Intel has revised policy on development and implementation of energy efficient, but not too productive platform Intel Atom. According to data obtained by representatives of the resource DigiTimes, these processors will be focused on the use of network storage systems for home and basic servers. The platform will be a very modern solution-type system-on-chip, carried out in 32-nm process technology. It was reported earlier that will support 64-bit software and system memory up to 8 GB on a single panel. CPU clock speed is 1.6 GHz. Against the backdrop of a series of previous decisions of the Intel Atom new chips will be more energy efficient, peaks of heat will be from 5 to 8 watts. Centerton platform should be provided by Intel in the spring of 2012. It is assumed that such a revision of the strategy was a reaction to weak sales of current-generation Cedar Trail Intel Atom processor models N2600 and N2800. These platforms targeted for use mainly in netbooks, although it was a step forward in the series, but suffered from the falling interest in netbooks, which are noticeably inferior race tablets and portable notebooks. The results of the fiscal year for Intel are not known yet (they will be published in January), but based on the fact that in all quarters there was a reduction of profit growth, it is unlikely that we should expect some surprises.
