Intel Atom Cost $6

Tom’s Hardware industry sources put Atom into the range of “$6-$8″, which would be the production/packaging/shipping cost for the CPU. The CPU will likely sell at $30 at the low end.
Source: A New Goldmine For Intel: The $6 Atom Processor
Intel Revealed Atom Brand For Silverthorne, Menlow

Intel has officially given a new brand name for Silverthorn and Diamondville chips “Atom” and the Menlow chips is now “Centrino Atom”. Intel Atom is a low-power mobile processor destined for the next generation of mobile Internet devices. Diamondville, is a single-core processor for ultra-low-cost laptops. And Intel Centrino Atom, is a low-power companion chip with integrated graphics, a wireless radio, as well as thinner and lighter designs.

















