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Intel’s new found commitment to Ultrabooks might lead you to believe they are giving up on the Atom market, but the company used its forum at Computex to reassure the media that the platform is not just alive and well, but evolving quickly. According to Intel’s Executive Vice President Sean Maloney, Atom will continue to be an important processor platform for future Netbooks, tablets, and even Smartphones.
To reach this goal Intel will continue to invest heavily in R&D on the ultra mobile CPU, and forecast three separate die shrinks over a three-year time span. The plan is to transition from 32nm, to 22nm, and eventually 14nm as quickly as possible. Further improvements will also be made to address transistor leakage, lower the overall power consumption, and increase transistor density at a rate that should outpace Moore’s Law.
It’s difficult to imagine a future where our phones are rocking an Intel Atom, but sign me up for a netbook with all day battery life and decent performance.
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Dartht33bagger
June 05, 2011 at 4:43pm
I always see news posts on here about Intel Atom chips, but what in the hell are they even? I have never seen a computer with an Intel Atom chip in it.
blimpboy3
June 05, 2011 at 5:52pm
atoms are in netbooks and some all in one mini computers. you wont find them in regular laptops or desktops
Dartht33bagger
June 05, 2011 at 9:52pm
That's why....I hate netbooks and small computers. I will only use laptops and desktops.
praetor_alpha
June 05, 2011 at 5:31pm
I fixed a co worker's netbook a few months back. And back in college, someone used a netbook exclusively for a year. I've been thinking about getting one (especially after I get FIOS), but my current Core 2 notebook is still working.
