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Revision as of 20:19, 5 July 2012
The new Atom system on chip (SoC) platform released in 2012[1] by Intel is a continuation of the joint announcement made by Intel and Google on 13 September 2011 of a partnership to provide support in Google's Android operating system for Intel x86 processors.[2] It is an attempt by Intel to compete with existing SoCs developed for the smartphone and tablet market[3] from companies like Texas instruments, Nvidia, Qualcomm and Samsung. Unlike these companies, which uses a CPU inside their SoCs built on licence from ARM that has been designed from the beginning to consume very low amount of power to utilise the limited capcity of a cell-phone battery efficiently, Intel has tried to adapt the x86 based Atom line CPU developed for low power usage in netbooks, to even lower power usage. Even though the architecture by its own most likely still is a bit less power efficient than ARMs designs, the advantage Intel has is their own manufacturing capabilities which makes it possible to stay one step ahead in semiconductor technology, currently using a 32 nm High-K/metal gate process whereas most competitors SoCs as of Q1 2012 are built with a 40/45 nm process by for example TSMC.
On January 10 2012, Motorola and Intel announced that they had struck a strategic mobile partnership where Intel will provide Atom SoCs to future Motorola mobile devices.[4]
List of Intel Atom SoCs
| Model Number | Semiconductor Technology | CPU Instruction Set | CPU | CPU Cache | GPU | Memory Technology | Availability | Utilizing Devices |
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| Atom Z2000 | 32 nm High-K/metal gate | x86 | 1-2 GHz single-core Saltwell | L1: 32KB Instruction + 24KB Data, L2: 512KB | PowerVR SGX 540 @ 400 MHz[5] | 32-bit Dual-channel LPDDR2 | 1H 2013 | |
| Atom Z2460[6] (codename Medfield) | 32 nm High-K/metal gate | x86 | 1-2 GHz Single-core Saltwell with HT | L1: 32KB Instruction + 24KB Data, L2: 512KB | PowerVR SGX 544 @ 533 MHz[7] | 32-bit Dual-channel 400 MHz LPDDR2 | 2012 | Lenovo K800, Orange San Diego, Lava XOLO X900 |
| Atom Z2580[8] (codename Clover Trail[9]) | 32 nm High-K/metal gate | x86 | 1-2 GHz Dual-core Saltwell with HT | L1: 32KB Instruction + 24KB Data, L2: 512KB | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 (dual-core) @ 533 MHz | 32-bit Dual-channel LPDDR2 | 1H 2013 | Asus Tablet 810[10], Acer Iconia W510 |
Similar platforms
- Ax by Apple
- Exynos by Samsung
- NovaThor by ST-Ericsson
- OMAP by Texas Instruments
- Snapdragon by Qualcomm
- Tegra by Nvidia
See also
References
- ^ http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/01/10/intel-raises-bar-on-smartphones-tablets-and-ultrabook-devices
- ^ http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/75681/intel-google-announce-partnership-for-android-smartphones
- ^ Sadauskas, Andrew (30 April 2012). "Intel battles ARM with new handset". smartcompany.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Intel-and-Motorola-Mobility-Strike-Multi-Year-Strategic-Mobile-Partnership-3996.aspx
- ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/5592/intel-atom-z2580-z2000
- ^ http://download.intel.com/newsroom/kits/ces/2012/pdfs/AtomprocessorZ2460.pdf
- ^ http://download.intel.com/newsroom/kits/ces/2012/pdfs/AtomprocessorZ2460.pdf
- ^ http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intel-details-medfield-plans-announces-a-trio-of-phone-friendly/
- ^ http://www.carrypad.com/2012/02/27/intel-dual-core-clover-trail-for-phones-tablets-and-win-8-due-today/
- ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/5900/asus-tablet-810-600-giving-us-almost-exactly-what-we-want-in-a-windows-8-tablet