<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
device	I-Device
(	O
MID	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multimedia	O
capable	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
providing	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
Internet	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
entertainment	O
,	O
information	O
and	O
location-based	B-Application
services	I-Application
for	O
personal	O
or	O
business	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
filling	O
a	O
niche	O
between	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
MID	O
started	O
becoming	O
available	O
on	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
term	O
is	O
now	O
mostly	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
both	O
low-end	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
high-end	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
tablets	B-Device
from	O
Archos	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
image	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
class	O
has	O
included	O
multiple	O
operating	O
systems	O
:	O
Windows	O
CE	O
,	O
Windows	O
7	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
uses	O
an	O
ARM	O
Cortex	O
CPU	O
and	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MID	O
development	O
kit	O
by	O
Sophia	O
Systems	O
using	O
Intel	B-Device
Centrino	I-Device
Atom	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
MID	I-Device
platforms	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
Intel	O
processor	O
and	O
chipset	B-Device
which	O
consume	O
less	O
power	O
than	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
x86	O
derivatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
first	O
generation	O
MID	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
McCaslin	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
90nm	O
Intel	B-Device
A100/A110	I-Device
processor	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Stealey	B-Device
)	O
which	O
runs	O
at	O
600	O
–	O
800MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Intel	O
introduced	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	O
brand	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
family	O
of	O
low-power	O
processor	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
second	O
generation	O
MID	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Menlow	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Silverthorne	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
run	O
up	O
to	O
2.0GHz	O
and	O
a	O
System	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Poulsbo	O
)	O
which	O
includes	O
Intel	O
HD	O
Audio	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Azalia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
platform	O
was	O
initially	O
branded	O
as	O
Centrino	B-Device
Atom	B-Application
but	O
such	O
practice	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Q3	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
third	O
generation	O
MID/smartphone	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Moorestown	B-Device
)	O
contains	O
a	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Lincroft	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
65nm	B-Algorithm
Platform	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Langwell	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
memory	O
controller	O
and	O
graphics	O
controller	O
are	O
all	O
now	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
processor	O
,	O
the	O
northbridge	B-Device
has	O
been	O
removed	O
and	O
the	O
processor	O
communicates	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
southbridge	B-Device
via	O
the	O
DMI	B-Architecture
bus	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
fourth	O
generation	O
MID/smartphone	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Medfield	B-Application
)	O
contains	O
their	O
first	O
complete	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoC	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Penwell	O
)	O
,	O
produced	O
on	O
32nm	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
MID/smartphone	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Clover	O
Trail+	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
Clover	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
tablet	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
a	O
32nm	B-Algorithm
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoC	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Cloverview	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
fifth	O
generation	O
MID/smartphone	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Merrifield	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
22nm	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoC	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Tangier	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
sixth	O
generation	O
MID/smartphone	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Moorefield	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
nm	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoC	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Anniedale	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
's	O
seventh	O
generation	O
MID/smartphone	O
platform	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Morganfield	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
14nm	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoC	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Broxton	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
announced	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
to	O
create	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
for	O
mobile	B-Device
internet	I-Device
devices	I-Device
distribution	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
's	O
website	O
said	O
the	O
new	O
distribution	O
"	O
will	O
provide	O
a	O
rich	O
Internet	O
experience	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
Intel	O
’s	O
2008	O
Mobile	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Device	I-Device
(	O
MID	O
)	O
platform.	O
"	O
</s>
