@ssj4Gogeta

Atom was designed for MIDs and with smartphones in mind. OEMs just happened to start using them for small/low cost notebooks as they draw too much power for smaller devices. Intel is basically trying to get x86 everywhere in a battle against ARM. Intel wants TSMC to have access to their IP so that all the other chip designers that use TSMC will have access to Atom for embedded applications.

Does forming a partnership really mean turning for help? Why don't you say TSMC are turning to Intel for help???

"Intel has been dissing our fellow Brits at ARM left, right and centre but only because its Atom can't compete with ARM in smartphones."........Because it isn't meant to. ugh, it's like saying a sports car can't compete with a bicycle in fuel efficiency. Atom was designed for netbooks, so why would you expect it to compete in the smartphone space?