Thursday, May 15, 2008
Excitement Grows for the Intel Atom
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 09:00 AM
"Intel's Atom processor was prominently displayed in systems at a conference in Japan. The chipmaker's next-generation X4500 graphics also made an appearance. Small systems and circuit boards using the Atom processor appeared on the Web site PC Watch, which highlighted designs at a "Systems Expo" in Tokyo. A host of small devices with the Atom processor are due in June. The 45-nanometer chip will compete with processors from Via Technologies such as the C7 and upcoming Isaiah processor. Small PCs and computer systems using the low-power Atom processor included a small embedded computer from Japan-based Dux, a car "infotainment" system from Portwell Japan, and a motherboard for mobile internet devices from Sophia Systems."
The market for low power processors is really heating up. There will always be the need for the fastest processors for certain applications, but for your standard functions a low power processor and efficient programs and OS's will get the job done.
The market for low power processors is really heating up. There will always be the need for the fastest processors for certain applications, but for your standard functions a low power processor and efficient programs and OS's will get the job done.
