Mobile phones with Intel Atom cpu

Intel hopes to return into handsets business with its Atom processors once it makes it using 32nm process technology.

According to Intel’s chief financial officer Stacey Smith, Intel Atom processor made using 32nm process technology will cost considerably less than the current version and will also consume substantially less energy. According to Mr. Smith, each 300mm wafer will be able to produce 2400 – 2500 die, or 400-500% more than new.

Since Intel Atom is based on x86 micro-architecture, “it has the full power of the Intel ecosystem behind it: that means being able to leverage much of the work already done by providers of applications, content and services for existing Intel technology,” added Mr. Smith.

Intel hopes that actual devices featuring 32nm version of Intel Atom CPU will be available in 2009 or in early 2010. In fact, there are rumours that a new version of Apple iPhone will feature Intel Atom in about one and a half years from now.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 at 9:11 am and is filed under CPU, INTEL, Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.