DocumentCode
2201990
Title
The tradeoffs and realities of a low power high-volume design: a case study of the IBM ThinkPad 701
Author
Evans, Robert J. ; Stember, Michael J. ; Ray, Randall L.
Author_Institution
RTP Mobile Products Dev., IBM PC Co., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
11-14 Apr 1996
Firstpage
72
Lastpage
75
Abstract
This paper presents a discussion of the realities and tradeoffs involved in designing a low-power system in today´s high-volume mobile computer market. The IBM ThinkPad 701 subnotebook computer is presented as an example of such a system which has experienced many design decisions based on these tradeoffs
Keywords
IBM computers; computer power supplies; notebook computers; IBM ThinkPad 701; low power; mobile computer; subnotebook computer; tradeoffs; Battery charge measurement; Buildings; Computer aided software engineering; Computer displays; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Power systems; Product development; Testing; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Southeastcon '96. Bringing Together Education, Science and Technology., Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3088-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SECON.1996.510028
Filename
510028
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