Processors and chips embedded into computing solutions work their way up to ensure smooth navigation and browsing capabilities for users. One of the pioneers in this field namely Intel has yet again served the realm with another innovative offering. The company has unleashed the Intel Atom platform while announcing an upcoming netbook and entry-level desktop platform tentatively called ‘Cedar Trail.’
Previously codenamed as ‘Oak Trail,’ the new Intel Atom platform has been developed to extend slimmer and efficient devices with refined visuals and memory controller into their processors. It is said to have been packed in a 60 percent condensed size as opposed to the earlier iterations. This innovation has been entrenched with a lower-power design to perform effectively with fanless products.
Featuring the Intel Enhanced Deeper Sleep, the solution is being touted to render an energy optimized performance. This integration saves power while the device is inactive whereas the Intel SpeedStep technology and an integrated HD decode engine wheedle 1080p high-definition playback. Thanks to the platform’s support for Adobe Flash, it engineers a dynamic gaming experience.
“The new Intel Atom ‘Oak Trail’ platform, with ‘Cedar Trail’ to follow, are examples of our continued commitment to bring amazing personal and mobile experiences to netbook and tablet devices, delivering architectural enhancements for longer battery life and greater performance,†revealed Doug Davis, Vice President and General Manager of the Netbook and Tablet Group at Intel. “We are accelerating the Intel Atom product line to now move faster than Moore’s law, bringing new products to market on three process technologies in the next 3 years.â€
A part of the same platform, the new Intel Atom processor Z670 has been designed to deliver robust battery life, swift Internet browsing and enhanced video playback abilities. Enabling uncomplicated performance of varied applications on operating systems such as Android, Windows and MeeGo, it renders flexibility for netbooks, tablet and hybrid designs. Implanted with the Intel SM35 Express Chipset, the processor also offers lead-free, halogen-free design and USB 2.0 compatibility.
Developed on the company’s 32nm process technology, the Cedar Trail platform will come equipped to support Blu-ray 2.0. It has been plugged to support a dedicated media engine for full 1080p playback and boasts of digital display solutions such as DisplayPort and HDMI output jack. Other features of this innovation comprise the PC Synch, Fast Boot, Intel Wireless Music and Intel Wireless Display. Currently in the process of sampling, it is expected to blend boosted performance with its aesthetical design.
The Intel Atom platform will be employed for more than 35 tablets and hybrid designs. Companies such as Razer, Viliv, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Evolve III and others are anticipated to develop systems based on the Oak Trail. Besides, the company will demonstrate a glimpse of the Cedar Trail at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. Devices crafted with this innovation at its core are awaited to surface during the second half of 2011.
