Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The original Celeron is discontinued, Intel confirmed today. The processor, launched in spring this year, gave way to later revisions of the brand name with a faster Mendocino core. It will continue to supply the processors to those with existing orders until November 1999, a representative said. After a year of uncertainty, the embedded StrongARM processor has found a home with its new parent, Intel Corp., which is scheduled to have its first home-grown version of the processor ready by the second half of 1999.
Some analysts remain skeptical.