SlashGear JapanIntel finally announced the official name for their new line of processors code-named Silverthorne. The new name? Atom Apparently, Intel’s new MID processor is extending the Centrino family although the architecture is quite a bit different. The Atom is earmarked for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and low cost PCs like the eeePC with its emphasis on low power usage.
After the jump you can check out a video of Intel’s VP of Ultra Mobility, Anand Chandrasekher waving around an Atom processor.
