The name of the Atom processor seems to be spurred further by Intel. Even the company claims the Atom will beat Moore’s Law pace, thanks to the acceleration in manufacturing technology from 32nm to 22nm down to 14nm, within a period of 3 years in a row. ”Intel’s next generation of platform-based Atom processors aimed at the tablets, netbooks and smartphones,” said Intel Corporation Executive Vice President Sean Maloney, at the Computex 2011, Taipei, Taiwan.

Intel is preparing the next generation netbook platform code-named “Cedar Trail.” This chipset is the first netbook platform-based Intel 32nm technology, and will enable the design of ultra-thin and without a fan. This new platform also comes with several new features such as Intel ® Rapid Start that provides a fast-resume, Intel Smart Connect Technology that enables the experience is always updated even when in standby, Intel Wireless Display and PC Synch, that allows users to update and synchronize documents, and media content to multiple devices wirelessly.

In addition, this platform is expected to have a battery life up to more than 10 hours of the life and standby time up to more than a week. Cedar Trail will also support leading operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome and MeeGo. Maloney also discussed “Medfield”, Intel’s first 32nm platform tailored for smartphones and tablets. “Medfield” has been optimized for low power requirements and high performance so as to provide a long-time usage, gaming capabilities and a rich multimedia, and advanced visual capabilities. (more…)