SoftBank has finalized its purchase of ARM Holdings. SoftBank runs one of Japan’s largest wireless networks and is the majority parent company of Sprint in the U.S., while ARM designs and licenses the Cortex-branded mobile processors often found in today’s smartphones and tablets. SoftBank believes it can help ARM license its technology in new markets […]
Intel said companies that design and build ARM-based processors will for the first time be able to use Intel’s manufacturing facilities to make them. Intel will allow its Intel Custom Foundry customers to use its 10nm FinFET process for ARM cores and Cortex series processors. The move gives Intel a toehold in the mobile processor […]
SoftBank today announced plans to buy ARM Holdings for $32 billion. SoftBank runs one of Japan’s largest wireless networks and is the parent company of Sprint in the U.S., while ARM designs and licenses the Cortex-branded mobile processors often found in today’s smartphones and tablets. SoftBank’s board of directors has fully approved the acquisition, which […]
ARM today announced the Cortex A73 processor core and the Mali G71 GPU, which will bring dramatic gaming and virtual reality improvements to next year’s high-end smartphones. ARM says the A73 delivers 30% more sustained power when compared to the A72, in addition to 30% more power efficiency. The processor relies on ARM’s 10nm FinFET […]
Samsung today announced the Exynos 7 Octa 7870, a new mobile processor that targets mid-level handsets. The 7870 is manufactured using Samsung’s 14nm FinFET process and consumes 30% less power than the previous generation 7xxx chip. The 7870 includes eight 1.6-GHz ARM Cortex A53 cores and is paired with an LTE Cat 6 modem with […]
Qualcomm has announced a handful of processors alongside a new LTE modem for mobile devices. The Snapdragon 625, 435, and 425 all support LTE with carrier aggregation, 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Quick Charge, and Qualcomm’s TruSignal and Hexagon technology for better call and audio quality. The 625 is made with Qualcomm’s 14nm process, which drops power […]
MediaTek today announced several different processors that target a handful of industries. The MT2523 packages together an MCU, GPS, Bluetooth LE, and PMU into a single piece of silicon for wearables. An ARM Cortex M4 forms the low-power processor. MediaTek says the MT2523 is 41% smaller than competing modules and can power small, but high-resolution […]
For its final move in 2015, Intel bought out Altera in an all-cash purchase of approximately $16.7 billion. Obviously, Altera will no longer keep its original name; instead, it will be part of Intel’s business group under the new brand called the Programmable Solutions Group (PSG), with Dan McNamara, Altera’s former vice president and general […]
Samsung unveiled that its next-generation System on Chip (SoC), the Exynos 8 Octa (8890), will ship with the company’s first-ever custom CPU core built on the 64-bit ARMv8-A architecture. The chip will also integrate a latest-generation Release 12 Cat. 12/13 LTE modem, just like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820. “The Exynos 8 Octa is a leading-edge application […]
ARM has announced the Cortex A35 CPU, a new processor for high-volume smartphones and embedded devices. The Cortex A35 is a 64-bit application processor that uses ARM’s v8-A architecture in a big.LITTLE configuration. ARM says it delivers 20% more power and efficiency when compared to the A7 chip, which the A35 replaces. The A35 uses […]
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