Nvidia Ion 2 Chipset Set to Release This Year? 2nd Gen Ion to Boast Double Number of Shaders, VIA Nano CPU Support

According to a somewhat brief report by Fudzilla, duly credited and
linked below, it would appear that the successor to Nvidia s enormously
popular Ion chipset, known merely and somewhat predictably as Ion 2, is
set to commence shipping as early as this year.
Whilst specific details concerning what the 2nd Gen Ion chipset brings
to the table is particularly sparse at this juncture, it has been widely
reported that the Ion 2 stems from Nvidia s new 40nm manufacturing
process and, purportedly, not only boasts double the shader count of the
present Ion but also offers up VIA Nano processor support (continued
Atom support is, of course, a given). More interesting technical
details, however, such as the Ion 2 s clock frequencies as well as any
insight as to the Ion 2 s performance as yet have proved wholly
unforthcoming and shrouded in mystery, with Nvidia opting to play
everything close to their corporate, logo emblazoned chests (doubtless
in order to ensure that they can control the timing of the considerable
hype that will doubtless occasion the Ion s 2 release).

We ll bring you more details the moment they are made available to us.