Intel has settled on a new brand name for its family of low-power processors, which formerly were referred to by the code names “Silverthorne” and “Diamondville.” Now dubbed “Atom,” the new processors ...

Intel’s Atom processors designed for netbooks could be on their last leg, with analysts saying that the chip maker could be tweaking its product road map as PC sales tumble and tablet adoption widens.

A little over two years ago, Intel formally unveiled the low-power Atom processor and its related chipset and platform technologies. At the time, Intel's vision for Atom had the diminutive CPU ...

Higher level of integration plus 45nm manufacturing enables significant power reduction, performance improvements and smaller package size Average power consumption down 20 percent over previous ...

One way that microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has aimed to maximize the profitability of its core personal computer processor business has been to very aggressively segment its products. The ...

Intel on Wednesday unveiled its Atom processors and the refrain is familiar: These chips will power a bevy of mobile Internet devices (MIDs). The larger question: What kind of future will MIDs have?

For a long time VIA dominated the niche small factor, low consumption market, but now Intel is preparing to step foot into new terrain. The Atom processor, formerly known as Silverthorne, has had its ...

Intel unveiled a few details about the company’s next generation Atom processor, codenamed “Pineview.” Somewhat confusingly, Pineview chips will use a new technology Intel is calling “Pine Trail,” ...

Integration of the new Intel® Atom™ processor generation in B&R's industrial PC product range offers a previously unheard of combination of low power loss and high performance at a particularly ...

To confuse matters a bit, Intel’s Diamondville processors will also fall under the Intel Atom processor nomenclature. Diamondville-based Atom processors are derived from Silverthorne, feature SMT ...

Atom is the name of the processor formerly called Diamondville. It was designed for low-cost laptop PCs, ultramobile PCs, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and other small devices aimed at connecting to ...

Man, we like how Intel parties. Rather than standing around in front of all manners of junk food just waiting for presents, the aforementioned chip maker has decided it best to give us -- the loyal ...