Intel and hardware partners launched a tiny, low-power single-board computer aimed at developers last year. Called the MinnowBoard, the system featured an Intel Atom E640 processor and a $199 price ...

Evidence suggests that the shortage of low-cost Atom processors that system makers faced earlier this year is over. The low-cost Atom processor is primarily used in low-cost laptops, called netbooks.

With netbooks’ surprise success, Intel Corp.’s Atom processor has become an unexpected money-maker during a down period, bringing in a cool US$719 million since its debut about a year ago. But look ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. is handing over the secrets of its Atom processor to an Asian manufacturer in a gambit to sell more of the tiny chips that go into smart phones, set-top boxes and other ...