Intel has published further details about the upcoming NetBook generation based on the Atom Processors code-named “Cedar Trail” on the IDF in Beijing. The chips produced for the first time in 32 nm are to bring more power and at the same time consume less power.

At events like the IDF, brands with new and old code name only so to throw so that even for people who are a little familiar, it is difficult to keep track. The newcomer listens to the name “Cedar Trail”. This is the code name for the entire platform, where Intel is different there “Cedar trail M” for the mobile segment (Netbooks) and “Cedar Trail-D” for small desktop systems. The “Cedar trail” platform include called processors as a main ingredient, “Cedarview” (which also in M and D versions appearing). The “Cedar trail’ platform in 32 nm replaces the”pine trail currently still in 45 nm”platform, is also from the three parts of”Pine Trail-M”,”Pine Trail-D”and the”Pineview”processor. Seen in this way is a “drop-in” replacement of its predecessor, although it looks much more difficult by the many code names than it really is.

The picture published by Intel shows that it will be really only an exchange of processors. Therefore the new “Cedarview” processor is bound still on the NM10 chipset, which is also all current “Pineview” CPUs to the page. Because in the last few years a diminishing importance the chip sets and many tasks are taken over directly by the processor, Intel has decided to further use the 15-month-old NM10 chipset. Thus, it is also clear that new features such as USB 3.0 in upcoming Intel Netbooks are still not used.

There will be improvements with the new generation in many areas, which is also desperately needed in the face of strong competition from AMD with the “Brazos” platform. Even if the performance increased and further reduced consumption, AMD remain some trump cards in the hand. DirectX 11 is the most important of these, because the ‘Cedar trail’ platform will match only with the traditional desktop and notebook processors and DirectX 10.1 support.

As with the current products, Intel plans with one or two cores, who set the threads to double support for Hyper-Threading processors. You not reveals a half a year before the release of course still time signatures. You only mentioned that the models should be faster than the predecessor. The old DDR2 standard throws you in the course of the Board and will support in the future only with DDR3 memory maximum 1,066 MHz.

Intel speaks to a large value in particular the power consumption. A variety of fanless design will also Crow with a high battery life should be enabled thanks to a further lowered TDP. In the second half of it to can see according to Intel it themselves – this is a roadmap that is located in the following photo gallery again.

“Intel’s ‘Cedar trail’ platform” Photo Gallery (10 pictures)