Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/30/samsung_introduces_exynos_arm_cortex_a15_mobile_processor/
Samsung outs 'retina display' ARM chippery
2560 x 1600 graphics on a mobe, anyone?
Posted in Tablets, 30th November 2011 13:16 GMT
World+Dog is drooling over Samsung's latest ARM chip, the dual-core Exynos 5250, announced this week.
What has got the saliva flowing? The 2GHz clock speed, a memory bandwidth of 12.8GB/s, DisplayPort support and the ability to pump out graphics at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600.
The catch: the 32nm, Cortex A15-based chip won't be out in devices until the second half of 2012.
What else is out in H2 2012? That's right, Windows 8 tablets based on the ARM architecture. Just in time, eh, Samsung?
Microsoft could do with such a boost. Windows 8 will be arriving long after not only the iPad but also a raft of Android tablets have established themselves.
As market watcher Forrester Research noted yesterday, declining consumer interest in Windows tabs [1] is going to make it harder for sellers to persuade them to opt for a Windows machine.
Smart chips from Samsung and suchlike will make their job less onerous. ®