Category Archives: ARM

Atheros debuts first Bluetooth 4 / 802.11n system-in-package

You know Atheros, right? The company known for its various wireless networking products has just announced a little something called the AR6233. Billed as “the first SIP solution to support the new Bluetooth 4.0 standard,” this system-in-package (that’…

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Samsung Orion dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip spotted in the wild

We know it’s a little tough to get excited about a chip, even if that chip is the hotly anticipated Samsung Orion. Still, bear with us, because this isn’t your average slab of cellphone silicon — the Orion’s got a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and…

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Nook Color processor revealed: ARM Cortex A8-based TI OMAP3621

Barnes & Noble provided most of the specs for the Nook Color when it launched the device on Tuesday, but notably absent was any word on the processor that powers the e-reader. Thankfully, Texas Instruments has now come out confirmed that the Nook …

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Can Intel Compete in a Mobile ARMs Race? [Fight]

Both Apple’s iPhone and iPad and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are based on ARM architecture, as are almost all cell phone processors. But where is Intel and the x86? Can the world’s largest semiconduct…

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Samsung’s Orion is the 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 we’ve all been waiting for

We still consider Samsung’s Hummingbird application processor to be among the very best for mobile computers, but this morning Sammy itself is stepping up the charge to make it look real old real fast. The freshly announced dual-core Orion promises to…

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Globalfoundries takes ARM Cortex-A9 into 28nm land, looks forward to 20nm chips in 2013

Forget the numbers, here’s what matters: Globalfoundries’ new production capabilities will lead to “smooth production ramp-ups and faster time-to-market” for its customers. Now consider that this promise relates to scrumptious 28nm Cortex-A9 SOCs and …

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New ARM architecture (likely Eagle) better suited for OS virtualization

Looks like that fake Pre with the iOS / BlackBerry OS split personality is a little ahead of its time, but ARM — supplier of the architecture that underpins most of the world’s smartphones — likes the idea. In a recent talk at Stanford, ARM program …

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TI picks up first license for ARM’s Eagle CPU core, mass market devices still a couple of years off

The mythical next generation of ARM’s Cortex-A series, the Eagle, has made a reappearance in the news this week, but much of the mystery remains. Texas Instruments has now revealed itself as the first licensee of the new core, while also waxing poetic…

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MeeGo becomes infotainment operating system of choice for BMW, GM, Hyundai and more

It’s getting to the point where it’s not terribly easy to keep track of all the in-car entertainment initiatives our wondrous connected future has in store, but here’s two names you’ll want to remember: GENIVI and MeeGo. The former is an industry alli…

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Microsoft becomes official ARM licensee, could an MS microprocessor be next?

ARM processors are so hot right now, especially in the mobile space, where they power many of the greatest smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices coming down the turnpike. Microsoft is apparently looking to merge in on that action, becoming an offici…

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