NanoTech-Electronics

Intel South Asia, Director Sales, R. Ravichandran, unseen, shows newly launched Intel Centrino 2 processor technology in the planner (mother board) of a laptop, at a press conference, in New Delhi, India, in this Tuesday, July 15, 2008 file photo. Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology Thursday Aug. 14, 2008 that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet.
The new component Intel is announcing Thursday will let computers automatically return to a normal, full-powered state when a call comes in. The computer can activate its microphone and loudspeaker to alert the user, then connect the call.
These components, which are at the heart of every computer, will most likely be used by smaller computer manufacturers. Bigger names like Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. use their own motherboard solutions, but Intel is working to supply them with the technology as well.