Within months DeWitt took an offer to lead a company called Chestnut Systems that had a promising, specialized, many-cored microprocessor.

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In addition to netbooks, the Atom microprocessor is used in a variety of other places including smartphones, tablets, car infotainment systems, smart TVs, low power consuming servers, and energy management systems.

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