Think the Atom processor is losing some stream? Think again folks.

Day 1 of Computex shaped up to be a big day for the Intel Atom processor with Intel announcing:

• New dual-core Atom processors for the netbook market (finally!)
• The new “Canoe Lake” reference design for ultra-thin netbooks measuring a mere 14mm thick
• Intel “Oak Trail” – an upcoming Atom platform optimized for tablets and sleeker netbook form factors
• Intel AppUp Center to be available first on ASUS netbooks
• The addition of DDR3 support for the Intel Atom processor

We’ll start first with the new Atom processor announcements.

As expected, Intel finally announced dual-core Atom processors were coming to the netbook platform with production expected by next week and new netbooks based on the new dual-core Atom processors available by the winter holiday shopping season.

In total, four new Atom processors were announced at Computex. The single-core N455 and dual-core N475 for netbooks and the single-core D425 and dual-core D525 for nettop desktop systems. The N455 clocks in at 1.6GHz while the N475 clocks in at 1.83GHz with both mobile processors having a rated power consumption of 6.5 watts. Both desktop processors have a clock speed of 1.8GHz with the D425 having a TDP of 6.5 watts while the D525 has a TDP of 8.5 watts. The N455 and N475 for netbooks are available today while systems based on the D525 and D426 processors are scheduled to be available beginning June 21st.

Next up, Intel showed off their new “Canoe Lake” netbook reference design which incorporates their “Pine Trail” platform with a new thermal design yielding a netbook form factor measuring a mere 14mm thick. Basically, think of Canoe Lake as a demonstration of what’s possible with single-core or dual-core Atom processor based netbooks. The company expects to see netbooks based on this technology “over time” – a.k.a. don’t expect it anytime soon.

Check out more pictures of Canoe Lake over at Gizmodo.

Continuing to look ahead, Intel announced the “Oak Trail” Atom platform specifically optimized for tablets and sleeker netbook form factors and planned for early 2011. “Oak Trail” will supposedly deliver up to 50 percent reduction in average power consumption with full HD video playback and will target a variety of OS’s including MeeGo, Windows 7, and Android.

Finally Intel announced ASUS will be launching their “ASUS App Store” and will also be the first manufacturer to ship netbooks pre-installed with a client based on the Intel AppUp Center. These netbooks are scheduled to ship in the fall of 2010 on all devices running Windows. ASUS also plans to ship netbooks based on MeeGo at a later date.

Phew.. a lot of Atom stuff.. more to come!

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Source: Krunker.com 

Think the Atom processor is losing some stream? Think again folks.

Day 1 of Computex shaped up to be a big day for the Intel Atom processor with Intel announcing:

• New dual-core Atom processors for the netbook market (finally!)
• The new “Canoe Lake” reference design for ultra-thin netbooks measuring a mere 14mm thick
• Intel “Oak Trail” – an upcoming Atom platform optimized for tablets and sleeker netbook form factors
• Intel AppUp Center to be available first on ASUS netbooks
• The addition of DDR3 support for the Intel Atom processor

We’ll start first with the new Atom processor announcements.

As expected, Intel finally announced dual-core Atom processors were coming to the netbook platform with production expected by next week and new netbooks based on the new dual-core Atom processors available by the winter holiday shopping season.

In total, four new Atom processors were announced at Computex. The single-core N455 and dual-core N475 for netbooks and the single-core D425 and dual-core D525 for nettop desktop systems. The N455 clocks in at 1.6GHz while the N475 clocks in at 1.83GHz with both mobile processors having a rated power consumption of 6.5 watts. Both desktop processors have a clock speed of 1.8GHz with the D425 having a TDP of 6.5 watts while the D525 has a TDP of 8.5 watts. The N455 and N475 for netbooks are available today while systems based on the D525 and D426 processors are scheduled to be available beginning June 21st.

Next up, Intel showed off their new “Canoe Lake” netbook reference design which incorporates their “Pine Trail” platform with a new thermal design yielding a netbook form factor measuring a mere 14mm thick. Basically, think of Canoe Lake as a demonstration of what’s possible with single-core or dual-core Atom processor based netbooks. The company expects to see netbooks based on this technology “over time” – a.k.a. don’t expect it anytime soon.

Check out more pictures of Canoe Lake over at Gizmodo.

Continuing to look ahead, Intel announced the “Oak Trail” Atom platform specifically optimized for tablets and sleeker netbook form factors and planned for early 2011. “Oak Trail” will supposedly deliver up to 50 percent reduction in average power consumption with full HD video playback and will target a variety of OS’s including MeeGo, Windows 7, and Android.

Finally Intel announced ASUS will be launching their “ASUS App Store” and will also be the first manufacturer to ship netbooks pre-installed with a client based on the Intel AppUp Center. These netbooks are scheduled to ship in the fall of 2010 on all devices running Windows. ASUS also plans to ship netbooks based on MeeGo at a later date.

Phew.. a lot of Atom stuff.. more to come!

[Check it out]

[Check out the News Fact Sheet]

[Check out PC Mag’s coverage]


Source: Krunker.com