Intel's Atom processor


	Intel's Atom processor
rj3sp
6-3-2008 3:17 PM
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intel, atom, processor, innovation, silverthorne
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Intel Corp. will launch two new versions of its Atom processor. The Atom (formerly known by the codename "Silverthorne") is a whole new type of processor that delivers the full capabilities of an x86 desktop CPU.
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<SPAN><I><A title="Central processing unit" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit">Central processing unit</A></I></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A title="Silverthrone with Penny.jpg" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Silverthrone_with_Penny.jpg"><IMG width="200" height="115" border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Silverthrone_with_Penny.jpg/200px-Silverthrone_with_Penny.jpg" alt="" /></A><BR /></TD></TR><TR><TD><B>Produced:</B></TD><TD>2008</TD></TR><TR><TD><B>Manufacturer:</B></TD><TD><A title="Intel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel">Intel</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><B>Max <A title="Central processing unit" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit">CPU</A> clock:</B></TD><TD>800 <A title="Hertz" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz">MHz</A> to 1.87 <A title="Hertz" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz">GHz</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><A title="Front side bus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_side_bus">FSB</A> speeds:</B></TD><TD>400 <A title="MT/s" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT/s">MT/s</A> to 533 <A title="MT/s" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT/s">MT/s</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><B>Min feature size:</B></TD><TD>0.045 <A title="Micrometre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrometre">µm</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><A title="Instruction set" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_set">Instruction set</A>:</B></TD><TD>x86, x86-64</TD></TR><TR><TD><B><A title="Multi-core (computing)" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_%28computing%29">Cores</A>:</B></TD><TD>1, 2</TD></TR><TR><TD><B>Package:</B></TD><TD>441-ball µFCBGA</TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><B>Core names:</B>
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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Silverthorne</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Diamondville</LI>
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