Intel says it is now manufacturing all of its mobile microprocessors on 0.13-micron process technology.

Smaller chip geometries, enabled by this advanced chip making process, result in chips with lower power consumption and smaller sizes while enabling higher levels of performance.

Intel has begun shipping new processors based on the 0.13-micron technology including three low voltage and ultra low voltage Pentium III processors at speeds of up to 866 MHz.

Three new mobile Celeron processors designed for portable computers are also now shipping with speeds up to 1.2 GHz.

Intel says its 0.13-micron process technology results in mobile processors that consume up to 40% less power, are 30% smaller and 20% faster than mobile processors built on Intel's 0.18-micron process.

Meanwhile Intel rival AMD says it is shipping a 1.3 GHz version of its Duron microprocessor that supports double data rate memory. The new processor is priced at $118 in 1,000-unit quantities.