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Intel Atom chip for netbooks now with DDR3 support

Intel is expanding its successful line of Atom CPUs. Even in the second quarter of 2010, the chipmaker will probably bring a successor to the Atomic D510 on the market: the atomic D525. The new Atom CPU supports DDR3 memory is clocked at 1.8 GHz and, like its predecessor a TDP of 13 watts.

Chip manufacturer Intel is successful with its Atom CPUs, especially in the market for netbooks. In the months to bring the Intel Atom processor N470, N475 and N455 in the trade. The models Atom N475 and N455 are working together with both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.

Also still in the current quarter, Intel would bring out a successor to the D510 Atom: The Atom D525 works with a clock speed of 1.8 GHz and, like its predecessor a TDP of 13 watts. It can work both with DDR2 memory as well as with the newer, faster DDR3 memory.

The Atom CPUs with an N before the number are for netbooks, with a D before the number for use in desktop computers as Nettops. With the new Atom CPUs Netbooks and Nettops more become an alternative to desktop PCs or notebooks as far as far as standard applications such as word processing and surfing the Web.