<s>
Consumer	B-Device
Ultra-Low	I-Device
Voltage	I-Device
(	O
CULV	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
computing	B-Device
platform	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Intel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
estimated	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
that	O
this	O
market	O
could	O
reach	O
10	O
million	O
CULV	B-Device
laptops	B-Device
shipped	O
during	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competing	O
platforms	B-Device
are	O
the	O
VIA	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
,	O
AMD	O
Yukon	O
,	O
AMD	O
Nile	O
notebook	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
and	O
graphic	O
chips	O
from	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
line	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
platform	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
lowest-power-consumption	O
processors	O
for	O
the	O
ultra	O
thin	O
CULV	B-Device
category	O
are	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
watts	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
rated	O
at	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
2.5	O
W	O
.	O
Because	O
of	O
their	O
low	O
power	O
and	O
heat	O
output	O
,	O
CULV	B-Device
enables	O
very	O
thin	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
long	O
battery	O
life	O
in	O
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
designed	O
to	O
Intel	O
's	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
processors	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
were	O
single	O
core	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
SU3500	O
)	O
,	O
newer	O
CULV	B-Device
processors	O
are	O
dual	O
core	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
the	O
SU9600	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
all	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
2	I-Device
architecture	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
ultra-low	O
voltage	O
versions	O
have	O
a	O
thermal	O
rating	O
of	O
5.5	O
W	O
–	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
,	O
but	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
dual-core	O
mainstream	O
Intel	O
mobile	O
chips	O
rated	O
at	O
25	O
and	O
35	O
watts	O
–	O
and	O
they	O
come	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
22	O
mm	O
chip	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newest	O
CULV	B-Device
processors	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
product	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
10nm	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
