The Key Features of Intel Latest Embedded Atom Processor Code Name Tunnel Creek

In Intel Developer Forum Beijing April 2010, Intel2. Added new hardware video encoding engine
announced that there is a new Intel embeddedthat can encode 720p resolution video with many
Atom processor going to launch at the end of thisvideo codecs.
year, the product code name is "Tunnel Creek" a3. Better overlay and 3D processing engine.
system on chip like solution that has betterI/O Bus Architectural Key Features and
performance, lower power consumption, smaller inDifferences:
size and better flexibility in connecting to other1. First ever Intel processor architecture that
silicon.adopts PCI Express 1.0 interface an open
High Level Architectural Key Features andstandard interface to connect to any third party
Differences:silicons. Total 4 PCI Express by 1 link in this SoC,
1. A system on chip solution where it can boot upeach can transfer 2.5Gbps of information.
by itself from SPI flash interface.2. It maintain some legacy interface like LPC, SPI,
2. Integrated memory controller interface thatGPIO, I2C, and others.
support DDR2 32-bit memory interface.Key performance differentiation as compare to
3. Integrated display interface for LVDS andIntel(R) Atom(TM) Z5xx Processor families are:
SDVO.1. Higher performance per watt as integrated
4. Integrated high definition audio interface.front side bus into the silicon, apply 32-bit bus
5. There are no longer north bridge concept, allwidth for memory interface with increased
integrated into the SoC. Hence faster interfacememory transfer rate to 800MT per second.
between processor and memory core.2. Increased graphic core frequency to 400MHz
Graphics and Video Architectural Key Featureswhich is 2 times faster than previous generation.
and Differences:Read more information in author resource box link
1. Integrated faster graphics processing enginefor further information.
core.