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Why Atom™ for Embedded Applications
  Providing targeted performance for a wide variety of embedded application projects, Advantech’s Atom-based products offer systems integrators a number of significant design advantages and considerations. Since Atom processors are completely compatible with the full Intel Core™ microarchitecture instruction set, developers can use the same compilers and existing software development tools. This means faster time to market. The use of a single processor architecture can eliminate the extra training and support required for multiple processor architecture and proprietary bus systems. This means lower development cost. And as a new processor family, Atom offers 7+ years of manufacturing availability. This guards against obsolescence.

Newly designed, 45nm Intel® Atom™ processors pack an astounding 47 million transistors on a single chip measuring less than 26mm2, making them Intel®’s smallest and lowest power processors.

Key Benefits of Intel® Atom™ Processors
Design Advantages of Intel® Atom™ Processors for Embedded Applications
Intel® Atom™ Processor Family
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  Key Benefits of Intel® Atom™ Processors

 Ultra Low Power and Small Form Factor: The embedded industry is highly concerned about wattage consumption. The Intel® Atom™ makes possible a whole new range of power-efficient devices with excellent performance, enabled by the new hafnium-infused 45nm high-k silicon technology. The power management technologies include a new C6 state (Deep Power Down Technology), CMOS mode, and Split I/O power supply.

Delivers Power and Performance for Mobile Devices: Intel® Atom™ increases energy efficiency in smaller more compact designs with a thermal design power specification ranging from less than 1W to 2.5 watts for mobile devices. It also helps enable PC-like capabilities, providing an excellent Internet experience.

Extend Long Battery Life: The Atom™ leverages incredibly low idle and average power, allowing the device to stay powered on, but still conserving energy.
 
 
Design Advantages of Intel® Atom™ Processors for Embedded Applications

 Faster Time to Market: Due to the full Intel® core micro architecture instruction set compatibility, developers can use the same compliers and existing software development tools as for other Intel® products.

Low Cost of Development: A single architecture (IA, Intel® Architecture) enables streamlining of software development and cutting costs from developing to training, reducing requirements for disparate architecture and complicated proprietary bus systems. This enables a wide range of IA-based, compact, power efficient devices with great performance.

Popular OS Support: Features simultaneous multi-threading technology for better performance and increased system responsiveness. It also provides support for popular embedded OS systems.

7+ Years Manufacturing Availability: Seven years, or more, of manufacturing support for embedded applications.
 
 
Intel® Atom™ Processor Family

Product Name
7 Year Manufacturing Availability
Max Thermal Design Power (TDP)
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z540 (512K Cache, 1.86 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) x 2.4 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z530 (512K Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) v 2 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z520 (512K Cache, 1.33 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) x 2 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z510 (512K Cache, 1.10 GHz, 400 MHz FSB) v 2 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z500 (512K Cache, 800 MHz, 400 MHz FSB) x 0.65 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (512K Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) v 2.5 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor 330 (1M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) x 8 Watts
Intel® Atom™ Processor 230 (512K Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) x 4 Watts
Associated Advantech Product Series Computer On Modules,
Mobile Clinical Assistants		 Computer On Modules,
Embedded Single Board Computers,
Industrial Motherboards,
Pre-configured Systems
 
 


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Intel® System Controller Hub US15W for Embedded Computing

Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset for Embedded Computing
 
 
Comparison Chart
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z530 (512K Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z510 (512K Cache, 1.10 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)
Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (512K Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
Frequency 1.6 GHz 1.1 GHz 1.6 GHz
Front Side Bus 533 MHz 400 MHz 533 MHz
Cache 512 KB 512 KB 512 KB
Intel® 64 Architecture x x x
Intel® Virtualization Technology v x x
Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology v v v
Demand Based Switching v v x
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology x x x
Execute Disable Bit v v v
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) x x x
Mfg Avail 7+ Yrs 7+ Yrs 7+ Yrs
Product Status Launched Launched Launched
Launch Date Q2'08 Q2'08 Q2'08
Number of Cores 1 1 1
Lithography 45 nm 45 nm 45 nm
Core Voltage 0.75 -1.1V 0.75-1.1V 0.9V-1.1625V
Max TDP 2 Watts 2 Watts 2.5 Watts
Tcase 90°C 90°C 90°C
Package Size 13mm x 14mm 13mm x 14mm 22mm x 22mm
Sockets PBGA441 PBGA441 PBGA437
Associated Advantech Product Series   Computer On Modules,
Mobile Clinical Assistants		 Computer On Modules,
Embedded Single Board Computers,
Industrial Motherboards,
Pre-configured Systems