectors.

First, the case of Netflix was presented.

Netflix has been utilizing AV1, the latest video compression technology with up to 60% improved compression efficiency compared to the existing compression technology AVC, to improve its media streaming service.

Intel and Netflix are continuing to collaborate on the development of an open-source high-performance encoder (SVT-AV1) optimized for 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and stated that there will be a definite performance improvement upon commercialization.

A solution that instantly captures and visualizes a player's movements was also introduced.

The '3D Athlete Tracking (3DAT)' technology, which captures a player's movements with countless mobile cameras, utilizes AI for near-real-time visualization. This technology analyzes player movements by applying algorithms optimized for Intel DL Boost and powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

Senior Vice President Shenoy stated that this technology would be utilized at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to improve replays of 100-meter and other short-distance race broadcasts.

In addition, 'Intel True View' provides omnidirectional angles by synthesizing all footage within the stadium in the cloud using volumetric video technology. Fans can select the scoring scenes and player perspectives they want to see and watch them via streaming on their devices.

Meanwhile, Intel is participating in CES 2020, held in Las Vegas, USA, from the 7th to the 10th.