Intel's new low-power processors are introduced under the name Atom

Most commonly found in portable devices are the processors previously known as Silverthorne and Diamondville.

Intel has also officially begun preparations for the Menlow platform, which was unveiled last fall, and the processor campaign that will be included. They got their official name from the so-called MID - Mobile Internet Device - is the Atom processors, while the platform itself is called Centrino Atom, a platform that is the cornerstone of portable devices primarily intended for Internet use.

Later, of course, Atom technology may appear in other devices, just by pulling out one of the EeePC rumors that predicts Silverthorne for Asus ’tiny machine that will be updated in the near future. There is every chance for this, as the tiny central unit, in addition to operating at extremely high clocks - max. It also has a TDP of 1,8 GHz–, ultra-low - 0,6-2,5. However, the 45nm manufacturing technology came in handy not only for the design of the central unit, but also for the design of the Menlow chipset, as it includes the graphics core and the wireless network controller alone.

The first Atom devices could start hosting as early as the second quarter, while mass premieres are expected in the third quarter.