A mobile Internet device (MID) is a

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capable

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providing

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access. They are designed to provide entertainment, information and

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s for personal or business use. They allow 2-way communication and real-time sharing. They have been described as filling a niche between smartphones and

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s. As all the features of MID started becoming available on smartphones and tablets, the term is now mostly used to refer to both low-end as well as high-end tablets.

Archos Internet tablets

The form factor of mobile Internet tablets from Archos is very similar to the Lenovo image on the right. The class has included multiple operating systems: Windows CE, Windows 7 and Android. The Android tablet uses an

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CPU and a

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2008Computex Best Choice Gigabyte MID M528

Intel announced a prototype MID at the

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in Spring 2007 in

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. A MID development kit by Sophia Systems using Intel Centrino Atom was announced in April 2008. Intel MID platforms are based on an Intel processor and chipset which consume less power than most of the x86 derivatives. A few platforms have been announced as listed below:

McCaslin platform (2007)

Intel's first generation MID platform (codenamed McCaslin) contains a 90 nm Intel A100/A110 processor (codenamed Stealey) which runs at 600–800 MHz.

Menlow platform (2008)

On 2 March 2008, Intel introduced the

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processor brand for a new family of low-power processor platforms. The components have thin, small designs and work together to "enable the best mobile computing and Internet experience" on mobile and low-power devices. Intel's second generation MID platform (codenamed Menlow) contains a 45 nm Intel Atom processor (codenamed Silverthorne) which can run up to 2.0 GHz and a System Controller Hub (codenamed

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) which includes

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(codenamed Azalia). This platform was initially branded as

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Atom but such practice was discontinued in Q3 2008.

Moorestown platform (2010)

Intel's third generation MID/smartphone platform (codenamed Moorestown) contains a 45 nm

processor (codenamed Lincroft ) and a separate 65 nm Platform Controller Hub (codenamed Langwell). Since the memory controller and graphics controller are all now integrated into the processor, the northbridge has been removed and the processor communicates directly with the southbridge via the DMI bus interface.

Medfield platform (2012)

Intel's fourth generation MID/smartphone platform (codenamed Medfield) contains their first complete Intel Atom SoC (codenamed Penwell), produced on 32 nm.

Clover Trail+ platform (2012)

Intel's MID/smartphone platform (codenamed Clover Trail+) based on its Clover Trail tablet platform. It contains a 32 nm Intel Atom SoC (codenamed Cloverview).

Merrifield platform (2013)

Intel's fifth generation MID/smartphone platform (codenamed Merrifield ) contains a 22 nm Intel Atom SoC (codenamed Tangier).

Moorefield platform (2014)

Intel's sixth generation MID/smartphone platform (codenamed Moorefield) contains
22
nbsp;nm Intel Atom SoC (codenamed Anniedale).

Morganfield platform

Intel's seventh generation MID/smartphone platform (codenamed Morganfield) contains a 14 nm Intel Atom SoC (codenamed Broxton).

Operating system

Intel announced collaboration with

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to create Ubuntu for mobile internet devices distribution, known as Ubuntu Mobile. Ubuntu's website said the new distribution "will provide a rich Internet experience for users of Intel’s 2008 Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform."

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