Exynos
Exynos refers to the name of a series of ARM-based System-on-Chips (SoCs) from Samsung Electronics and is a continuation of Samsung's earlier S3C, S5L and S5P line of SoCs. For more information about these SoCs see Samsung (System on Chip).
In 2010 Samsung launched the S5PC110 (now Exynos 3 Single) in its Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone which featured a licensed ARM Cortex-A8 CPU.
In early 2011, Samsung first launched the Exynos 4210 SoC within its Samsung Galaxy S II mobile smartphone. The driver code for the Exynos 4210 was made available in the Linux kernel.[1] and kernel 3.2 support for the Exynos 4210.[2][3]
On 29 September 2011, Samsung introduced Exynos 4212[4], as a successor to the 4210, that features a higher clock frequency and “50 percent higher 3D graphics performance over the previous processor generation". Built with 32 nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process it promises “30 percent lower power-level over the previous process generation.”
On 30 November 2011, Samsung released information about their upcoming System on Chip with a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU, called the Exynos 5250 (later renamed to Exynos 5 Dual). This SoC will have a memory interface providing 12.8 GB/sec of memory bandwidth, have support for USB3 and SATA3, decode 1080p60 video and be able to simultaneously display WQXGA-resolution (2560x1600) on a mobile display as well as 1080p over HDMI.[5]
On 26 April 2012, Samsung released the Exynos 4 Quad that will power Samsungs next Galaxy device.[6] The Exynos 4 Quad SoC will use 20% less power than the SoC in Samsung Galaxy SII. Samsung also changed the name of several SoCs, Exynos 3110 to Exynos 3 Single, Exynos 4210 and 4212 to Exynos 4 Dual 45nm[7] and Exynos 4 Dual 32nm[8] and Exynos 5250 to Exynos 5 Dual.
List of Exynos SoC
Model Number | Semiconductor technology | CPU Instruction Set | CPU | GPU | Memory Technology | Availability | Utilizing Devices |
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Exynos 3 Single[9] (previously S5PC110, Hummingbird, Exynos 3110[10]) |
45nm | ARMv7 | 0.8-1.2 GHz Single-core ARM Cortex-A8 | 200 MHz PowerVR SGX540 | 32-bit Dual-channel 200 MHz LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2 | 2010 | 0.8 GHz: Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6, 1 GHz: Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0, Samsung Galaxy S line, Samsung Wave S8500,Samsung Wave II S8530, Nexus S, Meizu M9, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung Droid Charge, Samsung Exhibit 4G, 1.2 GHz: Samsung Infuse 4G |
Exynos 4 Dual 45nm[7] (previously Exynos 4210[11]) |
45nm | ARMv7 | 1.2-1.4 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core) | LPDDR2, DDR2 or DDR3 | 2011 | 1.2 GHz: Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, 1.4 GHz: Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Hardkernel ODROID-A, Meizu MX 2-Core (first 2-core model), Cotton Candy by FXI Tech |
Exynos 4 Dual 32nm[8] (previously Exynos 4212[12]) |
32nm HKMG | ARMv7 | 1.5 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core) | LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2 or DDR3 | 2011 | Meizu MX 2-Core (new 2-core model) |
Exynos 4 Quad[13] (Internally Exynos 4412)[14] |
32nm HKMG | ARMv7 | 1.4 GHz Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core)[15] | 32-bit Dual-channel 400 MHz LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2 or DDR3[16] | 2012 | Meizu MX 4-Core, Samsung Galaxy S III hardkernel-odroid http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G133999328931 |
Exynos 5 Dual[17] (previously Exynos 5250[18]) |
32nm HKMG | ARMv7 | 1.7 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 | ARM Mali-T604 (quad-core)[19] | 32-bit Dual-channel 800 MHz LPDDR3/DDR3 or 533 MHz LPDDR2 | Q2 2012[18] |
Similar platforms
- Ax by Apple
- Atom by Intel
- NovaThor by ST-Ericsson
- OMAP by Texas Instruments
- Snapdragon by Qualcomm
- Tegra by Nvidia
See also
References
- ^ "[RFC][PATCH v3] DRM: add DRM Driver for Samsung SoC EXYNOS4210". freedesktop.org. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Linux kernel 3.2 support Exynos 421 "Linux 3.2 DriverArch Linux kernel 3.2 support Exynos 4210 - Linux Kernel Newbies". kernelnewbies.org. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
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- ^ http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/product/application/detail?productId=7668&iaId=2341
- ^ Samsung Exynos
- ^ a b Application Processor Product Catalogue | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website
- ^ a b Application Processor Product Catalogue | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website
- ^ Samsung Exynos
- ^ Exynos 3310 Product Webpage; Samsung.
- ^ Exynos 4210 Product Webpage; Samsung.
- ^ Exynos 4212 Product Webpage; Samsung.
- ^ Samsung Exynos
- ^ http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/recent-teardowns/2012/06/inside-the-samsung-galaxy-siii/
- ^ AnandTech - Samsung Galaxy S III Performance Preview: It's Fast
- ^ Exynos4 QUAD
- ^ Samsung Exynos
- ^ a b Samsung Exynos
- ^ Samsung Confirms Mali is in the Exynos 5250 Processor - ARM Community