Intel set to power Nokia with Mobile Chips

Intel Corp., the world’s largest producer of central processing units has joined hands with Nokia for supplying microprocessors for its mobile devices. Intel will supply Nokia Oyj with processors for mobile devices, as it seeks to enter into the expanding wireless and mobile markets, Bloomberg said, citing a person familiar with the matter. According to the reports, Intel will announce the deal at a conference call, the person told the news agency. The speculation is that Nokia will use a next-generation Atom chip in some kind of device, possibly even a mobile phone. It is highly likely that Intel will ship its code-named Moorestown and Medfield system-on-chip devices to the top phone maker. Made using 45nm fabrication process, Moorestown may power mobile Internet devices and communicators, whereas Medfield, which are to be made utilizing 32nm process technology, may find home inside Nokia’s smartphones due in 2011. With the Nokia deal, Intel now has two of the world’s top three mobile phone makers with plans to use its chips in mobile devices. LG said earlier this year that it would use Intel’s mobile chips in an upcoming MID. Intel and Nokia have not provided any official information for the report.