Samsung Electronics has rolled out a new quad-core mobile applications processor using the company’s 32-nanometer process technology. Called the Exynos 4 Quad, the new 1.4-GHz chip — which is based on ARM’s quad-core Cortex A9 technology — is destined for the Galaxy S III smartphone launching next month.
The Galaxy S III will offer “uncompromised performance and ground-breaking multitasking features, thanks to Exynos 4 Quad’s powerful performance and efficient energy management technology,” said Hankil Yoon, a senior vice president of Samsung’s mobile communications division.
According to Samsung executives, the Exynos 4 Quad is a crucial element in providing smartphone and media tablet customers with a PC-like experience on mobile devices — especially those designed to run on high-speed 4G LTE data networks, which are rapidly rolling out around the world.
“Given the diverse functionalities consumers are demanding from their mobile devices today, the Exynos 4 Quad meets those high-performance needs while keeping power consumption very low,” said Taehoon Kim, vice president of System LSI marketing at Samsung.
A Drop-in Design Upgrade
The Exynos 3 Single — also known as Hummingbird — is the chip already deployed in Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphone and the original Galaxy Tab. The company’s Exynos 4 Dual, which plays full HD videos without encoding, is inside Samsung’s Galaxy S II smartphones (3G and 4G), as well as the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and 7.0 Plus tablets.
The 32-nm Exynos 4 Quad consumes 20 percent less power than the 45-nm Exynos 4 Dual while doubling processor performance, Samsung said. Samsung’s latest mobile applications processor also is pin-to-pin compatible with the Exynos 4 Dual, which means that designers will be able to drop the new quad-core chip into their current designs without having to re-engineer products.
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