Future Atom CPUs Will Drain Even Less Power

Intel is already working on the future version of ATOM, its low power consumption-low cost CPU as the current economic slow down make it a rather popular component.
The future generation expected for Q4 2009 should bring new features. First, Intel will apply the same strategy than being deployed on its higher-end CPU: adding memory controller and graphic chipset directly on the same die. Pc manufacturers and integrators will only need 2 chips on the motherboard to offer a complete solution. The size of those chips will be shrunk by 70% while power consumption should decrease as much as 50%. Dual Core version of this new ATOM should arrive by the end of the year, while cheaper models sporting a single core should be available early 2010.
By including a graphical chipset into the CPU, Intel is aiming to compete with the NVidia GF 9400M solution.