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| [[PowerVR]] SGX 540 @ 400&nbsp;MHz<ref>http://www.anandtech.com/show/5592/intel-atom-z2580-z2000</ref>
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Revision as of 06:22, 6 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
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 @ 320 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 540 @ 400 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

See also

References

  1. ^ http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/01/10/intel-raises-bar-on-smartphones-tablets-and-ultrabook-devices
  2. ^ http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/75681/intel-google-announce-partnership-for-android-smartphones
  3. ^ Sadauskas, Andrew (30 April 2012). "Intel battles ARM with new handset". smartcompany.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ^ http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Intel-and-Motorola-Mobility-Strike-Multi-Year-Strategic-Mobile-Partnership-3996.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/5592/intel-atom-z2580-z2000
  6. ^ http://download.intel.com/newsroom/kits/ces/2012/pdfs/AtomprocessorZ2460.pdf
  7. ^ http://download.intel.com/newsroom/kits/ces/2012/pdfs/AtomprocessorZ2460.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intel-details-medfield-plans-announces-a-trio-of-phone-friendly/
  9. ^ http://www.carrypad.com/2012/02/27/intel-dual-core-clover-trail-for-phones-tablets-and-win-8-due-today/
  10. ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/5900/asus-tablet-810-600-giving-us-almost-exactly-what-we-want-in-a-windows-8-tablet