This Design Guide provides motherboard implementation recommendations for the
Kaby Lake platform, based on the Kaby Lake processor. This document includes design
guides for Kaby Lake (KBL) U and Kaby Lake Y platforms. The Kaby Lake processors will
enable the next generation of 2-in-1s and Ultrabook.
The Kaby Lake platform consists of KBL U and KBL Y 1-Chip Platform Series, KBL H 2-
Chip Platform Series and KBL S 2-Chip Platform Series. The Kaby Lake U platform
consists of a Kaby Lake U processor plus a Kaby Lake Platform Controller Hub (PCH) in
the same Multi Chip Package (MCP). Kaby Lake PCH, also known as KBL PCH, refers to
the PCH portion of the Kaby Lake processor. Similarly the Kaby Lake Y platform consists
of a Kaby Lake Y processor plus a Kaby Lake PCH in the same Multi Chip Package
(MCP). The Kaby Lake H and S 2-Chip platform consists of KBL processor package with
Kaby Lake PCH package.
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