Intel developing next-gen Atom processor for tablet use

0. phoneArena posted on 19 Nov 2012, 05:30

ARM and its Cortex processors are currently dominating the mobile landscape by a pretty wide margin, yet one major CPU maker is trying to grab a piece of the lucrative market as well – Intel. The latter already has its Atom processors powering a small number of smartphones, the petite Motorola RAZR i being one of them. We also know that the company is considering a push into the tablet market with hardware based on its low-power chips...

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1. mr.techdude posted on 19 Nov 2012, 05:37 3 0

This would be awesome if they can make a 28 nano meter and capable of clocking speeds up to 2.1 GHz would be sweet, it will propaly help battery last longer and multitasking would be smoother but would graphics look nice on it like as good as tegra 4 when it comes out next year hopefully :)

9. TheCynicalTechie posted on 19 Nov 2012, 14:12 1 0

Well, first, it is 22nm. Next, it will use intel HD 4000. I don't know the specs for the Tegra 4 obviously and they are more than capable of building a better GPU. However, it is still amazing for a tablet regardless. Intel HD 4000 currently in another planet when talking about tablet GPUs.

10. PhenomFaz posted on 19 Nov 2012, 15:22 0 0

I for one would really like Intel to bring it with their awesome cpus and kick some butt!

11. TheCynicalTechie posted on 19 Nov 2012, 15:39 0 0

Indeed, Intel is an awesome company. However, I am not so sure it is good for us as consumers to have them dominate both PCs and mobile markets. Only time shall tell.

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2. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 19 Nov 2012, 05:49 0 0

ARM is dominating mobile at the moment and that's not good, hopefully Intel will provide healthy competition and push the industry forward.

I don't think shrinking the die alone can help Intel, they really need some big breakthrough with low power chip design. I heard about Intel's 3D transistors but don't understand why Intel does not use it for Atom or there is something that I don't know?

3. jove39 posted on 19 Nov 2012, 06:32 1 0

Its just annual upgrade nothing new :(
Hope Intel strikes back soon with best SOC

4. seeds posted on 19 Nov 2012, 07:07 0 0

I know intel is one of the best processor maker in performance..
But i'm not sure if intel can winning this platform
Mobile need more batery friendly
Just focus on perform intel, so don't so serious on this

5. darac posted on 19 Nov 2012, 07:35 3 0

Can't see that this can compete with A50, given that A15 destroys Medfield in every respect, including power efficiency.

6. 7thspaceman posted on 19 Nov 2012, 09:00 1 1

Intel is a powerful company and they like Microsoft know smart phones and tablet computers are what people now want to use. they will succeed and make CPU's they need to be competitive in the tablet and smart phone market place

7. medicci37 posted on 19 Nov 2012, 10:54 1 0

I'm not so sure they realize phone/tablets are the future. Intel wasted time with netbooks. & Now they keep saying ultrabooks are the future.Arm is not standing still. By the time 22nm bay trail is released in 2014. There will be a new generation of Smaller, more powerful arm chips out.

8. TheCynicalTechie posted on 19 Nov 2012, 14:07 0 0

It will be released by 2013 not 2014. 2014 will be a 14nm Airmont processor.

12. MC1123 posted on 19 Nov 2012, 23:17 0 0

i want for mobile too!! would love to see this one happen!! but still happy for tablet space!!! a real tablet PC with real power! :)

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