Intel reveals Merrifield, a next generation mobile processor design

Move over, ARM, Intel’s finally hitting its stride in mobile. At least, that’s the impression the chip maker gave when it formally unveiled its fourth-generation CPU product family. Emphasizing the comapny's growing presence in portable devices like smartphones and tablets – Lenovo’s K900 and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 are such examples – Intel detailed the next iteration of its low-power, 22nm processor for phones.

The big focus for this chip generation is battery life. Intel said Merrifield CPUs will consume significantly less power than predecessor Medfield designs. In addition, the company says performance gains will be substantial, in part because Merrifield is based on an “entirely new Atom architecture.” Intel didn't specify what kind of physical design the new CPUs will adopt; Medfield was a single-core design, while mobile benchmarks discovered by Chinese blog Blue Ringer Men show a dual-core Intel prototype clocked between 1.6GHz and 2GHz. It's entirely possible the product hasn't yet been finalized.

Our initial benchmarking of Intel's Medfield processor in the Lenovo K900 demoed a very powerful SoC

Intel promised Merrifield would include an “integrated sensor hub,” which suggests the chips will have the ability to directly interface with, for example, accelerometers and proximity sensors, potentially saving motherboard space. Unfortunately, Merrifield isn’t due out for a while: the company said the tech’s on track for early 2014 availability. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about the new CPUs before then.

Via:Engadget

Source:rbmen

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