Intel: New Atom chips set for release later this year, on time

From InfoWorld: Intel said on Wednesday that it will deliver new Atom chips on time later this year, rejecting a report that the chips have been delayed until 2010.

At least one report Tuesday said Intel had delayed the release of its new Atom platform, Pine Trail-M, which includes Atom chips based on a new architecture. The platform integrates a graphics processor and memory controller onto the Atom processor.

The report is incorrect and Pine Trail-M is scheduled for release to PC makers later this year, said Mooly Eden, general manager of the mobile platforms group at Intel, during an event in San Francisco.

He didn't say when this year the platform would be released, but said that Intel may show some prototype Pine Trail-M netbooks at the Intel Developer Forum in September.

Pine Trail's delay had been tied to rumors about Acer and Asustek Computer holding off on plans to release new netbooks until next year. An Acer spokeswoman said the company doesn't comment on rumors and Asus did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

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