<s>
Atom	B-Device
is	O
a	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
platform	O
designed	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
launched	O
by	O
Intel	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
partnership	O
announced	O
by	O
Intel	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
to	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
on	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
range	O
competes	O
with	O
existing	O
SoCs	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
from	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
,	O
Nvidia	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
these	O
companies	O
,	O
which	O
use	O
ARM-based	O
CPUs	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
to	O
consume	O
very	O
low	O
power	O
,	O
Intel	O
has	O
adapted	O
the	O
x86-based	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
line	O
of	O
CPU	O
developed	O
for	O
low	O
power	O
usage	O
in	O
netbooks	O
,	O
to	O
even	O
lower	O
power	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
several	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
released	O
Intel	O
Atom-based	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
phones	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
SoCs	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
other	O
small	O
form	O
factor	O
devices	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
mini	O
PCs	O
and	O
stick	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Q1	O
2014	O
,	O
Intel	O
launched	O
its	O
fully	O
Android	B-Application
compatible	O
smartphone	B-Application
platform	O
Merrifield	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
22nm	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Penwell	O
SoC	O
supports	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
both	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
Intel	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
Cloverview	O
family	O
of	O
Atom	B-Device
systems-on-a-chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
Intel	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
“	O
plans	O
for	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
platform	O
directed	O
at	O
Linux/Android	O
"	O
The	O
initial	O
Clover	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
platform	O
only	O
supported	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
z27x0	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Clover	O
Trail+	O
platform	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
targeting	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
(	O
z25x0	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
to	O
support	O
Cloverview	O
is	O
the	O
Anniversary	O
Update	O
(	O
version	O
1607	O
)	O
until	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2023	O
when	O
the	O
last	O
public	O
security	O
patch	O
KB5022289	O
was	O
released	O
;	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
cannot	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Intel	O
claims	O
longer	O
standby	O
battery	O
life	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
weeks	O
for	O
a	O
typical	O
tablet	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Intel	O
announced	O
an	O
accelerated	O
roadmap	O
for	O
Atom	B-Application
SoC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
22	O
nm	O
Silvermont	B-Device
microarchitecture	B-General_Concept
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
2013	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
14	O
nm	O
Airmont	B-Device
microarchitecture	I-Device
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
Silvermont-based	O
Atom	B-Application
SoCs	I-Application
will	O
be	O
codenamed	O
Tangier	O
(	O
Merrifield	O
smartphones	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Valleyview	O
(	O
Bay	O
Trail	O
tablets	B-Device
)	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
single-	O
,	O
dual	O
-	O
and	O
quad-core	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
Valleyview	O
will	O
include	O
Intel	O
's	O
7th	O
generation	O
GPU	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
4	O
–	O
7×	O
improvement	O
over	O
existing	O
Atom	B-Device
GPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
upcoming	O
Silvermont-based	O
Atom	B-Application
SoCs	I-Application
include	O
Rangeley	O
and	O
Avoton	O
(	O
part	O
of	O
Edisonville	O
platform	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airmont-based	O
Atom	B-Device
platforms	O
will	O
be	O
codenamed	O
Moorefield	O
(	O
smartphones	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Cherry	O
Trail	O
(	O
tablets	B-Device
)	O
using	O
the	O
Anniedale	O
and	O
Cherryview	O
SoCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goldmont-based	O
Atom	B-Device
platforms	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
codenamed	O
Morganfield	O
(	O
smartphones	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Willow	O
Trail	O
(	O
tablets	B-Device
)	O
using	O
the	O
Broxton	O
SoC	O
.	O
</s>
