Intel Putting CPUs in TVs with Atom-based "Sodaville" Chips

By Geoff Duncan
September 25, 2009

Intel wants to jumpstart interactive TV - along with 3D gaking and high-definition audio and video - with a new Atom-based system-on-a-chip dubbed Sodaville.

At this week's Intel Developer Forum, Intel formally unveiled "Sodaville," a new 45nm system-on-a-chip based on the comapny's Atom processor that's designed specifically to bring interactive, Internet-based services and content to televisions, set-top boxes, and peripherals like DVD players and DVRs. The chipset supports both Internet and broadcast applications, and has enough processing horsepower to handle both video and audio processing and 3D graphics in real time.

"Traditional broadcast networks are quickly shifting from a linear model to a multi-stream, Internet-optimized model to offer consumers digital entertainment that complements the TV such as social networking, 3-D gaming, and streaming video," said Intel Digital Home senior VP and general manager Eric Kim, in a statement. "At the center of the TV evolution is ...

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