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Report: Atom may soon power half of cheap desktops
The Tech Report: News —
... 1:47 PM on March 17, 2009 While Intel's Atom processors are almost omnipresent in the netbook market, they've only made their way into a relatively small portion of desktops. However, DigiTimes quotes Taiwanese industry sources who say that Intel anticipates considerable growth in Atom demand for low-end desktop PCs. Reportedly, the single-core Atom 230 makes up 4% of Intel's CPU shipments for nettops and cheap desktops this quarter, while the dual-core variant (the Atom 330) represents another 6%. DigiTimes says Intel has adjusted its targets for the fourth quarter so that ...
Atom CPUs to account for more than 50% of budget-friendly desktops by end of 2009
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... 52% by the fourth quarter of 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Intel's 65nm dual-core Celeron E1000-series and 45nm single-core Celeron 200-series processors will drop to only 20% and 18% by the fourth quarter. Intel is scheduled to release a next-generation dual-core Atom processor codenamed Pineview-DC in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a single-core Pineview-SC in the first quarter of 2010, by which time Atom 230 and 330 processors will be phased out of the market. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090317PD208.html
Intel expects Atom in more than 50% of entry-level desktops
Fudzilla —
... target shipments of single-core Atom 230 and dual-core Atom 330 CPUs in nettop and entry-level desktop shipments are expected to rise from Q1 s 4% and 6% respectively, to 10% and 52% by Q4 09. The aforementioned processors are expected to stick around by Q1 2010, when they will be phased out in favor of the next-gen dual-core Pineview-DC and single-core Pineview-SC. Pineview-DC is expected to launch in Q4 09 whereas the single-core Pineview-SC comes a bit later in Q1 2010. More here .
Intel Atom to Power Most Entry-Level Desktops by 2010
Maximum PC —
... Citing un-named industry sources in Taiwan, DigiTimes says Intel has had to adjust its target shipment ratio of single-core Atom 230 and dual-core Atom 330 processors as a percentage of total CPU shipments with nettops and entry-level desktops. And what an increase Intel puportely projects. According to the report, Intel expects Atom growth to increase from 4 percent (nettops) and 6 percent (desktops) in the first quarter to 10 percent and 52 percent, respectively, by the fourth quarter of 2009. ...
Half of entry-level desktops to get Intel Atom by end of 2009
DV Hardware —
... Taiwanese industry sources told DigiTimes that the Intel Atom processor series is expected to capture more than half of the entry-level desktop PC market by the end of this year. The sources also indicate Atom-based nettops will drive down the prices of entry-level and mid-range desktop PCs. ...
