INTEL ATOM’S OAK TRAIL IS OFFICIAL, COMING TO TABLETS NEAR YOU

Made its first appearance on Intel’s roadmap sometime last year, the chip giant has finally announced the official availability of their new Atom platform previously known as “Oak Trail”. While Intel Atom has always been associated with netbook form factor, this new platform is specifically designed for embedded devices such as tablets which make it a rather unique from other Intel Atom offerings.

Leading the release of the new Oak Trail-based platform would be the single-core dual-threaded 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z670 processor which features an integrated Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 600 as its graphics core together with a built-in memory controller that supports up to 2GB of single channel DDR2 memory. The low-powered processor - with a TDP of only 3 watts - also comes with supports for 1080p video playback and Adobe Flash-based contents as well as the ability to run on variety of operating system including Google Android, MeeGo and Windows. In addition to the Z670 processor, Intel is also offering the slightly slower single-core dual-threading 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z650 processor.

Meanwhile, the new platform also comes with a new chipset in the form of Intel SM35 Express. It provides the platform with SATA 3Gb/s capability as well as Hi-Speed USB 2.0 with up to 4 USB ports; integrated Intel High Definition Audio and HDMI 1.3a.

First wave of Oak Trail-based Intel Atom products are expected to be available in the market starting from next month onwards from manufacturers such as Fujitsu, Razer (yes, the gaming equipment outfit), Lenovo and many more. For further information about the new Intel Atom processor platform, lead your browser towww.intel.com.