Hybrid PC technology for low power, long battery operation with casual usage on client PC systems

“Hybrid PC” system has been researched for years as a new technology for client PC, to enable various new user values. Low power and long battery operation is one of the major values. A project using hybrid PC technology to enable a feature to double the battery hour for non-business casual usage on a laptop PC has successfully achieved the target with a product released worldwide. This paper describes the system architecture, design, and evaluation of user values of the system, as one of the application cases of hybrid PC technology.