Computex 2011: New ARM processors target tablets and laptops

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Whether you call it companion for calculating device, or tablet pen, the next generation of mobile devices has reignited the battle to build the best chip. ARM launched the Computex this week by declaring that it will capture 50 percent of the mobile computing market including tablets, e-readers, netbooks and laptops until 2015, Several ARM clients such as Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas instruments have been discussing their upcoming processors for everything from laptops to Smartphones.


Pressing the first dual cortex-A9 devices are what the market now and A9 quad core devices will be available starting at the end of 2011, most of them vary from 1.4 GHz to 1.6 GHz, although A9 cores can be pushed to as high as 2 GHz. dual cortex-A5 SoCs at speeds up to high 2.5 GHz will begin sampling in late 2011 and the first devices will be available at the end of 2012, this will be followed in 2013 from a new core design code-named Kingfisher.


In a moment ARM using Imagination Technologies graphics processors, but own Mali graphics is now in its third generation and is the most licensed GPU by units under the ARM. Biggest win so far was the Samsung Exynos Processor with dual-4210 cortex A9 and Mali-400MP GPU, which Smartphone Galaxy II series. Up next is Mali-T604, ARM says there will be two to three times better performance good enough for “level of console games.”


At Computex Qualcomm announced that its next generation Snapdragon processor, MSM8960 will begin this month for sampling and display in the device later this year. On the basis of a new Krait microarchitecture and manufactured goods in the process of advanced 28nm, MSM8960 is clocked to 1,5 GHz to 1.7 GHz with a Qualcomm Adreno 220 graphics dual processor and integrated 3 G/4 G LTE radios. Qualcomm says that will offer better performance of 50 to 65% of its current Scorpion based Snapdragons and “far better” implementation of the cortex-A9 (Qualcomm has the ARM architecture license that allows him to design a form of cores its own CPU ground up). MSM8960 will be followed by a Krait based on quad core APQ8064, annex processor without integrated modem, which will be sampling in early 2012. Together these Krait processors, which will possibly scale higher 2.5 GHz, will reach beyond smartphones.


“This can go into everything from the top tier of smartphones in the tablets, clamshells and even all-in-ones,” says Marc Frankel, Senior Vice President, Qualcomm, who runs the company computer and consumer products (CCP) product management team.


In the show, says that Qualcomm Snapdragon is now in 125 devices mainly smartphones, but also tablets as a flyer for the HTC-with another 250 products in the works, including more than 40 of whom are tablets. Qualcomm is to show the tablets and Smartphones from Acer, Asus, Compal, Foxconn, HTC, Lenovo, quantum and ZTE. Qualcomm’s strategy is to support all mobile operating systems, including Android, BlackBerry, chrome OS, HP webOS, Windows phone and Windows 8. In Computex Qualcomm stressed tablets running Android 3.0 honeycomb. But the company also confirmed that both MSM8960 and APQ8064 will support Windows 8 and Microsoft preview window s8 includes Tablet Qualcomm reference.


NVIDIA has the inside track on Android 3.0 honeycomb dual its Tegra 2 chip in Motorola Xoom, and also works with Microsoft Windows 8. Following is the draft bezs?znatelna PEP-El, which will have four 1.2 GHz cortex-A9 cores and faster GPU (12 cores, compared to 8 nuclei in the Tegra 250). This chip will be available in August and must be displayed in the devices, starting in the autumn. Unlike Qualcomm Nvidia do processors with integrated radio stations, but it soon acquired a company called Icera baseband, so that future chipsets and possibly chips will most likely be integrated 3 G and 4 G modems. In their booth Nvidia is shows the 10.1-inch prototype tablet with bezs?znatelna vigour-El, running Android 3.1. And Microsoft event bezs?znatelna PEP-El laptop running Windows 8. Before the show Nvidia posted a video to demonstrate the productivity potential of this quad core application processor.


As Nvidia Texas instruments focused on the standalone application processors. Version of its OMAP 4 processor 1.0 GHz, 4430 with cortex-A9 dual, the powers of the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook. The next major microarchitecture will be 5, OMAP, which will use the FORMAL next generation cortex-A5 cores running at speeds of up to 2.0 GHz. TI says that there will be three times the performance of 4430. But 5, OMAP, which will be produced in the process of being expanded 28nm will not go into production next year. So this week TI announces OMAP 4470 temporarily chip, which gave impetus to the dual cortex-A9 capture of up to 1.8 GHz, in order to achieve the beer in the tablets. 4470 also uses Imagination Technologies PowerVR graphics core, SGX544 saying TI is about 2.5 times the performance of 4430. Windows 8 demo at Computex includes reference tablet, built by quanta, OMAP 4430. TI also confirmed that OMAP 4470 will support Windows 8, as well as Android and Linux operating systems.


Intel and AMD have been focused on building a better application processors to compete in this space. SoC for tracking the Intel atom of oak will be followed later this year from Medfield, to be more competitive. And AMD introduced a new series of z for APU tablets in Computex. There is no doubt that Qualcomm, Nvidia and TI are focused on Smartphones and tablets too, but this is a short leap from the tablets, sliders and portable computers. So, Intel and AMD are trying to attack these new areas, they better watch his flank too.


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