AMD just introduced its new Desna chip for tablets last month, but Turkish web site DonanimHaber has obtained leaked slides with details about a new low power tablet chip from AMD due out in 2012. The new chip is code-named Hondo, and the company plans to have it ready to go by the time Microsoft […]
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Intel plans to have Atom Cloverview chips ready in time for Windows 8 launch
Microsoft is working on its next-generation operating system designed to run on touchscreen tablets as well as it does on laptop or desktop computers. Intel, meanwhile is working on a next-generation Atom chip designed to work in tablets, netbooks, and other low power devices. See a trend here? This next part should come as no […]
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First look at Freescale’s i.MX6 quad core chips
Chip maker Freescale introduced a new line of low power chips earlier this year based on single, dual, and quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 chips. At the time, all we really had to look at were spec sheets. But ARMDevices.net got more information about the new Freescale i.MX6 platform at this week’s Freescale Technology Forum. The company […]
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Intel introduces new low power chips for thin and light laptops
Intel has added three new chips to its line of Sandy Bridge processors. While most of the company’s laptop chips use between 25W and 35W, the new chips have a TDP of just 17W. That’s about twice what you’d expect from the latest Intel Atom chips, but it should be good enough to offer better […]
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Six companies license next-gen PowerVR graphics mobile, embedded chips
Imagination Technologies has announced that six partners have licensed its next-generation PowerVR Series6 graphics architecture. ST-Ericsson has announced plans to use the Series6 technology in its upcoming smartphone chips. Texas Instruments will incorporate it in new OMAP chips. And MediaTek is a third partner. The company is remaining silent on the other three partners, but […]
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NVIDIA completes Icera acquisition, can now offer all-in-one mobile chips
Just over a month after announcing plans to acquire wireless chip-maker Icera, NVIDIA has completed the deal. Icera is one of those companies you’ve probably never heard of, but which is a major player in the mobile space, providing technology for 3G and 4G wireless modems. NVIDIA was once known primarily as a graphics card […]
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AMD expands Fusion chip line to desktops, high performance laptops
During the first half of this year, AMD Fusion has come to be synonymous with low power, moderate performance “Brazos” chips such as the AMD C-50 or AMD E-350 chips powering netbooks and notebooks including the Acer Aspire One 522 and HP Pavilion dm1z. But the Fusion platform is much more than that. Fusion chips […]
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Intel readies an Atom Z2700 chip for tablets
Tablets with Intel’s new low power 1.5 GHz Atom Z670 Oak Trail chip are just starting to hit the streets. But Intel is already working on its next-generation tablet chip. Fudzilla reports the new processor will be called the Atom Z2700 and it will likely have a 32nm core and be based on the company’s […]
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Qualcomm: 250 Snapdragon devices on the way
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are already a popular choice for smartphone and tablet makers. But Qualcomm says the 125 devices that have already been announced are just the tip of the iceberg. About 250 new devices with Snapdragon chips are currently in development. The announcement came out of this week’s Qualcomm Uplinq event, where the company […]
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Closer look at AMD’s low power “Desna” chip for tablets
AMD recently introduced a new low power processor for tablets and other mobile devices. It’s part of the company’s Fusion line of products, which means it bundles a CPU and graphics core onto a single chip. But the AMD Z-01 Desna chip is the most energy efficient member of the Fusion family, with a TDP […]