Giant silicon vendor Intel (NYSE: INTC) introduced last Monday in San Francisco a line of three enhanced Pentium M processors geared towards laptop computers.  What's new about this product family is that it is built with a 90-nanometer production process instead of the 130-nanometer process used in older Pentium M devices.  This new technology enables Intel to achieve better economies of scale.  The new chipset family also allows Intel to create chips consuming less power while offering greater performance. 

When ordering quantities in bulk (i.e. 1,000 or more), the processors cost about $294 (for the M 735), $423(for the 745) and $637 (for the M 775).  According to a CNET article, Intel had originally planned the launch to be in February, but a glitch postponed that until this past Monday.  The Pentium M processor is code-named Dothan.