CES: Intel preps new Atom for mobiles/ netbooks

Bernard Cole
iApplianceWeb
(01/05/12, 8:15 AM GMT)

Las Vegas, Nev. - Intel Corp. has just released its Cedar Trail 32 nm Atom chips for netbooks and embedded systems as well as getting ready to  release its 22 nm Ivy Bridge notebook and desktop CPUs. 

Cedar Trail includes two new dual-core Atom processors for netbooks—the 1.6 GHz N2600 with 400 MHz embedded graphics dissipating about 3.5W and the 1.86 GHz N2800 with 640 MHz graphics consuming 6.5W. The chips support faster graphics cores and DRAM interfaces—up to 1,066 MHz DDR3—and consume less power than Intel's previous generation Oak Trail parts.

Cedar Trail are single-chip integrated processors with the NM10, an I/O hub that supports PCI Express, USB, Ethernet, serial ATA and audio.

Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba will ship netbooks using the chips this month, hopefully in time for the Consumer Electronics Show.

They will have battery life of up to ten hours and start at prices as low as $199.

Intel also rolled out D2500 and D2700 Atom processors for entry-level desktops and embedded systems. The chips support data rates up to 2.1 GHz and consume up to 10W.

Intel plans to release in early April, 25 Ivy Bridge chips made in its 22 nm technology, with seventeen versions ranging in price from $184 to $332, and eight notebook CPUs.

To learn more, go to www.intel.com.

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