Photos: Atom chip breeds wee gadgets

Intel rolled out five Atom chips which range in power from 800MHz to 1.8GHz. The front side bus ranges from 400MHz to 533MHz. The chip is expected to be released in June and will cost from $45 for the low-end 800MHz to $160 for the 1.8GHz model.

Intel also rolled out Centrino Atom processors.

Here is the Atom processor wafer compared in size with the eye of a needle.

Photo by Intel