Mobile Processors

Samsung Discloses Exynos M4 Changes, Upgrades Support for ARMv8.2, Rearranges The Back-End

David SchorArchitectures, Mobile ProcessorsJanuary 14, 2019 Tagged 8LPP, ARM, ARMv8, ARMv8.2, Exynos, Samsung

Samsung details the initial changes to the Exynos M4 core found in the Exynos 9820 which will be in Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S10 smartphone.

SiFive Launches 7 Series, Their Highest Performance RISC-V Cores

David SchorArchitectures, Embedded Processors, Mobile ProcessorsNovember 8, 2018 Tagged RISC-V, SiFive

SiFive launches 7 Series, their highest-performance RISC-V cores.

Qualcomm Refreshes Mid-Range Lines with the 632, 439, and 429

David SchorMobile ProcessorsJune 27, 2018 Tagged 12nm, 14LPP, 14nm, ARM, ARMv8, Qualcomm, SDM429, SDM439, SDM632, Snapdragon, Snapdragon 400, Snapdragon 600

Qualcomm has refreshed their mid-range lines with the new Snapdragons 632, 439, and 429 SoCs.

MediaTek Announces The Helio P22, A New Premium Mid-Range SoC

Matt LarsonMobile ProcessorsMay 25, 2018 Tagged 12nm, ARM, ARMv8, Helio, Helio P, MediaTek

MediaTek has unveiled the Helio P22, the company’s latest premium mid-range smartphone SoC

Qualcomm Launches The Snapdragon 710, A New Premium Mid-Range SoC

David SchorMobile ProcessorsMay 25, 2018 Tagged 10LPE, 10nm, ARM, ARMv8, Kyro, Kyro 360, Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Snapdragon 700

Qualcomm has launched the first premium mid-range SoC from the new Snapdragon 700 series.

Intel Silently Launches Cannon Lake

David SchorMobile ProcessorsMay 15, 2018 Tagged 10nm, Cannon Lake, Intel, x86

Intel has silently launched the first 10nm-based Cannon Lake SKU.

Intel unleashes 8th Gen Core Coffee Lake lineup

David SchorDesktop Processors, Mobile ProcessorsApril 3, 2018 Tagged 14nm, Coffee Lake, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel, x86, Xeon E

Intel unveils the full 8th Generation Core desktop and mobile microprocessors lineup based on their latest Coffee Lake microarchitecture.

Zhaoxin launches their highest-performance Chinese x86 chips

David SchorDesktop Processors, Mobile Processors, Server ProcessorsJanuary 21, 2018 Tagged 28nm, China, HLMC, KaisHeng, KaiXian, TSMC, VIA Technologies, x86, Zhaoxin

Zhaoxin has launched the highest-performance domestic Chinese x86 chips based on the WuDaoKou microarchitecture. Zhaoxin new chips are a brand new SoC design featuring higher performance cores, a new DDR4 memory controller and integrated graphics.

Intel launches 8th Gen Core with Radeon RX Vega Graphics

David SchorCES 2018, Mobile ProcessorsJanuary 7, 2018 Tagged 14nm, AMD, EMIB, GPU, HBM, Intel, Kaby Lake, Radeon, x86

At CES 2018 Intel announced the first series of the much anticipated Core i5 and i7 chips with Radeon graphics. Those parts incorporate a Kaby Lake microprocessor, a Vega M GPU, and 4 GiB of HBM2 cache.

Intel launches Gemini Lake

David SchorDesktop Processors, Mobile ProcessorsDecember 11, 2017 Tagged 14nm, Celeron, Gemini Lake, Goldmont Plus, Intel, Pentium, Pentium Silver, x86

Intel introduced their much anticipated low-power budget microprocessors codename Gemini Lake for budget embedded, mobile, and desktop devices based on the Goldmont Plus microarchitecture.