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iPhone 5 hardware tipped to include Samsung processor

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:44:39 -0500

Cell Phones, CPU, Samsung, Apple
It appears today that Samsung is indeed inside the next iPhone if a leaked Beta version of iOS 6 is to be believed. This version of Apple’s mobile operating system is being run by the folks at 9to5mac who also note that they’ve got the software running on an iPhone today, it showing off Darwin Kernel...

Samsung's 2GHz Exynos 5250 is first SoC with super fast dual-core Cortex-A15 processor

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:23:25 -0600

CPU, Samsung
Samsung just announced its 2GHz Exynos 5250 System-on-Chip, a first to feature ARM's new dual-core Cortex-A15 processor said to be about twice as fast as the 1.5GHz Cortex-A9. The Exynos 5250 is based on 32nm manufacturing processes and brings vastly improved 3D graphics performance over existing Cortex-A9...

Samsung confirmed to use ARM's big.LITTLE chip architecture for frugal Exynos in 2012

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:52:26 -0500

CPU, Samsung
At the ARM TechCon 2011 event we got the much desired confirmation by Samsung's VP John Kalkman, that the mobile device maker will use the new Cortex-A7 plus ARM's latest big.LITTLE architecture to build a new Exynos chip in 2012: “I’m extremely excited to announce that Samsung will deliver a new Exynos...

Samsung Targets Exynos 4212 CPU for High-End Devices

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:49:21 -0500

CPU, Samsung
The company's Exynos 4212 application processor is based on a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 architecture with a clock speed of 1.5 GHz. The 32 nm production process leverages high-K metal gate technology that allows Samsung to come out with a chip that promises 25 percent more performance with 30 percent less...

Samsung unveils dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Exynos processor

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:17:55 -0500

CPU, Samsung
Samsung announced is Exynos 4212 processor on Thursday, a new dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip. Samsung said the 4212 offers a 25% increase in processing power, 50% higher 3D performance and “double the logic density and a 30% lower power-level over the previous process generation” chip, which currently...

Samsung renames mobile processors; to be called Exynos

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:13:34 -0600

CPU, Samsung
Via a press release, electronics manufacturer Samsung announced that it would be giving its application processors — the ones designed to work in smartphones and tablets — a new name: Exynos.

Samsung to supply Apple with 4x the number of processors?

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:56:35 -0600

CPU, Samsung
Samsung is one of the few handset manufactures who actually make most of the components that go into mobile phones. Unlike Apple and Nokia, Samsung makes screens, memory, and we all know about the Hum...

IBM, Samsung to Team on 20-nm Processes

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:45:33 -0600

CPU, Samsung, IBM
Samsung and IBM said Wednesday that they plan to jointly collaborate on developing methods to develop 20-nm technology and beyond.

Samsung Lifts Curtain on Dual-Core ARM Processor

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:11:02 -0500

CPU, Samsung
Samsung on Tuesday introduced its new dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortez A9-based processor designed for mobile applications. If all goes to plan, you'll soon seen this spunky chip in a variety of devices, in...