Intel Announces Atom Brand Low-Power Mobile Processors

Mon 2008-03-03 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

Intel has just introduced a new low-power mobile processor family, the Intel Atom, formerly code-named Silverthorne and Diamondville.

Here’s what they had to say:

“SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 2, 2008 – The Intel® Atom™ processor will be the name for a new family of low-power processors designed specifically for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and a new class of simple and affordable Internet-centric computers arriving later this year. Together, these new market segments represent a significant new opportunity to grow the overall market for Intel silicon, using the Intel Atom processor as the foundation. The company also announced the Intel® Centrino® Atom™ processor technology brand for MID platforms, consisting of multiple chips that enable the best Internet experience in a pocketable device.”

These new processors should allow for some pretty exciting developments in the ultra-mobile devices sector. By the way, AMD is expected to announce a rival product shortly.

Click here to read the press release.

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