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Finally a new Atom processor? Intel Atom N450 Pineview in October?

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Pineview Processor based on Pinetrail architecture coming October, hopefully...

Pineview Processor based on Pinetrail architecture coming October, hopefully...

The successor to the venerable and ubiquitous Intel Atom N270 processor and 945GSE graphics platform is eagerly awaited, to say the least.  The word at the moment is that Intel’s single-core Atom N450 “Pineview” processor is rumored for a possible October release.

The Atom N450 is part of Intel’s “Pine Trail” platform architecture that moves the GPU and memory controller onto the CPU die for a smaller package that consumes less power (like Nvidia’s ION platform).  It will be paired with intel’s NM10 “Tigerpoint” chipset. Expect to see Atom N450-based netbooks competing against Snapdragon- and Tegra-flavored smartbooks everywhere by the end of the year.

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