Intel has also shifted its chip development process as it tries to rush out new chips for smartphones and tablets, Smith said. The company will be pushing out a new Atom chip code-named Saltwell in the 2011 and 2012 timeframe, and follow up with new chips in 2013 and then 2014, Smith said.

In 2014, the release of Atom chips code-named Airmont manufactured using the 14-nanometer process will coincide with the release of new Core and Xeon chips. Currently the Core chips are released ahead of Xeon and Atom chips.