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Qualcomm has unveiled two new SOC's (System on a Chip) today . The two , named the Snapdragon 660 and 630 are set to serve as the mid range processor option for smartphones , tablets and a  host of other devices which require fast image processing , dual camera technologies , fast  graphic rendering , power efficency and LTE connectivity . Qualcomm 660 & 630  This chip is technically the new flagship of the 600 line . The 14nm chip , designed with  4 2.2Ghz Kryo 260 cores and 4  1.8Ghz Kryo 260 cores - effectively a 8 core chip with a Big.little design . The core designs are custom made by Qualcomm based on the ARM  A53 and A72/A73 designs . The chip features Adreno 512 chip with Vulcan API graphics , Hexagon 642 co processor , Spectra 160 image processor engine , Bluetooth 5.0 ,X12 - LTE modem (600mbps DL 150mbps UL) and Quickcharge 4) The 630 on the other hand is built on the same 14nm architecture and has the same layout with the only diff...

AMD has unveiled their latest bang for buck high performance  processors dubbed Ryzen . The new Ryzen series , according to our " intel" , the new Ryzen chips are somewhat faster (in benchmarks) than their equivalent Core i competitors  while costing a small fraction of their silicon . The family - the Ryzen 3 ( core i3 rival) , the Ryzen 5 and ...you guessed it ..Ryzen 7 are all part of AMD's efforts to break the processor wars by offering an alternative if you are hard on configuring your system . For now , AMD has only announced the Ryzen 7 series which are all 8 core processors with 3 categories which include the Ryzen 7 - 1700   , Ryzen 7 - 1700X and the Ryzen 7 1800x   . The entry level model - the 1700 is apparently 46% faster (than the i7 - 7700K) in multithreaded operations in cinebench and the 1700x is 4% faster than the i7 - 6900k and 39% faster than the i7 - 6800K .The 1800K model matched the i7-6900K in the  single thread score  and in the mu...

Qualcomm has unveiled three low to mid end processors today , the three processors - the Snapdragon 212 , 412 and the 616 are new additions to the Snapdragon lineup with the 616 taking the top dog spot on the list as it replaces the mid range Snapdragon 615 used in many phones today , The 412 replaces the older Snapdragon 410 and the 212 replaces the older 210 Soc announced last year Snapdragon 616 The Snapdragon 616 brings a minor refresh to the already superb 64bit Snapdragon 615 Soc , the only speed difference comes from the increased clock speed of one of the 4 core clusters found on this 4+4 processor , the rest of the specs  including the Adreno 405 graphics , X5 LTE and the 28mm die is left unchanged Snapdragon 412 Snapdragon 412 chip follows a similar refresh as the 616  , the overall chip has received a clock speed boost to 1.4Ghz from the 1.2Ghz found on the S410 . The memory channel    interface has received a boost from 533Mhz to 600 Mhz ,...

AMD unveiled three laptop class processors today. The three processors which are coded-  A8 , A10 and FX are a part of AMD's Carrizo -A line of efficient yet powerful chip sets designed for mobile computing on the go . The chips , designed on a 28nm fabrication has 12 cores inside - 4 of them are based on AMD's Excavator architecture while the other 8 are GPU cores based on the 3rd Gen Graphics Core next ones. The module , even though it is based for low power consumption can still give enough GPU power to match the A10 Kaveri Desktop platform in GPU performance @15W (in the case of the high end A10 Carrizo that is ) The GPU supports Direct X 12 . Encoding and decoding ultra HD codecs is also added namely 4K H.264,HEVC / H.265 in decoding as well as 4K Mjpeg ,Divx  and so on . The new processors are also said to include a mobile 32bit processor - a Single Cortex A5 chip for AMD's "Secure Technology" that acts as a safe zone by partitioning the operation f...

Qualcomm has unveiled 4 new products for its Snapdragon 400 and 600 categories , the new chips , which are said to employ 64Bit architecture are said to roll into next gen products in the second half of this year . Snapdragon 415  This is the successor/sidekick to the Snapdragon 410 processor unveiled last year , the chip uses a 64bit architecture and it is built on the established 28nm Cortex A53 platform , this has a Adreno 405 GPU along with 4G LTE support Specs at a glance  *Octa core - Cortex A53 cores @1.4Ghz  *Adreno 405 GPU *Qualcomm X5 4G LTE modem (Cat4 speeds) *Camera support upto 13mp  *Display support upto 720p  *Video Recording upto 1080p @30fps Snapdragon 425 This processor shares a similar platform with the Snapdragon 415 ,but its clockspeed and some hardware capabilities are increased over its smaller sibbling Specs at a glance  *Octa core - Cortex A53 cores @1.7Ghz  *Adreno 405 GPU *Qualcomm ...

Yesterday , we posted a article about LG launching a new processor and a phone called the LG Liger , today LG has made the phone and its chipset official . Say hello to the LG NUCLUN processor , although its a bit of a tongue-twister , this is basically LG's first attempt at making their own chipsets . The NUCLUN comes in the Big-Little architecture and it has a 1.5 Ghz Cortex A15 island and a 1.2Ghz Cortex 7 island that works in the "Octacore" layout . The processor is also said to be LTE-A 225mbps ready and it will include other LG made components to back it up . The phone is also good , although its not a groundbreaking device , the device will be the foundation for future LG products (Read specs below) Display - 5.9" 1080p resolution IPS display ,Gorilla Glass 3 protection OS - Android 4.4 Design - 157.8x 81.8x 9.5mm ,182g Connectivity - 4G LTE -A Cat6 speeds WIFI 802.11 1 , Bluetooth 4.0 , Processor - NUCLUN Octa-Core (1.5GHz Quad-Core +1.2GHz...

LG has been working on their own processor for some time , the company , which anounced their plans of making a processor called "Odin" are now said to launch it inside LG's latest phablet called the LG F490L Liger . The Chipset , which is said to use Arm's Big Little design architecture , employs 4 Cortex A15 cores and 4 A7 cores for low power usage , according to preliminary benchmarks the chipset is not really "that impressive" and it sits well below the current crop of high end smartphones .But ,considering that the Liger only has a 1080p resolution on its 5.9" display, a 3000mAh battery and a 13mp rear camera without LG's flashy Laser autoficus  its probably not designed to be a killer smartphone after all ,and even if the benchmarks are low , its still a worthy adversary for all mid range devices once it launches soon . Writen by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena ,http://kenhcongnghe.vn/

Samsung produces its home brew processors under the Exynos family , the latest version - Exynos 5433 technically falls into the Exynos 5 group , but because it is a 64bit processor , and that it is the beating heart of the Asia specific Note 4 , the company has gone about renaming the processor in order to give it more class and so now the Exynos 5433 is renamed as Exynos 7 Octa . The Samsung Exynos 7 octa or previously known as the Exynos 5 (5433) Octa  is a 4+4 core processor that uses the Arm Big-Little design architecture , the 4 main cores are designed after the A57 architecture and the 4 low power ones are 4 Cortex A53 cores , this new architecture helps the phone achieve 57% better throttle response and better overall performance than previous versions of the Exynos Octa . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena

Most of us thought the patent wars were over , but apparently Samsung has been taken to court once again over a infringement case which is filed by Nvidia this time . The ITC (U.S  International Trade commission)  , which governs and investigates such incidents is now probing the accusations set on the smartphone giant Samsung . Nvidia , which holds many patents in chip designing took on Samsung and it hopes to block many flagship products from entering the U.S market . The list of devices set to be included in the possible ban include - Samsung Galaxy S5 , S4 , Tab S , Tab 2 , Note 3 , Note 4 , Note Pro and Note Edge devices which run Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors and Samsung's own Exynos processors . Samsung's products which use the Snspdragon processors work along side the Adreno GPU system and the new Exynos processors use ARM designed Mali system which are both competitors of Nvidia's mobile GPU technology . Nvidia , which announced that "We are pleased w...

Tomorrow we have something new and exciting to show you. Stay tuned! #ExynosTomorrow pic.twitter.com/v5MKk5rhct — SamsungExynos (@SamsungExynos) July 9, 2014 As you may already know , Samsung fabricates their own mobile processors for their smartphones and tablets under the name "Exynos" after many years , the Exynos lineup is mostly used by Samsung for their Asia/Europe 3G models while they use the un-official industry standard Qualcomm Snapdragon processors for 4G versions . After unveiling their Dual-Quad (aka Octa core) Exynos 54xx series , the company is now ready to unveil its successor in the form of a "Octa core" Exynos 5433 , which is said to be the first Exynos processor series to join the 64Bit ARM club. 64Bit processors on mobile devices are not new , Intel has been working with their Intel Atom mobile processors for many years now , and last year Apple jump-started the 64bit processor race with the iPhone 5S and the new iPad's . Qualcomm also...

MediaTek announced MT6732 – a 64-bit chipset with category 4 (150Mb/s download) LTE connectivity. In addition to the new SoC, the semiconductor company unveiled MT6630 five-in-one combo connectivity SoC as well as Pump Express fast charging tech for mobile devices. The MediaTek MT6732 64-bit chipset features 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor and next-generation Mali-T670 GPU. The graphics chip supports Open GL ES 3.0 and Open CL 1.2 APIs for high-end graphics. Additional feature of the SoC include support for low-power 1080p video playback with H.265 and H.264 codecs, as well as 1080p@30fps video recording. The chipset supports 13MP camera image signal processor. In addition to LTE, connectivity options of the MT6732 include HSPA+ (42Mb/s download), TD-SCDMA, and EDGE. Dual-band WI-Fi with Miracast and Bluetooth 4.0 are also present. MediaTek MT6630 on the other hand, is the world’s first five-in one combo wireless SoC. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, advan...

Related articles CROP CIRCLES unreal engine 4 At its CES press conference, NVIDIA finally revealed the marketing name for Project Logan - NVIDIA's latest mobile SoC: Tegra K1. NVIDIA hasn't said much about the architectural details about its latest Tegra SoC, other than to confirm that it features 192 CUDA cores. Since we already know Tegra K1 is based on NVIDIA's Kepler GPU architecture, and a single Kepler SMX features 192 CUDA cores, we know that K1 uses a single Kepler SMX. With K1, NVIDIA ditches the GeForce ULP GPU core that was present in the previous four generations of Tegra and moves mobile onto the same roadmap as the desktop/notebook GeForce. NVIDIA used the slide below that seems to imply convergence between the Tegra and GeForce architectures going forward, even beyond Kepler. Tegra K1 will be available in quad-core Cortex A15 (+1 shadow Cortex A15 core) and dual-core Denver (64-bit ARMv8) versions. The Cortex A15 version will be avaduilable in 1H...

Intel has shown off its new chips for tablets, smartphones, and LTE-enabled devices, with Silvermont, Bay Trail-T, and Merrifield all revealed at Computex 2013 today. Merrifield, due to show up in Intel-powered smartphones from early 2014, is the company’s next-gen smartphone platform, a 22nm Atom SoC that was, for today’s show, wrapped up in a new touchscreen reference design Intel was coy on specific details about the phone, and indeed about Merrifield, though did let slip a couple of elements the new Atom chip will bring. Unsurprisingly there’s talk of both more performance and more battery life; however, there’s also apparently an “integrated sensor hub” that will be used for “personalized services.” Intel hasn’t said exactly what those services might be – nor, indeed, what types of sensors will be included – but it does remind us of Motorola’s comments last week about the incoming Moto X, and how the company was looking to contextual understanding for its new range of phones...

CHIP DESIGNER ARM has announced its Cortex A12 processor for midrange devices. ARM's Cortex A15 has been getting all the plaudits as the first chip to support the chip designer's Big Little architecture and has already found its way into the Nexus 10 tablet and some versions of Samsung's Galaxy S4 handset. Now ARM has announced the Cortex A9 for the mainstream market that it pitches as a replacement for its hugely popular Cortex A9 chip. ARM also took the opportunity to announce a new Mali GPU that it hopes will be paired with the Cortex A12 and its other graphics chip, the Mali T622. While the firm pitches the Cortex A12 at the lucrative midrange device market, the Mali T622 has full OpenCL 1.1 and OpenGL ES 3.0 support with the firm touting 50 percent energy efficiency improvements over previous generation Mali T600 series GPUs. However ARM's Cortex A12 addresses the business end of the mobile market, with ARM claiming it is a completely new design based on the...

One of the most debated Samsung Galaxy S4 stories preceding the official unveiling was the one related to the processor or processors powering the “next big thing”. Some sources told us the S4 was going to come in a single Exynos 5 Octa-based version, others that there will be a Snapdragon 600 model too, while a few even said the Snapdragon variant was going to be the only one. And then Sammy made the 5-incher official, but for some reason decided to keep part of the mystery going. Two GS4 versions were announced, but nothing about the splitting of the world was mentioned, so we were left guessing. Naturally, we thought Sammy would be employing the same strategy used on the S3, meaning North America was to get the Snapdragon GS4, while the rest of the world was in for the Exynos treat. It would have made perfect sense, only it won’t happen that way. Instead, most likely to make sure there won’t be any supply shortages, Samsung will be launching the Qualcomm version in many cou...

This week NVIDIA’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang spoke up at their GPU Technology Conference on the future of the mobile processor known as Tegra and has teased what will likely be called “Tegra 5″. Running through what we’d already learned about the Tegra 2, Tegra 3, and the upcoming Tegra 4, Huang let us know that the next code-name “Logan” would be breaking boundaries once again. The next Tegra processor will, according to Huang, do “everything a modern computer should do. Speaking on how they created the idea of a single energy-saving core – seen first in the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor – with 4-PLUS-1 technology, sleeping with this one sleeper core for low-powered tasks. Huang spoke also of the first software-defined radio – Deep Execution Processor – and the Computational Camera using both the CPU and the GPU with the sensors of the mobile camera – introduced on the Tegra 4. Inside Logan we’ll be seeing CUDA 5 and Kepler. This is the first time we’ve seen a mobile processor inc...

The mobile chip company ST-Ericsson, which was a joint venture between STMicroelectronics  and Ericsson, is to close. The troubled mobile technology company has never made a profit, since it was created in 2008, and finally the two parent companies have said enough is enough. The closure isn’t coming as a complete surprise and ends several months of speculation about the company. Its troubles seem to reflect the general changes in the mobile industry with the company losing big orders from Nokia, which is fighting a battle for market share with Apple and Samsung. Even though it was a fabless based business, meaning the actual manufacturing was outsourced, the European based company has found it difficult to compete with more agile chip makers in Asia. This was compounded by the rising trend among mobile makers to make their own chips, something that Apple and Samsung do. STMicro has said it will keep making products for ST-Ericsson customers as long as they needed them and...

Foundry service providers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics are reportedly competing for Apple's A7 processor orders. Rumors regarding the possibility of Intel obtaining the orders have also spread. According to institutional investors, Intel may obtain 10% of Apple's A7 processor orders. The patent lawsuits between Samsung and Apple have been heating up, causing the latter to reduce its reliance on the former. Apple has been shifting orders of DRAM, mobile RAM chips and panels away from Samsung. Samsung used to be the sole OEM firm for Apple's processors, but the latter has now begun to issue orders to other firms. TSMC has been said to become the second largest supplier for Apple's A7 processors and production is reportedly to begin in 2014. But recent rumors have spread that Intel may also receive Apple's orders. According to institutional investors, Samsung is likely to receive 50% of the A7 processor orders, TSMC 4...